Lead Entity Controller - BFSI - CA

- Month end closure process

- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis to a high standard. Perform monthly review and identify key risks and opportunities.

- Ensure SOX controls are maintained, including formal annual sign-off.

- Ensure adherence to Group accounting policies and review/update specific policies on timely basis.

- Work to support the SSC to ensurethey are compliant with all controls. Reporting

- Production of the Local Market month end in accordance to relevant SOX controls.

- Provision of value add insight regarding the reported and underlying performance of the Local Market being supported.

- Accountable for the delivery of any monthly reporting suites.

- Liaison with commercial accountants and the Business/Markets to relay in period & YTD financial performance.

- Review monthly results & feed into the Local Market forecasting process. Relationship Management - Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders, own and proactively manage key relationships with partners. - Manage the day to day relationship with the key stakeholders.

- Ensure all SLAs of the SSC are adhered to. 

- Benchmarking - Integral to the preparation of - actuals- information for benchmarking activities.

- Promote continuous process improvement culture.

- Promote a continuous process improvement culture within the reporting and statutoryteam.

- Deliver to agreed project deadlines including appropriate level of planning/integration. "

- Prepare Financial Statements Creating core Statutory Statements including the first draft of the required commentaries/Financial and Director's Report

- Take lead role for coordinating the year end audit

- Support LOM on interim and y/e certification call/requirements

- Ensure IFRS compliance

- Building knowledge of and staying up to date with - local statutory requirements

- Support tax department queries

- Support SOX process and control reviews

- Support LOM regulatory requests for information - - both reoccurring and ad hoc requests in line with time constraints

- Support Legal Dept. demand requirements.

- MS-Office, SAP, IT Systems. Tier 3 Accounting skills

Experience: 10+ years, CA, people management.