Record To Report Ops Senior Analyst

Skill required: Record To Report - Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations

Designation: Record to Report Ops Senior Analyst

Qualifications:BCom

Years of Experience:5 to 8 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 increasingly complex general ledger and financial reporting problems

Your day to day interactions are with peers within Accenture working across RTR sub-processes including GL, fixed assets, and intercompany

You are likely to have some interaction with clients and/or Accenture management on accounting queries, close status updates, and reconciliation reviews

You will be given minimal instruction on daily work/tasks such as routine journal entries and reconciliations, and a moderate level of instruction on new assignments or accounting policy changes

Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, prepayments, reclassifications, and intercompany entries ensuring accuracy and completeness in line with the close calendar

Perform balance sheet account reconciliations independently, identify and resolve open items, and ensure timely completion in accordance with SOX control requirements

Support fixed assets accounting including capitalisation, depreciation processing, asset transfers, retirements, and reconciliation of the fixed asset sub-ledger to the general ledger

Assist in preparation of period-end financial statements, management reporting packs, and supporting schedules for internal and external reporting purposes

Decisions that are made by you impact your own work and may impact the work of others including close timelines and the accuracy of financial reporting

In this role you would be an individual contributor and/or oversee a small work effort and/or team

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

Qualification BCom