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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, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional finance and business partners.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI)6+ Years Experience In Management AccountingMonth-End And Quarter-End Close ExpertiseStrong Excel SkillsHands-On Experience With SAP
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Hard Skills
Management AccountingFinancial ControlFinancial ReportingBalance Sheet ReconciliationsProcess ImprovementMonth-End ReviewVariance AnalysisAudit SupportAccounting PolicyFinancial Controls
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsStakeholder ManagementCoaching And FeedbackCross-Training Support
Tools & Technologies
SAPPower BIConsolidation ToolsReconciliation ToolsAnalytics Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered Accountant (CA, ICAI)
Industry Keywords
Consumer BrandsRetailWholesaleInventory-Intensive BusinessesIFRSStatutory RequirementsGCC Operating Models
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 deliverables
- Review reconciliations, journals, accruals, provisions and schedules as first-line reviewer
- Provide guidance and coaching to colleagues and escalate risks or issues when needed
- Track close and quality KPIs and drive corrective action
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial close activities
- Own the pod’s numbers and lead month-end review
- 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
- Ensure balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls are completed and evidenced
- Support internal and external audits and implement audit findings
- Support inventory, gross margin, cash, receivables, payables and working-capital accounting
- Maintain process documentation and deliver process improvement and automation
- Support systems and process changes, including testing and adoption
- Partner with regional Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Operations and Group Reporting
- Provide process guidance, coaching and feedback and support cross-training and succession planning
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
- Strong knowledge of balance sheet reconciliations, accounting policy and financial controls
- Experience reviewing the work of others, leading month-end reviews and explaining actuals, movements and variances
- Experience delivering 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
- Ability to work with finance and business partners across geographies
- Desirable: experience in consumer brands, retail, wholesale or inventory-intensive businesses
- Desirable: experience with India-based GCC operating models
- Desirable: IFRS, statutory requirements and audit support experience
- Desirable: exposure to analytics or AI-enabled finance tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus
- Generous holiday allowance
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Employee transportation
- Pension contributions
- Gratuity contributions
- Wellbeing support
- Medical insurance cover
- Personal accident insurance cover
- Term life insurance cover