5 Zoho Books jobs in Chennai

Fueling Brains is a growing, vibrant organization poised to change the narrative of Education. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about transforming the world of education through a holistic, whole-brain approach to the development of young children. Children impacted by our program will grow into well-rounded, well-regulated, and joyful adults who serve their community and shape the future. We bring together the best of educational science, technology, and childcare expertise to unveil the child's infinite potential.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Senior Manager – Asset Management & Reporting , based in Chennai , to own portfolio-wide financial analysis and reporting for Fueling Brains' North America centers and corporate sites while operating from India. You'll drive asset and lease performance, partner on transactions and development projects, and build a disciplined digital records program that enables fast, audit-ready decisions across Real Estate & Development. This role acts as a strategic and operational extension of the Senior Vice President, Real Estate , and will serve as the primary liaison with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Construction, and Facilities.

A successful candidate will bring strong administrative discipline, experience in financial analysis, accounting, and an ability to implement scalable systems and workflows. The role requires a high degree of precision and confidentiality,

Key Responsibilities

• Build monthly/quarterly portfolio packs: NOI, yield, ROCE, IRR/NPV, leverage, capex vs. budget, rent roll, occupancy.
• Run budgeting & forecasting for Real Estate Opex/Capex; explain variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Model business cases for new sites, relocations, expansions, fit-outs, refinancing, and exits (with sensitivities).

• Maintain the asset & lease register, ensuring accurate tracking of critical dates, renewal/termination options, deposits, insurance, permits, and utilities, with automated reminders for timely actions.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive list of all FFE (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) and chattel amortized in real estate, while preparing and maintaining depreciation schedules in compliance with accounting standards.
• Drive cost optimization across CAM (Common Area Maintenance), utilities, and maintenance by implementing benchmarking practices, leading RFP processes, and renegotiating vendor/service contracts to achieve efficiency and savings.
• Oversee and collaborate with property management and on-ground coordination teams to ensure effective execution of asset management strategies, adherence to SLAs, and resolution of operational issues.
• Ensure lease compliance, including escalations, indexation, break options, and restoration obligations, as well as municipal, health, and landlord compliance requirements. Review every lease agreement thoroughly and maintain a comprehensive lease compliance register.

• Lead digitization of leases, amendments, drawings, warranties, invoices, permitsusing OCR, structured metadata and decision logs.
• Define and enforce taxonomy, naming, retention, versioning, and access controls; conduct periodic audits.
• Implement e-signature & approval workflows (DocuSign/Adobe) for contracts, renewals, capex approvals; ensure legal-hold readiness.

• Partner with RE&D, Legal, and Projects on site due diligence, fit-out/renovation capex, and close-out documentation.
• Prepare landlord/vendor negotiation models; track savings and service-level outcomes.
• Coordinate with Facilities/Projects on budget control, progress tracking, and ROI measurement for capex programs.

• Act as the finance/analysis hub for Finance, Legal, Facilities/Projects, Center Operations and external landlords/PMs.
• Present clear, decision-ready recommendations to CFO/Investment Committee/Board with options and risk views.

• 8–12 years in financial analysis/reporting with strong real estate asset/lease management experience; multi-site North America exposure preferred.
• Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Real Estate; CA/CPA/CMA preferred.
• Proficiency with lease abstraction, and multi-entity consolidations; audit-facing experience.
• Advanced Excel/Sheets (Power Query, pivots, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH; basic VBA a plus) and BI (Power BI/Tableau/Looker; basic SQL).
• Experience implementing DMS/workflows (SharePoint/Google Drive/Box/Notion/Confluence, DocuSign/Adobe, OCR).
• Familiarity with lease/RE systems (Yardi/MRI/Argus) and ERP (NetSuite/Oracle/SAP/QuickBooks).

Background in education/healthcare/retail or other multi-site operations is a plus.

Work Environment Requirements

• Full-time, on-site role based in Chennai, India.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional and international teams, including stakeholders in Canada and the United States.
• Must be flexible to overlap with North American time zones when required (up to 30% of the time)
• Fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities shift frequently and initiative is essential.

