Assistant Manager

This role is with KPMG Global Services Delivery Platform, Advisory, Managed Services Team.

The role requires presence in office (onsite) on all 5 days, and to be able to operate between 2-1030 PM (IST) shifts.

Responsibilities

Assistant Manager – Oversees the end-to-end financial reporting process, ensuring that every transaction is accurately captured, reconciled, and reported to stakeholders in compliance with global accounting standards. Will be expected to deliver against targets for both productivity and quality, managing your own pipeline and taking onboard feedback from oversight who are responsible for service delivery

—General Ledger & Journal Entries: Maintaining accurate records of financial transactions and posting adjustments, including fixed asset accounting and intercompany transactions.

—Month-End Close: Executing timely closing activities to ensure accurate reporting of financial performance

—Account Reconciliation: Reconciling balance sheet accounts (bank, intercompany, GL) and resolving discrepancies

—Financial Reporting: Preparing, reviewing, and analyzing financial statements (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet) for management and stakeholders

—Compliance & Audits: Ensuring compliance with local, state, and international accounting standards and supporting internal/external audits

—Operational excellence – Enable culture of continuous improvement through brainstorming and harnessing new ideas and solutions, evaluate opportunities for improvement and apply industry best practices and benchmarks and plan for contingencies and on-time delivery

—Audit Support: Serving as the primary point of contact for internal and external auditors during financial reviews

Qualifications

Educational qualifications

•Professional certifications like CA, CPA, or CMA

Work experience

Min 5-7 yrs in an operational environment

Mandatory technical & functional skills

•Reconciliation tools & experience a plus, especially Blackline

•Strong command and ease of business English (spoken and written), native preferred

•Insurance, Banking and Asset Mgt experience a plus

•Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills.

•Strong presentation skills and ability to engage senior stakeholders

•High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and ability to meet strict deadlines.