Manager, Global Accounting Operations (Funding, Recon, US GAAP, IFRS)

• Officer in this role will be responsible for period close activities for the designated Tower and Business Unit/Entity.These activities encompass manual journal entries, review and clearing of suspense /intercompany breaks and analysis of balances to ensure accuracy of manual entries.
• Preparation of management reports and submission of data for various Regulatory and Financial Reports
• Investigation, monitoring and clearing of open reconciling items/exceptions in the Balance Sheet Reconciliations working with various Accounting Towers and Joint Venture.
• Identify risks/opportunities to improve processes and enhance controls. Actively support various process improvement initiatives.

Business as Usual (BAU) Activities:

• Responsible for processing and review of manual journal entries for the designated Tower and BU/Entity during month close. 
• Provide oversight and SME support to GAO Production Hub in Coimbatore and Chennai to ensure timely and accurate month close. 
• Preparation of various reports which includes providing inputs for quarterly/six monthly/annual Regulatory and Financial reporting. 
• Investigate, clear and monitor all outstanding exceptions reported as part of Balance Sheet Substantiation. 
• Timely escalation and reporting of issues to Line managers and Global Process Owners Support various audits and ensure all information requests are provided in a timely manner 
• Ensure all agreed timelines and accuracy standards for the assigned processes are met. 
• Prepare and maintain process documentation and standard operating procedures. 
• Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders, own and proactively manage key relationships.

Process Re-Engineering, Automation and Change Management:

• Actively drive continuous process improvement leveraging GAO ideation and maintain tracking frameworks.
• Partners with Account Processing Owners and BSS Towers to drive process and controls improvements and process automation aiming at reducing the exceptions and improving quality of reconciliations

• Bachelor/master’s degree in finance or MBA
• 6-8 years of progressive experience in Balance Sheet Substantiation, Accounting Operations, Controllers, Business Controls, Finance & Risk Assurance.
• Experience in Balance sheet reconciliations process in a Shared Services environment a plus
• Experience and knowledge of the US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards
• Hands on experience in creating and maintaining strong controls environment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio),
• Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase, Oracle Financials a plus
• Pride of ownership with the ability to deliver high quality results timely
• Strong attention to details
• Problem solving skill
• Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Mandatory working knowledge and modelling skills in PowerBi , with additional Tableau/ Knime as optional skills.