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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in management accounting, financial control, and reporting, with a strong focus on month-end and quarter-end close processes. Proficient in balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, and process improvement initiatives, leveraging tools like SAP and Power BI.
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Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI)6+ Years of Relevant Experience in Management AccountingStrong Knowledge of Balance Sheet ReconciliationsHands-On Experience of SAPStrong Excel Skills
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Hard Skills
Management AccountingFinancial ControlMonth-End CloseBalance Sheet ReconciliationProcess ImprovementFinancial ReportingAccrualsProvisionsVariance AnalysisInventory Accounting
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsStakeholder ManagementCoaching and FeedbackTeam Leadership
Tools & Technologies
SAPPower BIClose Consolidation ToolsAnalytics Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI)
Industry Keywords
Consumer BrandsRetailWholesaleInventory-Intensive BusinessesIFRSStatutory RequirementsAudit Support
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Coordinate day-to-day delivery for the assigned EMEA Management Accounting work pod
- Agree priorities, allocate work and ensure accurate, timely completion of deliverables
- Review reconciliations, journals, accruals, provisions and schedules
- Provide guidance and coaching to colleagues and act as the pod’s escalation point
- Track and report close and quality KPIs and drive corrective action
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close activities
- Own the pod’s numbers and lead month-end reviews
- Prepare and review journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions, cut-off and close reconciliations
- Submit and review actuals and management accounts
- Investigate and explain P&L and balance-sheet variances to forecast, budget and prior year
- Ensure balance-sheet reconciliations and key financial controls are completed and evidenced
- Support internal and external audits and implement audit findings
- Support inventory, gross-margin and working-capital accounting, including stock valuation and costing
- Reconcile inventory and sub-ledger systems to the general ledger
- Maintain process documentation and drive standardisation, automation and continuous improvement
- Support systems and process changes, including testing and adoption
- Partner with regional Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Operations and Group Reporting
- Support forecast and budget cycles
- Provide coaching, feedback, cross-training and backup coverage within the pod
Requirements
What you’ll need- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI)
- 6+ years of relevant experience in management accounting, financial control or financial reporting
- Proven experience of month-end and quarter-end close and preparation of management accounts, ideally within a multi-entity, multi-currency international organisation
- Strong knowledge of balance sheet reconciliations, accounting policy and financial controls
- Experience as a senior member of a team or work stream, reviewing the work of others, leading month-end reviews and explaining actuals, movements and variances
- Demonstrated delivery of process improvement or automation
- Hands-on experience of SAP and a close, consolidation or reconciliation tool
- Strong Excel skills
- Working knowledge of Power BI or equivalent analytics tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder skills
- Experience with consumer brands, retail, wholesale or inventory-intensive businesses is desirable
- Experience of finance operating models involving India-based GCC is desirable
- Process transition, automation or finance systems transformation experience is desirable
- Experience with IFRS, statutory requirements and audit support is desirable
- Exposure to analytics or AI-enabled finance tools is desirable
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