Eli India - Head - External Audit - CA/CPA

Job Summary:

The Head of External Audits: The candidate will be primarily responsible for completing external audits of the ultimate parent entity of the group and affiliated entities by April 30th of each year. Most of the group entities follow December as year-end.

Responsibilities:

a. Responsible for planning, executing and timely completion of periodic audits/reviews of Growth Group's holding entities and its business entities.

b. Leading discussion and working with external audit firms primarily in USA, Europe and India.

c. Co-ordination/support with external auditors for the timely completion of audits of various entities in the group including business entities.

d. Validating audit schedule and information received from group entities controllers/CFO's and sharing with auditors, co- ordinating to ensure queries raised by auditors are addressed timely with qualitative and technical correct response

e. Working closely with other teams like tax, legal, treasury and various business leaders/CFO/controllers of business teams for co-ordinating with statutory auditors

f. Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS or other applicable GAAP and audit process and methodologies

g. Should have knowledge of Multiple accounting systems e.g. ERP systems, Intacct, QuickBooks, Tally etc.

h. Strive to achieve and maintain top performance standards and drive continuous improvement in audit quality and process improvement e.g. Standard accounting policies and practices, audit templates, training of controllers etc.

i. Champion the business knowledge within the business entities and helps to embed this into audit team

j. Keeps abreast of key business developments and business performance drivers and impact thereof on audit

k. Prepares timely audit status reports for top management, and other stakeholders including business leaders

l. Meet deadlines on assignments, juggle multiple demands and to work with all types of stakeholders up to and including the Group CFO, Business leaders and entities CFO/Controllers and other internal and external stakeholders

m. Periodic feedback from auditors to improve overall audit process and timelines

n. Provide feedback on the performance of External Auditors, on audit assignments, as applicable.

Other skill requirements:

- Strong US GAAP knowledge/expertise

- Strong in relationship building, problem-solving, and timely problem escalation.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Excellent time management and organizational skills

- Detail-oriented but able to quickly grasp the big picture

- Committed to self-development

- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Professional Qualification and experience:

- Chartered accounting with more than 8-15 years of experience. CPA is a plus.

- Strong statutory audit background which involved dealing with global large and mid-size companies

- Hands-on experience in US GAAP/IFRS covering critical accounting and reporting issues

- Prior experience with Big 4/large consulting firms is an added advantage. Experience in working with companies with global presence.