We are a UK-based freight forwarding and logistics company with a growing back-office team in Hyderabad. We are looking for an experienced, flexible and forward-thinking Finance Manager to join our Hyderabad office and support the financial operations of our international business.
This role is ideal for someone who has experience working with a European, UK, UAE, Qatar or wider international company and understands the standards, pace and professionalism required when supporting overseas directors and teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day finance operations from the Hyderabad office.
- Oversee invoicing, payment tracking, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports and cash flow updates.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
- Monitor costs, margins and profitability across freight forwarding operations.
- Work closely with operations teams to ensure job files, supplier costs and customer billing are accurately recorded.
- Reconcile supplier statements, customer accounts and bank transactions.
- Support credit control and help manage overdue payments.
- Prepare clear financial reports for UK-based directors and senior management.
- Assist with payroll, expense management and internal financial controls.
- Liaise with external accountants, auditors and finance partners where required.
- Use accounting software, spreadsheets and digital finance tools to improve efficiency.
- Identify financial risks, cost-saving opportunities and process improvements.
Requirements
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in finance, accounting, management accounts or financial control.
- Experience working with a UK, European, UAE, Qatar or international company is strongly preferred.
- Experience in freight forwarding, logistics, shipping, supply chain or international trade is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of invoicing, reconciliations, credit control and financial reporting.
- Excellent Excel/Google Sheets skills.
- Comfortable using accounting software and digital finance systems.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to work independently while staying aligned with UK-based directors.
- Flexible, proactive and able to adapt to changing business needs.
- Forward-thinking, commercially aware and confident suggesting improvements.
- High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Trustworthy, reliable and able to handle confidential financial information.
- Able to work full-time from the Hyderabad office.
Ideal Candidate
You are not just someone who processes numbers. You understand that in freight forwarding, accurate job costing, supplier invoices, customer billing, cash flow and margins are critical to profitability.
You should be flexible, commercially aware and forward-thinking, with the confidence to challenge inefficiencies and suggest better ways of working. You will be supporting a UK-based leadership team from Hyderabad, so you must be able to communicate clearly, work independently and maintain international business standards.
Pay: ₹1,542,830.40 - ₹1,851,396.48 per year
Experience:
- working with international company: 1 year (Required)
- finance management: 4 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
