Manager - Financial Research/Corporate Accounting - CA/CPA - BFSI

We are looking for resourceful candidates to join our Financial Research group based out of Hyderabad. The role requires regular interaction with U.S. and Hyderabad-based teams, as well as external parties.

Primary responsibilities will include:

- leading a team of controllers responsible for maintaining the books & records for renewable energy projects, including the recording of monthly transaction activities and completing the month-end ledger close on the company's enterprise accounting platform (Net Suite).

- performing all month-end ledger close activities for a number of project entities, including bank reconciliations, receivable & payable accruals, accretion, amortization, valuation adjustments, and GAAP presentation entries.

- coordinating with the asset management team to determine the appropriate project receivables by obtaining and reconciling electricity generation numbers, preparing invoices, reconciling price, and other terms with the project PPA agreements.

- adhering to and refining the month-end ledger close and reporting timelines, control procedures, period-end close checklists, income statements and balance sheet review timetables.

- completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, populating audit trails and reconciliation tools such as Blackline.

- collaborating closely with the Hyderabad and U.S. based asset management, accounts payable and accounting teams to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient processing and recording of transactions and resolution of queries.

- maintaining the Fixed Asset accounting ledger as well as recording fixed asset activity for new and in-construction projects, completing the reconciliation with Cost Segregation reports, - Construction in Progress- to PPE conversion, and recording the fixed asset depreciation.

- preparing flux analysis reports to analyse and explain variances in account balances from budgets and from prior periods.

- assisting in preparing financial statements including footnotes.

- providing audit support to internal and external auditors in completing the statutory and internal audits for various project entities.

- working on initiatives related to establishing, standardizing, optimizing and documenting of accounting processes, workflows as well as internal accounting controls.

The ideal candidate will be a Chartered Accountant/Certified Public Accountant, with a minimum of 3 years of audit experience in a quality professional services firm, followed by 3 or more years of corporate controlling experience. The candidate should be familiar with executing a monthly close, reporting cycle, and quarterly and year-end audit reviews. The candidate should set and maintain high standards of professionalism, be a supportive, motivational and effective leader, and be able to work independently with limited direction and guidance. The candidate should have a good understanding of the U.S. GAAP and of financing agreements and contracts such as credit agreements and equity investment agreements. Significant previous experience of the U.S. Energy, Real Estate, or Financial Services sector would be an added advantage. Excellent written and spoken communication skills are required.