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Senior Specialist, Financial and Commercial Management

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent supports our sales community by assisting in the preparing and structuring of commercial deals as well as providing the pricing / profitability analysis and commercial recommendation for those deals. You will also oversee the review process (Bid/No Bid, Pursue/No Pursue) in coordination with internal stakeholders. Additionally, s/he supports team colleagues with Budget preparation, report creation, align data strategy, and develops & maintains BI reports and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial performance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Business partner with commercial teams to provide proactive, value-added financial support in the qualification of opportunities, reviewing the costs, benefits and risks and supporting the team with a winning sales strategy to enable deal and product profitability
• Responsible for the deal profitability analysis for sales opportunities, including risk assessment, margin analysis, pricing analysis and market benchmarking. During the sales process, you own the commercial solution and deal P&L and ensure it’s aligned with the budget, business plan and forecast
• Support the commercial sales team in negotiation with the customer. Responsible for the deal profitability in coordination with internal stakeholders and responsible for ensuring the deal is in line with all business guidelines
• Support the commercial and finance team with the budget process
• Plan, manage and implement further developments of commercial management reports using Microsoft Power BI, including enriched visualization layers, reporting processes and procedure
• Supporting the implementation and delivery of the sales forecast. This includes working with sales on the delivery of the inputs to the revenue model and completion of the forecast in coordination with all key stakeholdersSupervisory

COMPETENCIES

• Good commercial negotiation skills, strategic awareness and business acumen
• Good people & influencing skills including the ability to interface effectively with external and internal customers at all levels
• Excellent process skills required, in particular for the sales process and financial systems
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within a fast-paced, challenging and deadline-driven environment
• Ability to take initiative, interact with all levels of management, and solve customer problems
• Excellent critical thinking, structured written, verbal communication and presentation skills

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• A University Degree, Finance, Economics or related discipline with at least 3-5 years’ experience in bid management, product management, business analysis or pricing. Ideally with a multinational organisation coordinating between different countries and Time zones
• Chartered Accountancy (Intermediate or above) will be added advantage
• Should have exposure in working with finance and sales department and experience in Budgeting process
• Experience in data handling and data visualization, and creating reports and dashboards  preferred
• Proficiency in MS Excel and financial (deal) modelling
• Experience with SFDC (Sales force Dot Com) is an advantage

SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

For more information on SES, click .

Senior Specialist, Financial and Commercial Management

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent supports our sales community by assisting in the preparing and structuring of commercial deals as well as providing the pricing / profitability analysis and commercial recommendation for those deals. You will also oversee the review process (Bid/No Bid, Pursue/No Pursue) in coordination with internal stakeholders. Additionally, s/he supports team colleagues with Budget preparation, report creation, align data strategy, and develops & maintains BI reports and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial performance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Business partner with commercial teams to provide proactive, value-added financial support in the qualification of opportunities, reviewing the costs, benefits and risks and supporting the team with a winning sales strategy to enable deal and product profitability
• Responsible for the deal profitability analysis for sales opportunities, including risk assessment, margin analysis, pricing analysis and market benchmarking. During the sales process, you own the commercial solution and deal P&L and ensure it’s aligned with the budget, business plan and forecast
• Support the commercial sales team in negotiation with the customer. Responsible for the deal profitability in coordination with internal stakeholders and responsible for ensuring the deal is in line with all business guidelines
• Support the commercial and finance team with the budget process
• Plan, manage and implement further developments of commercial management reports using Microsoft Power BI, including enriched visualization layers, reporting processes and procedure
• Supporting the implementation and delivery of the sales forecast. This includes working with sales on the delivery of the inputs to the revenue model and completion of the forecast in coordination with all key stakeholdersSupervisory

COMPETENCIES

• Good commercial negotiation skills, strategic awareness and business acumen
• Good people & influencing skills including the ability to interface effectively with external and internal customers at all levels
• Excellent process skills required, in particular for the sales process and financial systems
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task within a fast-paced, challenging and deadline-driven environment
• Ability to take initiative, interact with all levels of management, and solve customer problems
• Excellent critical thinking, structured written, verbal communication and presentation skills

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• A University Degree, Finance, Economics or related discipline with at least 3-5 years’ experience in bid management, product management, business analysis or pricing. Ideally with a multinational organisation coordinating between different countries and Time zones
• Chartered Accountancy (Intermediate or above) will be added advantage
• Should have exposure in working with finance and sales department and experience in Budgeting process
• Experience in data handling and data visualization, and creating reports and dashboards  preferred
• Proficiency in MS Excel and financial (deal) modelling
• Experience with SFDC (Sales force Dot Com) is an advantage

SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

For more information on SES, click here .