Delivery Operations Team Lead

Skill required: Record To Report - Financial Consolidation & Close Operations

Designation: Delivery Operations Team Lead

Qualifications:BCom/MCom

Years of Experience:7 to 11 years

What would you do?
You will be aligned with our Finance Operations vertical and will be helping us in determining financial outcomes by collecting operational data/reports, whilst conducting analysis and reconciling transactions.
Ensuring financial integrity, providing accurate and timely financial reporting, and supporting robust period-end close processes. This team oversees the end-to-end Record to Report cycle, which includes general ledger accounting, journal entry processing, account and balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets management, and statutory and management reporting. The General Ledger Accounting and Financial Reporting team focuses on maintaining the accuracy of the general ledger, resolving accounting queries, and ensuring all financial transactions are recorded in compliance with applicable accounting standards.
Prepare and post journal entries, perform general ledger reconciliations, support period-end and year-end close activities, maintain fixed asset registers, process intercompany transactions and eliminations, and assist in the preparation of financial statements and management reports in accordance with GAAP or IFRS.

What are we looking for?

Ability to handle complex accounting queries and resolve general ledger discrepancies

Ability to manage multiple stakeholders including controllership, FP&A, and external auditors

Ability to meet strict period-end close deadlines and financial reporting timelines

Ability to perform under pressure during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles

Ability to work well in a team and collaborate across finance sub-processes

Good understanding of general ledger accounting concepts, chart of accounts structure, and double-entry bookkeeping

Experience in account reconciliations, journal entry preparation and review, and balance sheet substantiation

Familiarity with intercompany accounting, fixed assets accounting, and accruals management

Working knowledge of GAAP and/or IFRS and their application to day-to-day accounting transactions

Experience with ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud Financials, or similar platforms; exposure to close management tools such as BlackLine is an added advantage

Experience with Airline business will bring added advantage

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex general ledger and financial reporting problems

May create new solutions for recurring accounting issues, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods, reconciliation templates, and close procedures

The person would require understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to RTR team goals, close cycle targets, and financial reporting standards

Prepare and post standard and non-standard journal entries including accruals, prepayments, reclassifications, and intercompany entries in line with the close calendar

Perform balance sheet account reconciliations, investigate and resolve open items, and ensure timely sign-off in line with SOX control requirements

Support fixed assets accounting including capitalisation, depreciation runs, asset transfers, retirements, and maintenance of the fixed asset register

Assist in the preparation of financial statements, management reporting packs, and variance analysis to support business review processes

Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor and RTR process leads

May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture on accounting queries and close escalations

Guidance would be provided when determining methods and procedures on new assignments or changes to accounting policy

Decisions made by you will often impact the team in which they reside and the accuracy of the general ledger

Individual would manage small teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture

Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts

Qualification BCom,MCom