Reporting Accountant Specialist

Overview

Supports the delivery of high-quality, timely group, management and statutory reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS and local statutory requirements.

What you'll do

• Be responsible for the month-end close cycle, General Ledger, Fixed Assets accounting, Intercompany accounting and Lease accounting, and HFM/Tagetik financial reporting.
• Ensure transactions are documented in compliance with group standards (including the Minimum Acceptable Practices) and, where relevant, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Deliver high-quality, timely reporting for group and statutory purposes and provide ad-hoc analysis and decision support to the business.
• Participate in the annual Budgeting and Forecasting cycles using HFM/Tagetik and SAP.
• Be accountable for balance sheet integrity and reconciliations, safeguard assets, and ensure optimal use of resources; ensure any ageing of balances is fully investigated and resolved.
• Support and implement continuous improvement initiatives such as process standardization and business efficiencies to lower cost, improve service and reduce compliance risk.
• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with the transactional accounting teams.
• Manage requests from external and internal auditors, other advisors and relevant country authorities.
• In combination with the Finance Controller, monitor, assess and implement changes to comply with external reporting and accounting requirements, and with internal changes to the business or S&N accounting environment.
• Mentor and train junior team members.

What you'll need

• Education: M.Com / MBA Finance / Semi-qualified or qualified CA / CMA.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in global accounting practice.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with working knowledge, expertise and experience in reporting under IFRS.
• Experience analyzing financial data, drawing sound conclusions and developing proposals/solutions.
• Must have IFRS / GAAP accounting experience, month-end reporting and control frameworks.
• Able to demonstrate a track record of success in working with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to assess, react quickly and decisively to problems, taking tough decisions where needed or escalating issues as appropriate.
• Expertise in SAP, HFM and Tagetik systems.
• Fluency in English with good verbal and written communication skills.

Details

• Location: Pune, India (GBS-Pune-Kharadi).
• Flexible to work in UK shift.
• Hybrid work model (for most professional roles).