Head of Management Accounting

Pentland

. Lead EMEA and ANZ Management Accounting outcomes and establish accountability for entity, regional and brand financial records .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeBangalore • IndiaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Management Accounting, including balance sheet management, financial controls, and inventory accounting. Proven ability to lead finance teams, drive process improvements, and deliver accurate financial reporting in complex multinational environments.

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Qualified Accountant: Chartered Accountant (ICAI), ACA, ACCA, CIMA15+ Years Management Accounting ExperienceLeadership of Distributed Finance TeamsHands-On Experience of SAP and OneStreamStrong Stakeholder Influence

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Hard Skills

Management AccountingBalance Sheet ManagementFinancial Control ExpertiseInventory AccountingP&L AnalysisVariance AnalysisForecastingBudgetingAudit SupportProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

LeadershipStakeholder ManagementChange DeliveryTeam DevelopmentRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

SAPOneStreamPower BIAnalytics Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Chartered Accountant (ICAI)ACAACCACIMA

Industry Keywords

Management AccountingFinancial ReportingMulti-Entity OrganizationsMulti-Currency AccountingCost Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead EMEA and ANZ Management Accounting outcomes and establish accountability for entity, regional and brand financial records
Apply Group accounting policies, adjudicate complex accounting positions and resolve financial reporting or control issues
Set delivery standards, quality reviews, service expectations, escalation arrangements and KPIs
Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual regional close, journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions, cut-off, reconciliations and management accounts
Deliver consolidation submissions and actuals to Group Reporting and FP&A
Provide P&L, margin and variance analysis and partner with FP&A on forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning
Support cost and margin management across cost of sales, freight, duty, overhead absorption and other cost movements
Own balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, exposures, corrective actions and financial controls
Lead inventory and gross-margin accounting, including stock valuation, costing, provisions, obsolescence, write-offs, landed costs and stock in transit
Own cash and working-capital accounting and support cash reporting and forecasting
Own schedules, analysis, reconciliations and audit evidence for statutory reporting and external audits
Lead Management Accounting delivery through the Bangalore GCH and coordinate with UK-based teams and regional stakeholders
Lead the Senior Manager (EMEA) and Manager (ANZ), establish the Bangalore hierarchy and build succession depth
Drive standardisation, documentation, cross-training and end-to-end accounting ownership
Lead process improvement, transformation, automation, digitisation, analytics and AI-enabled capabilities
Lead and develop the Management Accounting team, build future finance leaders and maintain engagement, retention and quality
Build relationships with senior finance and business leaders and represent the Bangalore team at senior forums

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualified accountant: Chartered Accountant (ICAI), ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
15+ years of management accounting experience, including substantial senior Management Accounting leadership experience
Proven delivery of close and management accounts across complex, international, multi-entity and multi-currency organisations within a multinational group
Deep balance sheet, accounting policy, inventory and gross-margin accounting, working-capital and financial-control expertise
Experience delivering audit support, resolving complex accounting judgements and improving control effectiveness
Leadership of distributed or shared-service finance teams, including managers of managers, capability development, performance management and scalable operating-model design
Track record of building talent pipelines and developing future finance leaders
Strong stakeholder influence, technical judgement, change delivery and ability to establish clear ownership across functions
Hands-on experience of SAP and OneStream
Working knowledge of Power BI or equivalent analytics tools
Track record of driving automation or analytics adoption

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary bonus
Generous holiday allowance
Hybrid and flexible working
Employee transportation
Pension and gratuity contributions
Wellbeing support
Medical insurance
Personal accident insurance
Term life insurance cover