RTR Accounting - Senior Associate

General Accounting / R2R Assistant Manager

Job Title: General Accounting /Accounting - Senior Associate

Role Level: (Assistant Manager)

Experience: 6–8 Years

Education:

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)

• Non-technical graduation and/or masters in finance & accounts stream -BCOM, MCOM, MBA in Finance, CA/ICWA or Engineering background with proven black belt or transformation expertise in Finance and Accounts processes.

Must Have Skills:

• Lean Six Sigma certified or formally trained (Green Belt preferred)

• Finance and Accounting domain experience

• Proven track record of leading and/or mentoring multiple Lean Six Sigma improvement projects

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Continuous Improvement / Lean & Six Sigma

• Stakeholders Coordination

• ERP Exposure

Role Summary The General Accounting / R2R Assistant Manager manages general accounting, journal processing, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, and period-end close activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution while driving service performance, controls, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and adjustment entries
• Perform balance sheet and general ledger account reconciliations
• Support intercompany accounting, matching, and settlement activities
• Support fixed asset accounting including additions, retirements, and depreciation
• Investigate and resolve reconciling and open items
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and audit trails
• Review journals, reconciliations, and close deliverables prepared by the team
• Perform root-cause analysis on recurring accounting exceptions
• Support flux/variance analysis and management reporting inputs
• Coordinate with AP, AR, Tax, and FP&A on cross-functional close dependencies
• Manage end-to-end R2R operations and period-end close governance
• Monitor R2R KPIs including close cycle time, reconciliation quality, and aging
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, controls, and audit requirements
• Supervise a small team and manage day-to-day work allocation
• Track service levels and support performance reviews

Experience & Skills

• 6–8 years of experience in General Accounting / R2R or Finance Shared Services
• Understanding of general accounting, journals, and reconciliations
• Knowledge of month-end close and accounting standards (US GAAP/IFRS awareness)
• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or similar
• Strong reconciliation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work in high-volume, SLA-driven environments
• People management and stakeholder coordination skills
• Experience driving process improvement and standardization