Project Manager

Senior Accountant (Chartered Accountant)

Location: [Gurgaon/ Bangalore] WFH

Experience: 4–7 years (Post-qualification)

Industry: Technology / SaaS / Startup

Role Summary

We are seeking a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) to manage the Company’s accounting, taxation, statutory compliance, and financial operations. The role will be responsible for ensuring financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, and timely reporting, while supporting leadership with financial insights and governance as the organisation scales.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Operations

• Manage end-to-end accounting and bookkeeping activities
• Maintain accurate general ledger, journal entries, and reconciliations
• Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closures
• Prepare financial statements in compliance with applicable accounting standards
• Maintain audit-ready books and supporting documentation

Taxation & Statutory Compliance

• Independently manage GST compliances, including GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and reconciliations
• Handle TDS, advance tax, and Income Tax filings
• Ensure timely compliance with direct and indirect tax regulations
• Manage statutory, tax, and internal audits and respond to regulatory notices

Invoicing, Receivables & Payables

• Oversee customer invoicing and billing accuracy
• Ensure GST-compliant invoicing and revenue recognition
• Monitor accounts receivable, aging analysis, and collections
• Manage vendor payments, reconciliations, and accounts payable

Payroll & Employee-Related Compliance

• Oversee payroll accounting and statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, PT)
• Ensure accurate accounting of employee benefits and reimbursements

MIS, Reporting & Financial Planning

• Prepare monthly MIS reports, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
• Provide periodic financial insights and variance analysis to leadership

Governance, Controls & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with the Companies Act and MCA filings
• Maintain strong internal controls, SOPs, and financial governance
• Identify and mitigate financial and compliance risks
• Support due diligence, audits, and regulatory reviews

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for auditors, tax consultants, banks, and regulators
• Support founders and leadership with finance-related advisory and reporting

Qualifications & Skills

• A qualified Chartered Accountant
• 4–7 years of post-qualification experience in accounting and compliance
• Strong knowledge of GST, Income Tax, TDS, and statutory compliances
• Hands-on experience with accounting software (Tally, Zoho Books, or equivalent)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets
• Strong attention to detail, ownership, and stakeholder communication skills

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain mobile automation frameworks using Appium
• Automate native, hybrid, and mobile web applications (Android & iOS)
• Write, execute, and maintain automated test scripts
• Perform regression, smoke, and sanity testing
• Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze test results and report defects using bug tracking tools
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and QA team
• Participate in test planning and test case review

Note : Face 2 Face interview is mandatory on weekdays

This is a build role and so our ideal candidate has the passion and experience to create the best possible people strategy for our team, using a combination of best practices, insight and innovation with an understanding of the needs of a growth stage company.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

People Management & Leadership: Lead the P& C team to continue developing People & Culture processes as outlined below. Continue to develop the existing team of People leaders through coaching, mentorship, and leadership. Recruit and hire new P& C staff as needed.

Employee Lifecycle Management: Oversee the end-to-end employee lifecycle from onboarding and development, through to transitions and exits, creating a positive experience for all employees and driving engagement. This will include the development of a data-driven framework for continuous improvement in all aspects of the employee experience.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment: Partner with talent acquisition team on strategies including job description creation, vacancy advertising, candidate screening, interviewing, and hiring processes - ensuring the adoption of best practices in inclusive hiring.

Compensation and Benefits: Develop and implement a competitive compensation philosophy and benefits strategy that motivates employees, supports retention, and attracts new talent.

Talent Management and Succession Planning: Implement comprehensive talent management strategies that ensure the right people are in the right roles, manage performance, provide career development opportunities, develop skills matrices, and oversee promotions and transitions. Develop and execute succession-planning strategies that ensure business continuity and support our future growth.

Learning and Development: Develop and implement comprehensive learning and development programs, focusing on the skills and knowledge that employees need to excel in their roles. Develop a strategic L& D program to support Parachute's leaders to help the company level up and scale.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):Champion DEI by fostering a work environment that values diverse perspectives, promotes equal opportunities, and is inclusive of all employees. Develop policies and procedures that reflect the company's DEI-B Values.

Employee Relations: Create and support a program that strengthens relationships between employees and the organization, resolving workplace conflicts, handling disciplinary procedures, and promoting employee well-being. Use metrics to address systemic issues, define root problems of employee-relation issues, and create programs to systematically address them. Support existing P& C team currently responsible for this function.

Legal Compliance: Ensure all HR policies and practices comply with local, state, and federal labor laws and regulations.

Organizational Development, Design, and Change Management:Drive organizational development and design efforts, working in collaboration with senior leaders across the organization to develop key HR staffing plans for new and existing departments.

HR Metrics, Analytics, and Strategic Investment:Implement a comprehensive HR dashboard that tracks key metrics across all HR functions. Utilize data analytics to inform strategic decision-making and guide investment in new full-time employees (FTEs), thereby maximizing profitability and optimizing capital deployment.

Future-of-Work Thought Leadership:Be a strategic thinker on how to position Parachuters to help the company achieve its 3-5-7+ year ambitions. Have well-researched and thoughtful stances on topics such as hybrid, remote-first, time-off, flexible time, sabbatical programs, comp philosophy, etc. to fully leverage the People & Culture function as a differentiator for the company.

