Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting & Control

Overview

Assistant Manager supporting the Finance Controller for the US Media team in driving financial reporting, control and compliance, including special projects and changes.

What you'll do

• Assist the Manager and Financial Controller in transitional activities for the US market, in collaboration with CCoE Lead and Regional Finance Services team.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting and control activities by partnering with and supporting the Regional Financial Controller.
• Deliver Month End closure (MEC) activities, including P&L and Balance Sheet finalization.
• Close local accounting books on time and submit BPC group submissions adhering to group requirements and timelines.
• Prepare and drive reconciliations and own the actions from BS calls.
• Prepare Balance Sheet presentations and risk analysis to develop and implement appropriate controls.
• Support management of specialist finance activities including taxation, VAT, treasury, insurance and risk management (including hedging FX exposure).
• Work with Operational Finance and Commercial Finance teams to continuously improve financial processes and controls to comply with group policy and reporting requirements.
• Manage performance, training and continuous development of the team.
• Support the Manager and FC in the external audit process, including gathering documentation for procedures and other audit supporting materials.
• Support assessment of the internal control environment with reference to the Group's Internal Control Framework.
• Perform testing to support the annual J-SOX controls effectiveness attestation, support in designing and executing controls testing, communicate results to internal stakeholders and external auditors, and perform remediation testing.
• Manage the annual controls self-certification process.
• Manage ad hoc requirements and projects on financial control and compliance areas.

What you'll need

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with 5 to 7 years of post-qualification experience in accounting, consolidation and financial reporting.
• Proficient in technical accounting and IFRS.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, able to communicate effectively with stakeholders across regions and levels.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• High level of responsibility and commitment to assigned activities.
• Agile and flexible to changing needs and ad hoc requirements.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Knowledge of SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) and Blackline tool.

Details

• Location: Bangalore.
• Full time, permanent contract.