Group Accountant / Financial Controller
WorldEmp · Thiruvananthapuram · onsite · Posted 8d ago
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About this role
Group Accountant / Financial Controller
Level: Medior/Senior
- You will own end-to-end financial administration, reporting, reconciliations, and rolling cashflow forecasting for group entities. You enable real-time decisions for leadership across group companies through direct stakeholder access and European reporting exposure.
Multi-entity | Liquidity focus | Hands-on control | International exposure
- Role : Group Accountant/Controller
- Level : Medior/Senior
- Location : Trivandrum
- Focus : Cash, AR/AP, reporting
- Reporting to : Group Management / COO
- Tools : Accounting/ERP, Advanced Excel
MUST-HAVE PROFILE
- Bachelor in Accountancy or Finance & Control.
- 6+ years professional experience, including 4+ in accounting/control/reporting.
- Hands-on bookkeeping: AP/AR credit control, bank, general ledger, reconciliations.
- Month-end closing and management reporting; balance-sheet reconciliations.
- Rolling 13-week cash-flow forecasting and short-term liquidity monitoring
- VAT return preparation experience, including intra-Community transactions.
- Proficiency with accounting/ERP software and advanced Excel (Pivot, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS).
Technical skills
Required (Mandatory)
Accounting software : Accounting platform experience
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) : Data analysis, reporting, and documentation
Cash-flow forecasting : Rolling 13-week cash-flow forecasting and liquidity monitoring
Balance sheet reconciliation : Reconciliation and substantiation of all material balance sheet accounts
Accounts Receivable / Credit Control : AR ageing, overdue receivables and collection follow-up
Accounts Payable : AP control, payment planning and supplier reconciliation
Management Reporting : Monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow and working-capital reporting
Advanced Microsoft Excel : Pivot tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, financial models and data analysis
Desired (Good to have)
Caseware : Compilation and working papers
Intercompany Accounting : Reconciliation of transactions and balances between group entities
Budgeting & Forecasting : Budget preparation, forecast updates and variance analysis
Working Capital Management : Monitoring AR, AP and cash conversion
Dutch VAT : VAT returns and intra-Community transactions
Group Reporting / Consolidation : Group-level reporting and consolidation support
MAIN TASKS
- Maintain the day-to-day financial administration for your client and assigned group entities.
- Post and reconcile purchase invoices, sales invoices, bank transactions, payment provider transactions and general ledger journals
- Perform regular balance-sheet reconciliations and investigate unresolved or unusual items.
- Maintain an up-to-date overview of all bank balances and short-term liquidity.
- Prepare and maintain a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast and update it based on actual developments.
- Monitor accounts receivable ageing and identify overdue customer balances.
- Coordinate and follow up overdue receivables with relevant internal stakeholders and customers.
- Monitor accounts payable and upcoming payment obligations
- Reconcile intercompany balances and ensure consistency between group entities.
- Prepare monthly management reports including P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow and working-capital information.
- Prepare VAT returns and other recurring statutory financial reports where applicable.
- Prepare annual accounts and supporting schedules for management and external accountant review.
- Proactively obtain missing receipts, invoices, explanations and supporting documents from employees and other stakeholders.
- Investigate unexplained transactions, inconsistencies and data-quality issues independently
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
- Maintain clear, complete and traceable supporting documentation and audit trails.
- Identify and implement improvements in accounting, reporting and financial-control processes.
- Support external accountants, auditors and tax advisors with requested financial information.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own assigned integration components end-to-end from design through deployment and support.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date ledgers, trial balances and balance-sheet reconciliations for all assigned group entities
- Ensure bank balances, accounts receivable, accounts payable and intercompany positions are continuously up to date and fully reconciled
- Prepare and maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts and proactively identify potential liquidity risks.
- Monitor overdue receivables and actively coordinate follow-up with relevant internal stakeholders and customers.
- Deliver VAT returns, annual accounts, interim reports and management reports on time and in agreed formats.
- Proactively investigate missing, incomplete or inconsistent financial information and obtain required documentation directly from employees, suppliers, customers or other stakeholders.
- Identify financial risks, unusual transactions, data issues and process weaknesses and resolve or escalate them promptly.
- Maintain clear, complete and traceable supporting documentation and audit trails
- Maintain consistent documentation standards, naming conventions and version control
- Safeguard data confidentiality and comply with applicable data protection, financial control and responsible AI policies.
- Support external accountants, auditors and tax advisors with accurate and review-ready financial information.
- Continuously improve accounting, reporting, cash-management and internal-control processes.
- Ensure management has a reliable and current view of cash position, working capital, overdue receivables and material balance-sheet items at all times.
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