Tower Lead - Financial Accounting - Shared Services Vertical

Our client is looking to hire Tower Lead - Financial Accounting for their shared services vertical.

- The Record to Report Tower Lead will be responsible for ensuring timely completion of group-wide month/quarter-end and year-end closing of first cut standalone financial reporting process, ensuring accurate results and compliance with laws and regulations

- Strong and proactive business leader with a transformational mindset who has deep expertise in the RTR processes, possesses excellent strategic thinking, and leadership and change management skills. This leader should be responsible for the delivery of in-scope services in accordance with defined service level agreements (SLAs) and champion end-to-end process optimization.

- As a result, this role should deliver transformative performance improvements, consistent levels of service that meet or exceed requirements, and cost savings.

- Responsible for overseeing the team to ensure accurate:

- GL, FA, Intercompany, Journal entries process delivery

- COE team process delivery for Standalone financial preparation, ledger scrutiny, regulatory reporting, tax reporting, other GL reporting and audit support

- Oversee the preparation of timely and accurate standalone financial statements, including GL reconciliations/ ledger scrutiny, local statutory & regulatory reports, and adhoc analysis to both internal management and external users

- Ensure compliance with all regulations, financial reporting norms, associated with duties and responsibilities, proper delegation of authorities, and other internal controls (RCM, IFC)

- Possess strong knowledge of Indian GAAP and new Ind-AS accounting standards

- Ensure compliance with the period end close calendar, including collaborating with various teams impacted by or participating in the period end close process

- Identify, support, and lead RTR improvement initiatives in tandem with the SSC Head and SSC Service Management and Quality Lead to drive operational efficiencies and improved controls

- Manage required and appropriate reporting to facilitate informed decision making

- Support external audit and internal audit requests