Analyst - Accounting

Overview

Accounting, reporting and control role for the Trading legal entities, covering monthly close, entity accounting policy, account reconciliation and tax accounting.

What you'll do

• Provide and support input into the end-to-end control and ownership of legal entity balance sheets for the division supported.
• Drive the monthly financial close, including analytical review and sign off of the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts for entities of the specified trading division.
• Perform the month end close process, including revenue recognition checks, stock verification and valuation, debtors aging with provision review, and intercompany and related party balance confirmation.
• Implement and maintain effective internal controls to ensure a strong control framework.
• Address ad hoc requests from stakeholders and counterparts, such as consolidation and regional accounting teams.
• Coordinate with multiple teams on intercompany settlements, transfer pricing, legal and compliance matters.
• Analyse the impact of various journals and processes on trial balance areas.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual MIS packs, dashboards and KPI reports for management.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close inputs and reconciliation of reports.
• Liaise with external auditors during group and statutory audits and coordinate with various functions to provide auditable support and evidence.
• Prepare audit documentation and walkthroughs.
• Drive change projects to support accounting policy changes or new reporting requirements for the legal entities in scope.
• Challenge current processes for improvement and review processes constantly for efficiencies.
• Identify and escalate control gaps, data discrepancies and process improvement opportunities.
• Oversee accurate tax accounting, monthly tax provisions and tax-related financial reporting across assigned legal entities.
• Ensure timely preparation, review and filing of corporate income tax returns and compliance with local tax regulations.
• Support Pillar Two reporting, transfer pricing requirements and intercompany tax assessments.
• Coordinate with tax advisors, manage tax audits and assessments, and monitor tax payments, filing deadlines and overall tax risks.

What you'll need

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in accounting.
• Chartered Accountant or post-graduation accounting qualification.
• Determined and able to take end-to-end ownership.
• Keen to question and challenge existing processes with a view to creating reporting efficiencies and improvements.
• Able to work with multiple data sets, various systems and Excel.
• Eager to take up fresh challenges and support the team wherever required.
• Comfortable working with non-accounting teams for regular activities and projects.

Nice to have

• Strong interpersonal skills.

Details

• Location: Mumbai, India.
• The Financial Control and Reporting team operates across APAC and MEA locations and reports to the Regional Controller.