Manager

Brief Job Description:

• Responsible for day to day Operations management
• Ability to develop and maintain client relationship and coordinate with other stakeholders at Client location and Offshore team in India
• Providing coaching and feedback to Offshore team members to enable them to improve their performance
• Periodic client reporting and conducting quality audits
• Should have strong R2R process experience covering all aspects of month-end, quarter end, year-end book closing, and statutory reporting
• Ability to identify inefficient/ineffective processes and give recommendations to enhance controls and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, external regulations and information security standards
• Driving Quality initiatives in the process to attain measurable positive results
• Ensure relevant accounting guidelines and policies are properly and consistently applied
• Introducing process metrics and reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Ensuring accuracy of client Financial Statements and compliance to internal control requirements
• Reporting performance, escalation handling, clarifying concerns, seeking support and monthly evaluation of performance
• Ability of up-skilling the associates on process-related updates, coaching, mentoring & providing assistance and support when required
• Ability of handling process related issues, queries and escalated transactions
• Management of financial period close activities within agreed timelines and management reporting
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual accounting process, includes Month End Journal Entries and Reporting Requirements
• Ensure all general ledgers are reconciled and reported within guidelines for month end
• Perform intercompany, Cash discount accrual and payroll related activities
• Obtain clean audit opinion without reported unadjusted differences for areas controllable by Supplier and no identified errors by the external and internal auditors within listing scope of each stand-alone audit
• Ensure all the activities are completed within due dates specified by client
• Initiate and facilitate continuous process improvements
• Identify, initiate and coordinate best practice strategies, standardization and process improvements for the team
• Make sure all the documentations are completed
• Introducing process metrics and reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Work closely with client SME and other stakeholders for managing day-to-day operations and highlighting matters that demand immediate attention
• Management of financial period close activities within agreed timelines and management reporting
• Review of Balance sheet and Intercompany reconciliations
• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of intercompany transactions, resolving errors/exceptions
• Review of stock accounting and working with terminals/entities on smooth movement of stock
• Management of bank securitization process and extensively work with Treasury on fund management
• Review and maintenance of Fixed Assets
• Follow-up with lines of business and stakeholders for closure of accounting open items
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Clear understanding and delivering clear requests for information demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to the R2R Tower lead
• Manage and lead team in the performance of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual accounting processes
• Interact with the client both over e-mails and conference calls as necessary
• To possesses good accounting knowledge and conceptuality strong
• Attaining a level of subject matter expertise
• To ensure adherence to SLA at all times
• Initiate cross training and create adequate back ups
• Analyze and research all discrepancies/exceptions in the process
• Monitor key performance parameters of the process
• To work under minimum supervision and to comply with established procedures or as directed by Manager
• To consistently identify and implement new ways to improve the quality of work and improve the means of working on processes
• Actively, offering ideas, insights and recommendations towards process improvements which will enable team to improve its overall efficiency
• To undertake such other additional duties as required and leadership qualities
• Ability to comprehend complex information quickly & respond with clear solutions
• Ensure adherence to process guidelines as per agreed quality standard on SOP's
• Responsible to adhering to applicable policy, procedures, standards and internal controls
• Fosters a spirit of collaboration and team work
• Make sure all the documentations are completed
• Introducing process metrics and reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Work closely with client SME and other stakeholders for managing day-to-day operations and highlighting matters that demand immediate attention
• Extract and analyze data, and summarize findings, including making recommendations based on findings
• Review of Balance sheet reconciliations & JEs.

Competencies Required:

• Knowledge of Accounting Principles, GL Accounting and the process and systems
• Clear understanding and delivering clear requests for information demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks and communicating potential conflicts to the R2R Tower lead
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Understanding of end-to-end processes and appreciation of critical parameters
• Problem identification and analytical ability.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to work with cross-cultural
• Self-initiative, drive and zeal for continuous improvement.
• Ability to discharge the responsibilities in a conflicting environment
• Strong Customer Focus
• Demonstrates good time management and organizational skills
• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Ability to give attention to detail and accuracy
• Intellectually agile and analytical
• Strong Communication and Motivational Skills
• Ability to discharge the responsibilities in a conflicting environment
• Ability to document the process

Technical Skill Requirements:

• Qualifications MBA Finance/ Qualified or semi qualified Chartered Accountant
• At least 9 - 12 years of operational experience as part of the General Accounting and Controllership function
• Strong accounting knowledge which includes, preparation of JE and reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting knowledge
• Must be computer literate Excel, Word
• Good written and Oral communication skills