Senior Accountant / Manager

Overview

• Responsible for financial accounting, financial reporting and operating activities
• Process activities include oversight and controlling the accounting and business processes; ensure the accuracy and timely completion of all activities.

Role

• Performs complex accounting activities (e.g., sub-ledger accounting [SLA] and high level financial statements) in accordance with accounting principles and standards to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, laws and reporting requirements
• Responsible for analysing and exercising judgment on financial performance and complex issues related to RTR (Record to Report)
• Independently determines complexity of issues, escalates and makes recommendations to leadership
• Assess and implement process improvements
• Supports SOX compliance and assisting with control improvements
• Supports the business partner relationship and applies a client-service mentality towards all deliverables
• Supports relationship with external and internal auditors
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements and financial reporting requirements and consistently delivers accurate work on a timely basis
• Produce and review internal and external reports with a moderate level of complexity to ensure compliance

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Salary Band – 10 – 15 lakhs INR

Knowledge/Experience/Skills:

• Experience reviewing and analyzing work for appropriate accounting treatment
• Experience performing basic issue resolution; gains exposure to the resolution of complex issues
• Strong bias on executing controls and assessing their effectiveness, makes recommendations to improve upon areas of concern
• Proactively builds relationships with business partners
• Knowledge of US GAAP and current accounting concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Results orientated with an ability to work under pressure and have a structured approach to deliverables
• Robust understanding of MS Excel and financial/ERP systems, preferably direct experience with Oracle
• Progressive accounting experience preferably in a large, global environment
• Prior experience in supporting business process transitions and process improvements projects
• Capable of working within a changing environment with excellent analytical, planning and organization skills
• Focused on achieving key outputs, with a sense of urgency and in a professional manner
• Able to adjust to changing processes and systems – should be agile to adapt e.g. changing accounting system will change established work procedures