Associate, Financial Reporting

Associate, Financial Reporting Gurugram, Haryana, India Contract type Full-Time Job ref 75205 Date listed 05/05/2018 Closing date 19/05/2018 The Business Role The role supports Financial Control functions undertaken for RBS Group by GFS. He/she is responsible for providing control of the Divisional Financial ledger through Policy setting, Control, Risk and Systems framework leading to divisional delivery of the Balance sheet and related externally disclosed Statutory information. The role will support and enable that all financial transactions are appropriately recorded and substantiated to reflect true and fair position as per the defined Group policies / procedures and guidelines. What the Business Does The Role is in Financial Control, GFS India and will report to VP. Responsibilities As Associate, Financial Control your key responsibilities will be To support change initiatives, process improvements and in system implementations related to own processes and applications. Responsibility for the delivery and integrity of monthly financial information (balance sheet, profit and loss account and supporting data), Statutory & External reporting, Value added commentary / analysis for the division supported. To work as Financial close enforcer, responsible for managing control and governance of month end close, late journals process and deliverables to Group. Provide input and support process improvements using LEAN techniques, ensuring BAU and development activities are the focus of continuous improvements. Establish robust analytical procedures over the balance sheet & profit and loss account to build understanding of business and its key drivers and flush out any errors in the financials. Developing process maps, identifying critical paths in order create a plan and drive acceleration of the disclosure reporting process. Maintaining the relationship with other statutory reporting locations and key stakeholders within Global Business Unit Control, EDS, MI, GFS, Group Finance and Regional CFO/Controllers. Skills you need CA/ICWA/MBA Finance Finance professional preferably 4-5 years post qualification experience (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/MBA qualified or equivalent) Experience of delivery of core financial control and reporting outputs, including ledger close, balance sheet substantiation, statutory and management reporting and external audit Experience of investigating and probing issues with cross-divisional and cross department impact Awareness of risk and control frameworks within Finance and strong understanding of IFRS Accounting Standard Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills Why RBS? RBS doesnt just provide you with an exciting work and a generous pay package. We take pride in ensuring your personal and professional developments are first and foremost. You will have access to a range of development and learning programs, services, and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. Whether its retirement planning, supporting a charity close to your heart or taking care of your well-being, RBS makes sure you are taken care of. For more information on our benefits, please visit our website. At RBS, our purpose is to serve customers well. We serve around 24 million customers across the globe, and our aim is to consistently meet their needs wherever they find us. Our ambition is to become the UKs number-one bank for customer trust, service, and advocacy by 2020. Our global workforce is integral to helping us achieve this goal. With colleagues across 5 main states, and connected across-the-globe by common values and a unified ambition, RBS India delivers vital bank functions that help us offer truly round-the-clock support to our UK customers, and 24/7 banking to our international customers. RBS welcomes applications from all sections of the community.