Senior Accountant - Record To Report - CA/ICWA

Purpose of the role:

The role is responsible for managing the overall R2R process for the assigned group of entities/ geography and assisting the Process Leader- R2R in managing service levels and governance of the R2R process.

The role holder will be accountable for month-end reporting, preparing preliminary financial statements, and overall Record to Report function. The role holder will lead a team of Analysts & provide management with detailed financial and account management reports for ongoing fiscal review, analysis and management.

Your day-to-day work/ Key Responsibilities:

- Supervise the preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of financial statements and accounts ensuring data accuracy. Ensure effective maintenance of general ledger accounts

- Manage monthly account reconciliations, general ledger accounts, review financial reports to identify and explain variances, and follow documentation & maintain accounting files

- Perform general ledger closing, preliminary financial statements, consolidation, and month-end reports

- Direct accounting analysis and reporting and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances

- Provide technical support and advice to Process Analysts

- Maintain all financial information and records

- Ensure documentations are prepared in compliance with all related regulatory guidelines and applicable policies

- Lead the team in performing month-end and year-end closing by ensuring any reconciling items are addressed and overall timely execution of high quality and accurate processes

- Respond in an effective and timely manner to all Business Unit needs concerning areas such as expenditures and inventory

- Responsible for Fixed Assets Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Payroll Accounting

- Lead Statutory Audit and Complete it within the required time frame

- Provide support to all internal and external audits as initiated from time to time

- Work in close collaboration with external service provider/outsource partner

- Lead all continuous improvement and optimization projects for R2R

- Responsible for performance delivery according to agreed SLAs & KPIs in line with the Shared Service Centre standards and respective country norms

- Calculation of tax provision including deferred tax working

- Prepare withholding Tax return

- Prepare Monthly, Quarterly return of Indirect Tax GST etc.

We offer:

- A stimulating and challenging job in an international and developing environment

- Opportunity to be part of an experienced and open-minded team

- Get an in-depth knowledge of best in class Finance processes

We expect you to have:

- Superior understanding of overall Finance & Accounting with strong exposure to R2R processes

- Good Organizational and planning skills, including ability to: prioritize work, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set goals and enforce deadlines, while maintaining flexibility to reassess and prioritize goals

- Experience with MS Office required and superior understanding of Finance systems/ERP

- Strong written and verbal communication and analytical skills

- Ability to challenge the standard/Status- Quo in order to secure accounting and improve processes. Open minded when it comes to changes.

Academic & Work Profile:

- CA/ICWA qualification

- 6+ years of professional work experience in R2R function (Accounting, Reporting and Audits) with 2+ years of experience in leading a team responsible for ongoing reporting and processing

- Experience of working in a Manufacturing Set-up/ Exposure working in a Shared services Centre will be an added advantage