Manager - Accounting & Controls

Role Purpose :

Own financial integrity for assigned entities by reviewing Trial Balance (TB), Balance Sheet GLs, and P&L, ensuring entity results are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Partner with Group Reporting, P&L owners, and Process Operations teams to resolve issues and strengthen financial controls.

Key Responsibilities :

- Review entity Trial Balance (TB) during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; investigate unusual movements, misclassifications, and open items.

- Manage Balance Sheet GLs for Group Reporting, ensuring reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, and movement explanations are complete.

- Review P&L results, validate accruals/reclasses, and provide clear commentary to P&L owners on material variances.

- Act as the key contact for Group Reporting on submissions, schedules, reporting queries, and variance analysis.

- Coordinate external audits for assigned entities, including evidence review, query resolution, and audit action closure.

- Review outputs from Process Operations teams such as R2R, AP, AR, intercompany, fixed assets, and other finance processes to ensure compliant accounting.

- Identify control gaps, drive remediation, perform root-cause analysis, and implement process improvements.

Key Stakeholders :

- Group Reporting

- P&L Owners

- Process Operations

- External Auditors

- Tax

- Treasury

- Statutory Reporting

Required Experience & Skills :

- Strong experience in financial accounting, Group Reporting, Trial Balance review, Balance Sheet control, and P&L analysis.

- Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls, and audit requirements.

- Experience reviewing reconciliations, journals, schedules, and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.

- Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and influencing skills.

- Experience working with shared services/process operations and managing tight financial close timelines.

Qualifications :

- CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent preferred.

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.

- 7+ years of relevant experience required.

Mandatory skills :

- US GAAP, IFRS, Trial Balance, financial reporting, GL, reconciliation, controllership, month end activities, Reporting.

Success Measures :

- Timely and accurate financial submissions.

- Clean and well-substantiated Balance Sheet GLs.

- Meaningful P&L commentary and variance analysis.

- Smooth audit completion.

- Compliant accounting processes with strong internal controls.