Accounting, Control and Compliance
- Own, Plan & Support the Statutory Accounting Process for allocated Entities. Ensure timely and accurate filing of all statutory financial statements
- Driving the finance and compliance activities for CSR entity (HHSIF).
- Derive Statutory Financials per local GAAP
- Drive and coordinate internal/external audit for all allocated Legal Entities. Ensure minimum corrections from external auditors
- Identify areas of improvement in recon preparation process and come up with ways to enhance the quality of recon to match corporate policy, IFRS /US GAAP requirements, industry standards and external audit scrutiny
- Own and/or support balance sheet review process and always ensure balance sheet hygiene. Completion of quarterly variance analysis of the B/S and P/L
- Ensuring all the allocated entities financial transactions and obligations are properly accounted for and correctly reported for statutory reporting purposes based on the relevant accounting standards.
- Ability to challenge status quo, using professional judgement and skepticism, while reviewing financial statements
- Review business related information (management reports, commercial contracts, financial agreements etc.)
- Ability to think like an auditor, anticipate roadblocks in audit plan and solve them in advance
- Review and verify completeness and accuracy of information received from other departments prior to incorporation into FS
- Draft management reports, disclosures, notes, and any other information needed to complete statutory financials
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Inculcate a continuous improvement mindset as well as a digital mindset
- Ensure strong stakeholder management with controllership, country finance leaders and key stakeholders in finance and business to deliver Stat GAAP/IFRS compliant financials
- Provide financial reports, analysis, explanations, and advice based on knowledge of financial info, relevant GAAP & supporting SAP systems to SBU/auditors
- Guide and mentor stat production team on critical areas or complex accounting entries
- Support business on new initiatives and finance projects
- Identify & propose process improvement opportunity
- Manage the ad-hoc queries from country finance teams/external auditors/internal auditors/internal controls
Education and Certifications
- Chartered Accountant/ICWA / equivalent with strong academic achievements
- IFRS certification preferred
- Min 5-7 years of experience in public accounting in either Big4’s or large audit firms
- Experience of handling financial statements of multi-national companies
- Hands on experience with SAP / Systems knowledge of SAP and HFM
- Good knowledge of US GAAP and Local GAAP
- Knowledge of R2R concepts, processes, and best practices
- Good knowledge of internal control framework / SOX at multinational setup
- Process orientated with excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong technical and analytical skills
- Project-mindset can identify opportunities and lead the projects
- Good business acumen including company, legal entity, regulatory and compliance design
- Strong communication (oral and written) skills
- Contribute independently, with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Drive accountability
- Be courageous
- Build Exceptional Talent
- Win together
- Innovate and create value for customers
- Embrace transformation