Senior Team Lead - Accounts

BCL India · Bengaluru, India

We are seeking a proactive Chartered Accountant (qualified or semiqualified) to lead finance operations, ensure accounting accuracy, support tax research and compliance, manage client relationships, and champion AI-enabled tools across the firm. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting/tax skills with team leadership, client-facing experience, and practical knowledge of AI tools for finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Team performance and people management
• Lead, coach, and evaluate a team of accountants/AEs; set performance goals and conduct periodic reviews.
• Allocate resources, monitor workloads, and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Manage leave approvals, attendance tracking, and escalate staffing issues.
• Accounting review and controls
• Review books of account, ledgers, reconciliations, and monthend / quarterend / yearend closing activities.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies.
• Identify and recommend process improvements and internal control enhancements.
• Taxation research and compliance
• Research complex tax issues, interpret statutes, circulars, and case law; provide actionable guidance to the team and clients.
• Oversee tax computations, filings, and timelines; coordinate with external tax advisors where required.
• Client relationship management
• Act as primary contact for assigned clients; build and maintain trust through timely communication and high-quality deliverables.
• Understand clients business needs, recommend value-added services, and manage client expectations.
• Partner representation
• Represent partners on matters of finance, compliance, and client engagements when required.
• Prepare briefs and status updates for partners and participate in partner-client discussions.
• AI adoption and oversight
• Possess requisite knowledge of AI tools applicable to accounting, tax research, document automation, and analytics.
• Lead evaluation, pilot, and implementation efforts for AI tools; ensure proper governance, data privacy, and accuracy checks.
• Train team members on effective and responsible use of AI tools.
• Reporting and documentation
• Prepare and present periodic financial and operational reports to partners and stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation of policies, procedures, tax positions, and research outputs.}

Qualifications & Skills

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or semiqualified CA (CA Inter) with strong practical experience.
• 3–8 years of relevant experience (adjustable based on role level).
• Hands-on experience in accounting, taxation, and client servicing.
• Demonstrated team management or supervisory experience.
• Practical understanding of Indian tax laws, GST, corporate taxation; knowledge of international tax is a plus.
• Working knowledge of accounting software (Tally, QuickBooks, Zoho Books, SAP, or similar).
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools for finance (e.g., document AI, LLMs for tax research) and comfort evaluating/implementing them.
• Strong analytical, problemsolving, and communication skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• High degree of integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in English; local language skills are an advantage.