Analyst - Financial Control

Overview

Manage the financial operations of the organisation, ensuring the accuracy, integrity and reliability of financial reporting, as an Analyst in the Finance Control team, including management of Legal Entity reporting projects.

What you'll do

• Prepare and present accurate and timely financial statements and other accounting records in accordance with relevant accounting standards, rules and regulations.
• Support identification, assessment and mitigation of financial risks, and report on these risks to senior colleagues.
• Develop and maintain a robust system of internal controls to safeguard assets, prevent fraudulent misreporting and ensure accuracy of financial data, including regular assessment of control effectiveness and addressing weaknesses or gaps.
• Develop and implement up-to-date financial policies and procedures to ensure consistent and effective financial practices across the organisation.
• Manage the selection, implementation and maintenance of financial systems and software applications, including collaboration with IT colleagues to integrate them with other enterprise systems.
• Prepare and submit statutory and regulatory reports to authorities, and support other departments in preparing and reviewing regulatory reports.
• Coordinate with external auditors and regulatory authorities in support of audits and examinations.
• Manage Legal Entity Control function and related businesses by driving resolution of key business issues.
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner to a high standard, driving continuous improvement.
• Take ownership of managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to.
• Escalate breaches of policies and procedures appropriately.

What you'll need

• Qualified Accountant: CA, CMA or ACCA.
• Strong academic background: 1st class honours minimum bachelor degree from a reputable institution.
• Knowledge and understanding of key accounting principles under IFRS.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Prior experience, if any, in a month-end or quarter-end focused reporting role or control environment, or in finance automation.

Nice to have

• Good stakeholder engagement skills and understanding and executing stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Knowledge of automation tools.
• Enthusiastic, motivated, self-starter, pro-active and a team player.
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communicator.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of issues and manage them to successful resolution.
• Eye for detail and track record in managing and resolving conflict situations.

Details

• Based in Gurugram.