Assistant Manager - Global Accounting Operations - BFSI

Assistant Manager, Global Accounting Operations

Connor Clark & Lunn India Private Limited

Gurugram, HR

Our Accounting team has a critical role in the supporting the global accounting and treasury functions including the preparation of financials statements, transaction processing, reconciliations, preparation of direct and indirect tax returns, etc. In this position, you will have the opportunity to be part of the accounting team that supports both Connor, Clark & Ln Financial Group Ltd. ("CCLFG") and its affiliates. The role of accounting team continues to evolve in complexity and importance, and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a growing team whose scope and visibility continues to increase. Work timings: 1:30 PM - 10:30 PM.

We place high value on maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit and creating a culture where each of us has opportunities to succeed. We are a solution orientated and collaborative team seeking like minded individuals who thrive in a challenging and dynamic environment.

The Accounting team operates in a unique position working closely with our affiliates and other teams within CCLFG tasked with business and investment operations. An Accountant in corporate accounting has a combination of proven functional, industry, and technical experience that enables them to drive operational- excellence and project- execution. They excel in critical- thinking, analytical skills, and demonstrate sound judgement and as such, are responsible for complex problem solving in both high- impact operational and high- profile project work. They play a key role in daily operations within their team and group as a whole.

What You Will Do:

- Supervising full cycle accounting function for the Indian entity and preparation of monthly/quarterly forecasts and variance/flux analysis of budget vs actual expenditure for the India entity and various affiliates of the group.

- Assisting with the legal and regulatory compliance requirements for the Indian entity.

- Treasury management including managing cash resources, wire payments, determining capital call requirements, and maintaining relationships with banks and lenders.

- Preparation of income tax returns and GST returns for the Canadian affiliates and the Indian entity.

- Reconciliation of inter- company transactions, bank ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, etc.

- Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements including the notes to accounts and required working papers.

- Providing supports to transition projects, knowledge transfer and monitoring critical deliverables.

- Collaborating with various business groups within the company. You will be answering their accounting related questions and resolving queries.

- Providing support in our efforts to undertake a planned migration to a new ERP system.

- Actively initiating and participating in improvements to maintain highly effective and efficient operating processes and ensuring proper implementation of various business strategies.

- Acting as subject matter expert for the related accounting area.

- Supervising and managing a team of 2- 4 members ensuring the completion of day- today tasks, helping the teams to understand how their work contributes to the organisation's end goal.

What You Will Bring:

- 5 years' experience in accounting and finance function within a financial services industry, and an excellent knowledge of MS office, in particular Excel. A prior experience in transition projects is preferred.

- Education - Qualified Chartered Accountant

- A passion for operational excellence - You have an approach and track record in achieving operational excellence where personal drive, high quality work, and getting things done are critical success factors.

- Critical thinking - You possess an analytical mindset and enjoy solving problems and have an ability to perform deep thoughtful analysis to discover solutions.

- Continuous Improvement - You love to make things better, whether it is a technical problem, business process enhancement, or improvement to a particular workflow.

- Collaborative - You communicate effectively and have a collaborative sprit that helps you to work well with others and communicate effectively. You also have an ability to work with multiple stakeholders and teams in delivering business outcomes, ensuring resilience, and representing the culture of the firm.

- Team building Skills - You have the ability to work with a diverse team and drive change across functional. business boundaries. Along being a team player, you have the capability to work independently when necessary and being able to work under pressure.

- Team management skills - You possess team management experience of at least 1- 2 years.

- Time management - You have strong time management skills and ability to work in flexible shifts and hybrid model (3 days' work from office).

- Organization - You are organized and can manage multiple tasks and interruptions.

About Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group:

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. ("CC&LFG") provides a broad range of traditional and alternative investment products and services to individuals, advisors, and institutional investors. Our business comprises of eleven institutional investment affiliates that are responsible for investment decision making and client service, as well as distribution affiliates including Connor Clark & Lunn Private Capital, which provides multi-asset class investment solutions and Connor, Clark & Lunn Funds which distributes single-strategy investments to individual investors. CC&LFG partners with each of its affiliates by contributing world class operations, product development expertise, broad distribution, and business management. We have grown from $29 billion in assets and 200 people in 2008 to approximately $110 billion in assets and nearly 800 people today. This has been accompanied by a high level of change in technology, types of assets managed, trading activity and geographic growth. As we look forward, we can see both opportunities and challenges for further growth that only reinforce our commitment to attracting, retaining, and motivating the most talented people.

This is best achieved by:

A High-Quality Environment: To work with people who we hold in high regard; to enjoy the time that we spend at work; to focus on productive activities without the distraction of politics and bureaucracy; to treat each other with respect.

An Opportunity to Succeed: To do work that has value and which presents the opportunity for professional growth and development.

Recognition and Reward: To recognize each person's contribution and to align compensation with contribution.

CC&L is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter as one PDF.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, but only those candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls or recruitment agencies will be accepted.