Job Description : Manager - Accounting & Controls (Entity Reporting)

Team: Accounting and Controls

Location: Bangalore

Role Purpose:

Manage day-to-day RTR stabilization activities and close delivery for assigned entities and process towers ensuring entity results are accurate, compliant and audit-ready. Act as the primary SME and team lead supporting month-end close operations, issue resolution, knowledge transfer activities and successful execution of H1 close during transition and stabilization. Partner with Group Reporting, P&L owners and process operations teams to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

Key Accountabilities:

- Lead execution of period end close activities for assigned entities.

- Provide process ownership and SME support across transitioned RTR activities.

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

- Review outputs from process operations teams such as R2R, AP, AR, Intercompany, Fixed Assets and other finance processes to ensure compliant accounting.

- Monitor close calendars, critical dependencies and action trackers to ensure timely completion.

- Coordinate with Group Reporting and Market Finance teams on reporting submissions and close requirements.

- Perform review and quality assurance of close outputs prepared by team members.

- Implement close controls and quality checkpoints across assigned processes.

- Identify control gaps and drive remediation, root-cause fixes and process improvements.

- Perform root cause analysis for defects identified during transition or close periods.

- Support transition activities including KT, job shadow, reverse shadow and hypercare.

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

- Support documentation updates including SOPs, process maps and control documentation.

Key Stakeholders:

AVP RTR Lead, Group Reporting, Market Finance, Controllers, RTR Operations Teams, Transition Office, Auditors, Tax & Treasury.

Required Experience and Skills:

- Strong experience in month end close, financial accounting, group reporting, reconciliations.

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

- Able to review reconciliations, journals, schedules and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.

- Strong communication, stakeholder management and ability to manage multiple stakeholders across geographies.

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

Qualifications:

CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA Finance or equivalent preferred; degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline required with 10+ years of experience.

Success Measures:

Timely and accurate submissions; Adherence to close calendar and control requirements; Effective knowledge transfer and process stabilization; High-quality journal and reconciliation reviews; meaningful P&L commentary; smooth audit closure; compliant process outputs and strong controls.