Manager/Assistant Manager - External Reporting

Job Description :

Finalizing IFRS, Global Businesses and FINREP financial data to be used in production of Interim & Annual Reports and Accounts by performing various activities ex. Journals, Reconciliations, Analytical Reviews for P&L and Balance Sheet lines, contributing in preparation of Business Performance Report, Constant Currency Schedules, Interim and Annual Report.

Job Description :

- Supporting Group External Reporting team in preparation & review of IFRS/Global Business & FINREP Reporting schedules for Interim & Annual Report & Accounts. The person will be involved in the preparation & review of Consolidation activities including consolidation journals, analytical reviews, consolidation checks, submission management, management reporting (BPR, CCS,etc), change management, database amendments, etc. Interpret IFRS rules and apply in preparation of GRCA reporting schedules and related disclosures.

- The process requires sound understanding of IFRS provisions. Professional will also be required to take the lead/participate in Global/GFC projects, and work on high end systems and various accounting software applications, to deliver reporting and reconciliations.

The roles envisages :

- Impact on the Business

- Delivery of allocated deliverables on monthly/quarterly basis

- Understand business requirements and interpret data to provide meaningful analysis reports for onshore/offshore senior managers review

- Co-ordinate, work-closely with country/site finance teams across the globe to understand key drivers for results

- Respond to queries from offshore & onshore managers, and auditors

- Perform & Review Saracen Change management requests

- Perform & Review ARA schedules, BPR, CCS & Other management reporting deliverables

- Perform & review financial/consolidation checks to ensure the accuracy, completeness and validity of financial/non-financial data & commentaries

- Instruct sites for Data Amendments to correct financial/non-financial data

- Ensure control process are in place to maintain data integrity

- Support and ensure timely and accurate delivery of Interim & Annual reports and accounts schedules in line with onshore requirements

- Support and ensure timely and accurate delivery of all SOX related compliance, ensure compliance of Group/GFC policies & procedures

Customers / Stakeholders :

- Support and ensure all information sent to customers meet agreed accuracy, quality and time standards set for the process

- Support and ensure all queries are handled and closed to the satisfaction of customers/stakeholders

Leadership & Teamwork :

- Support and ensure timely and accurate reviews in line with onshore requirements

- Helping the Manager to Manage the team

- Contributes towards Team Goals and Provide Back up Support where necessary

- A good manager who can coach the team for all the technical knowledge they need as well as motivate them to give the desired results.

Skills/Experience Required :

Required : CA/CWA/CPA//MBA (Finance) with minimum post qualification experience of 6 years or more in Finance and Accounting and Financial Reporting.

- Ability to understand numbers and their impact drive and achieve accuracies across reporting deliveries.

- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word) etc.

- Excellent Communication skills - Both verbal and written

- Good analytical skills, an eye for detail and a drive for quality, statistical skills to study trends, understand and to interpret Numeric information.

- Knowledge of, and experience in planning and organizing techniques as well as in problem solving techniques

- Self-driven

- Flexibility to work in accordance with Business requirements

- Ability to review the work of other team members as assigned, build rapport with and relate to a wide range of people

- Should be open to shifts and willing to work overtime as per the process requirements.