Management Accounting Lead

Position Summary

You will lead management accounting activities to deliver timely, accurate financial information and insights. You will work closely with finance leaders, commercial and supply chain partners, shared service teams and external providers. We value clear thinking, practical problem-solving and collaboration. This role offers visible impact, steady career growth and the chance to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end management close for assigned entities, ensuring accurate P&L and balance sheet postings and timely delivery of management packs.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and control activities, investigate variances and drive timely resolution with stakeholders.
• Prepare clear financial analysis and management commentary to support commercial, supply chain and leadership decision-making.
• Collaborate with commercial, supply chain, tax and shared service teams to ensure transactions are recorded and controlled correctly.
• Manage relationships with shared service providers and external vendors to monitor delivery and improve process efficiency.
• Support process improvements and reporting automation, including ERP updates and reporting tool enhancements.

Requirements

Basic Qualification

• Degree or professional accounting qualification (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent practical experience in accounting.
• Minimum 5 years experience in management accounting, financial reporting, or statutory accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and month-end close processes.
• Practical experience with SAP or a similar ERP system and strong Excel skills.
• Proven ability to prepare reconciliations, variance analyses and management commentary for stakeholders.
• This role is hybrid, with regular on-site collaboration as agreed with your manager.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience working with shared service providers or third-party BPOs and managing external delivery partners.
• Familiarity with internal control frameworks such as SOX and experience supporting audits.
• Exposure to supply chain finance, intercompany accounting or trading partner finance.
• Hands-on experience with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau or SQL for data analysis and automation.
• Track record of leading small teams, mentoring colleagues or managing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in finance transformation, ERP migration projects or S/4HANA deployments, including testing and cutover support.

Working pattern

This role is hybrid and based in India. You will work on-site regularly and have agreed remote days with your manager.

Skills

• Business Acumen
• Cyber Risks
• Data Analytics
• Digital Fluency
• Driving Continuous Improvement
• Financial Controlling
• Financial Management Reporting
• Stakeholder Management