Manager - Accounting & Controls
Verified Company · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 77d ago
About a minute. You'll make an account on the way through.
About this role
Role Purpose :
Own financial integrity for assigned entities by reviewing Trial Balance (TB), Balance Sheet GLs, and P&L, ensuring entity results are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Partner with Group Reporting, P&L owners, and Process Operations teams to resolve issues and strengthen financial controls.
Key Responsibilities :
- Review entity Trial Balance (TB) during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; investigate unusual movements, misclassifications, and open items.
- Manage Balance Sheet GLs for Group Reporting, ensuring reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, and movement explanations are complete.
- Review P&L results, validate accruals/reclasses, and provide clear commentary to P&L owners on material variances.
- Act as the key contact for Group Reporting on submissions, schedules, reporting queries, and variance analysis.
- Coordinate external audits for assigned entities, including evidence review, query resolution, and audit action closure.
- Review outputs from Process Operations teams such as R2R, AP, AR, intercompany, fixed assets, and other finance processes to ensure compliant accounting.
- Identify control gaps, drive remediation, perform root-cause analysis, and implement process improvements.
Key Stakeholders :
- Group Reporting
- P&L Owners
- Process Operations
- External Auditors
- Tax
- Treasury
- Statutory Reporting
Required Experience & Skills :
- Strong experience in financial accounting, Group Reporting, Trial Balance review, Balance Sheet control, and P&L analysis.
- Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls, and audit requirements.
- Experience reviewing reconciliations, journals, schedules, and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
- Experience working with shared services/process operations and managing tight financial close timelines.
Qualifications :
- CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of relevant experience required.
Mandatory skills :
- US GAAP, IFRS, Trial Balance, financial reporting, GL, reconciliation, controllership, month end activities, Reporting.
Success Measures :
- Timely and accurate financial submissions.
- Clean and well-substantiated Balance Sheet GLs.
- Meaningful P&L commentary and variance analysis.
- Smooth audit completion.
- Compliant accounting processes with strong internal controls.
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