Key responsibilities will include :

- Knowledge of IFRS standards, should be able to understand various disclosure and accounting requirements for a diversified financial institution for group consolidated accounts.

- The role requires that the candidate to understand the P & L, balance sheet and transactions of several of the Groups businesses.

- Knowledge of legal entity control framework

The role requires the candidate to understand the following :

- Current usage of PSGL ledger for preparation of financial statements

- Key control standards & policies around the usage of ledger

- Consolidation principles and Controls around consolidation

- Month end close process

- Various downstream processes prepared basis ledger information

- Responsible for preparation & review of half year/ full year financials (proforma & final) along with various notes to accounts, finalization of board papers etc.

- Involve in the implementation process of new IFRS accounting standards (IFRS 16), its related presentation changes, accounting issues and Impact assessment from Group & LEC perspective.

- Liaise with various teams (Group & LEC) to gather various requirements of new ledger for submission to development teams.

- Partner with the project team on behalf of function to successfully complete various deliverables under new ledger program.

- Responsible for design, conversion & UAT testing, impact assessment, sign-off requirements on behalf of the function

- Communicate the progress of the project and major changes to the wider group within the function

- Identify opportunities to automate current process, build automated reports, enhance controls in ledger to avoid manual intervention

- Share best practices on ledger process followed by the peers in the industry and to include the same at design stage of the project

- Be the trainer and guide various team within the function on the usage of new ledger, its new functionalities, process changes, impact on upstream & downstream processes, availability of various MIS/Reports in new ledger etc

- Manage cross functional relationships (including senior executive level) across the function, program, and audit (internal & external) and with other members in the project team.

About you :

You are an experienced person in financial services and exposure to IFRS accounting skills, Strong Consolidation knowledge and experience, strong system skills and ability to understand the structure of a complex ledger. Experience and understanding of the diversified financial services and banking/trading business and an exposure to Group Reporting for a listed MNC is an advantage. Experience in project management and similar GL upgrade project would be an added advantage.

We want to hear from you if you have :

- Postgraduate accounting qualification, CA or CPA

- 12+ years of post qualification experience including 5+ years of people management experience.

- Willingness to travel overseas

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