Group Financial Accounting & Controls Manager

Full Title: Group Financial Accounting & Controls Manager

Function: Finance Sub Function: Accounting Expertise and Control

Location: Bangalore, India

Main job purpose

(A concise statement setting out the main purpose of the job.)

The Group Chief Accountant's Dept. (GCAD) is part of the Controller's department in Financial Group. GCAD is responsible for company external financial reporting and global financial controls (Sarbanes Oxley compliance), managing the global audit relationship with PwC; determining and implementing organization accounting policies; and many other projects related to how organization measures its performance and presents and communicates this to the external world. GCAD are responsible for the collection of the monthly management result, the monthly financial results as well as the collection process for the forecast.

Key Interactions

Define the key interactions within the scope of this job. Who/what will this job interact with on a daily basis- This should include both an internal and external perspective

Internal

- Country Reporting Managers

- Country Risk Managers

- Group Analytics

- R2R Operating Centres

- Control Services Centre

- Investor Relations

- Business Operations - Make to Deliver

External

- KPMG/external auditors

- Third party providers

Key Accountabilities

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Key responsibilities are to ensure that the monthly financial reporting of a group of countries is accurate, timely, consistent and a fair presentation of performance and corporate actions. This may include providing guidance on the financial collection pack, reviewing monthly financial results, providing feedback and communication and training on developments in reporting policies and processes. Additionally, the responsibilities include responsibility for the key global processes from a financial controls perspective, specifically Record to Report, Purchase to Pay, Make to Deliver and Order to Cash, as well as Access Controls.

Given the scope of the roles in this team, the role is fit for a self starter who can operate autonomously with minimal input & review from the Director.

At the functional level for accounting, this role has specific responsibility for the Balance Sheet, excluding working capital and is therefore responsible for the end to end Consolidation of Investments process. . In addition, responsibilities will include providing support on global acquisitions and disposals, systems developments, updated reporting requirements and other projects as they arise.

From a global controls perspective, this role will include responsibility for Make to Deliver global controls, including effective deployment of changes, as well as ensuring the annual Financial Controls Assessment is executed in full from a Make to Deliver perspective, whilst providing input on related control deficiencies.

One assistant will report into this individual, based in Bangalore.

Country basis:

- Analyse and report external financial information for a group of organization countries; identify and initiate any adjustments required to align country submissions with Concern principles

- Provide feedback to countries

- Communicate reporting instructions

- Support acquisitions and disposals reporting

- Input on Make to Deliver controls as questions arise from country teams and Operating Centres

- Specific country/cluster responsibilities will be rotated around the Manager/Assistant Group

Function basis:

The principal functional responsibility associated with this particular appointment will be to span end to end Balance

Sheet excluding working capital and is therefore responsible for the end to end Consolidation of Investments process.

Managing the end to end Consolidation of Investments process will include managing ETS organisation to deliver against their responsibilities as well as third party providers, currently Mindtree.

Examples of other functional activities which arise within the team, and to which the job holder may be expected to contribute, include the following:

- Participating in the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts

- Liaising with our external auditors (KPMG)

- Chair Controls & Process Improvement Meeting - Make to Deliver

- Analysing and summarizing the impact of new IFRS pronouncements/regulatory developments in controls

- Implementing new external reporting requirements through the collection and consolidation process

- Routine and ad hoc financial analysis of Consolidated results

- Preparing and delivering training for relevant areas of expertise both controls and accounting

c) Project element

- Supporting related projects, specifically global M&A projects.

Experience Required

- 2- 3 Years experience in Operating Country or Country Finance Department - Important

- Knowledge and experience of Audit & controls Methodology - Important

- Exposure to concern Financial Reporting - Background knowledge may be helpful but not essential.

- Professional Accounting Qualification - Desirable but can be learned in the role

- SCOA knowledge - Important

- SAP knowledge - Desirable but can be learned on role