What will set this person apart:

• Proven business leader with 3+ years of leadership or management experience, in a leadership role within Human Resources.
• Experience working in a high-growth tech startup or similar fast-paced industry is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in various aspects of HR management, including but not limited to talent management, learning & development, compensation strategy, and legal compliance.
• Experience managing the end-to-end employee lifecycle and succession planning.
• Proven track record of strategic thinking and decision-making ability, with the capacity to manage a critical function within the company.
• Experience leading a team of HR professionals and working closely with senior leaders and executives in an organization.
• Strong understanding of HR metrics and data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Benefits

• 21 days of paid vacation, 7 days sick leave, 3 days of no questions asked leave
• Encouraged time off on your birthday
• Flexibility for remote work on a case by case basis
• Comprehensive insurance plans (from Plum) and commuter benefits
• Rewards for every work anniversary
• One month paid sabbatical after your five year Skimm'versary as a full-time employee. and more.

Job description

Years Of Experience : 3 to 5 Years

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 Days Joiners

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our product initiatives. The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to deliver innovative and customer-centric solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch
• Define and execute the product roadmap for the E-commerce platform, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Lead the development and enhancement of core platform features, including product discovery, checkout, payments, and post-purchase experience.
• Work closely with Technology, UX/UI, marketing, and analytics teams to improve user experience and optimize conversion rates.
• Analyze customer behavior, competitive insights, and industry trends to drive data-driven product decisions.
• Implement AI/ML-driven personalization, recommendation engines, and dynamic pricing strategies.
• Work on mobile-first optimizations and PWA enhancements for better performance and reach.
• Manage A/B testing, usability testing, and iterative improvements to drive continuous growth.
• Stay updated on E-commerce innovations, payment trends, and customer experience best practices.

Required skills and qualifications

• Strong experience in a dynamic product management role
• Proven success in overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
• High effectiveness in managing cross-functional teams
• Experience in delivering finely tuned product marketing strategies
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, combined with strong presentation skills
• Data analytics and metrics management skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience using computer-aided design (CAD) platforms

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in product design or engineering
• Previous experience in software and web development
• Proven experience in product management (preferably in [industry/domain, e.g., Fintech, E-commerce]).
• Demonstrable knowledge of SEM (search engine marketing) and online advertising
• Certified Product Manager (CPM) or New Product Development (NPD) Professional Certification a plus.
• Experience with Agile methodologies & Product analytic tools.

Build & strengthen the social media platforms for the Pre-K vertical brands and leverage Social Media Marketing engines to create engagement and increase the brand share of voice. 

Responsibilities

1. Monitor & Manage the company’s social media accounts and offer constructive interaction with users.

2. Possess good knowledge of social channel best practices, social publishing tools, and social listening platforms. Expert in reporting and key social media metrics for data-backed strategy across Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

3. Contributes to Annual marketing strategy by leveraging social media. Obtains market share by developing social media marketing plans and programs for our brands – EK | KK

4. Proven record of developing best-in-class and innovative social content and campaigns. Formulates high-quality novel written and visual content for the social platforms/ campaigns

5. Experience in working with influencers and understanding of how they can help reach our marketing goals 6. Develop and accomplish content strategy leading to achieving the business objective of onboarding new parents seeking admissions for their children

7. Experience in community management on digital formats

8. Experience working in coordination with other departments like sales, creative & IT

9. Agency Management & strength in working with in-house creative ops/agencies/ internal stakeholders to generate content and creatives across channels

10. Insight Development and Reporting

Candidate Profile

• MBA | PGDBM in Performance / Digital Marketing
• Experience in copy writing
• 5-8 years’ experience with a reputed brand
• Design skills and basic video edits
• Insight Mapping
• Worked on Social Media Management Tools – Hubspot/ Hootsuite or equivalent

• Strong expertise in Salesforce.com configuration modules like Roles, Profiles, Security & User Setup, Custom Objects, Tabs, Workflows, Approval Processes, Reports & Dashboards.
• Strong on technical proficiency in Salesforce.com tools and features like SOQL, Apex API, Visual Force, Triggers, Web Services, Batch Apex.
• Ability to leverage experience with web services and the cloud to build integration points between Salesforce and External systems.
• Experience in migration of objects/metadata from one (development/sandbox) organization to another (Sandbox or production) using Change-Sets, Eclipse IDE.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to give optimal solutions.
• Lightning component development, Lightning design development.
• Salesforce platform experience (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, General Configuration, etc…)
• com development experience (APEX, Visualforce, Portals / Communities)
• Deep understanding with technical capabilities of Visual Force, APEX APIs, APEX Triggers, and APEX Web services.
• Excellent written, verbal presentation and organizational skills, ability to interface with all levels and business units.
• Must work independently in complex fast paced environment to ensure quality and timeliness of system information.
• com Certifications (Developer and Architect) is additional advantage.

What You’ll Do

• Actively practice and evangelize customer-centric design thinking.
• Deeply understand business goals, distill them into design problems, and come up with elegant solutions.
• Own and drive the end-to-end process for solving UI/UX design problems: ideate, conceptualize, design, test and refine.
• Use quantitative data and qualitative feedback to inform the design decisions iteratively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of product managers, software engineers, customer success managers, and marketeers to design intuitive and engaging user .
• Create user scenarios, user journey workflows, wireframes, UI designs and interactive prototypes throughout software product development lifecycle.
• Deliver hi-fidelity design mockups and assets ready for software frontend development.

What We’re Looking For 

• 5+ years of hands-on UI/UX design experience in Web and mobile responsive apps.
• A strong design portfolio showcasing your problem solving skill and high design caliber.
• Fluency in contemporary design aesthetics, paradigms, and tools.
• You are creative, detail-oriented, and methodical with a passion for user-centered design.
• You are self-motivated with a go-getter attitude who can work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, result-oriented work environment.
• You are a self-aware and humble team player who is a great partner to work with for cross-functional teams.
• You are an excellent storyteller and communicator.

Nice to Have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in design or a certification in UI/UX design or HCI from a renowned design institute.
• Design experience in the food or e-commerce industry.
• Familiarity with accessibility in design or designing for ADA compliance.