About Caxton Associates:
Caxton Associates, head office in London, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Monaco, Singapore, Dubai and launching in Bengaluru in 2026. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. As part of our continued growth, we are establishing a new office in Bengaluru, India. This office will play a crucial role in supporting our trading, research and operations, globally.
About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a fast-paced corporate accounting team within a complex hedge fund environment. We require a grounded, articulate qualified accountant, ideally with post-qualification experience in financial services, with energy and enthusiasm who is willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute to the success of the team.
This role is a key hire and will report to the Head of Corporate Accounting and Head of Operations, whilst having day-to-day interaction with the global team. It offers the opportunity to become the lead financial accountant for the Asia-Middle East region.
Responsibilities:
•Complete ownership of the Indian entity, including annual financial statements and management accounts, in accordance with Indian GAAP and IFRS.
•Perform month end close, including journal postings for transfer pricing, leases and payroll, in accordance with Indian GAAP and IFRS.
•Manage the invoice booking and payment process, in accordance with GST and withholding taxes. This requires particular attention to detail to book invoices across various cost centres and departments and can expect c.50-100 invoices a week.
•Reconciliations of cash and intercompany.
•Preparation of detailed finance packs to external parties.
•Establish best-in-class controls and processes for the corporate accounting function for the India office
•Support the global Corporate Accounting team with day-to-day accounting tasks across international entities. Also expect to work alongside the tax team.
•Provide support during external audits, tax filings, and regulatory submissions, for the India entity. This would expand quickly to cover other regional offices.
•Support with global processing employee expense claims and credit card transactions.
Requirements
•ICAI, qualified accountant with an audit background at big-4
•2/3 years PQE, Financial Services experience is preferred but not essential.
•Expert knowledge of Indian GAAP and taxes (GST and withholding tax).
•Familiar with local filing requirements.
•Proficient with Microsoft Excel and working with large data sets.
•NetSuite experience is preferred but not essential.
•Self-starter and takes initiative.
•Diligent, organised, strong written and verbal communication.
•Ability to develop strong working relationships globally, and to interface well with other departments e.g. treasury, tax, HR, compliance.
•A team player with a professional approach and a keen desire to learn.
•Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity.
