Associate, Accounting II

Associate, Accounting I

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We re seeking a future team member for the role of Associate, Accounting I to join our Global Finance CoE team. This role is in Chennai - Hybrid.

In this role, you ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Responsible for performing the day-to-day general ledger accounting and analysis for assigned functional areas.
• Responsible for month-end, quarter-end and year-end close for assigned functional areas:
• Knowledge in Accrual & Prepaid concept and Golden rules.
• Knowledge and experience in Month end close, provision and reserve, FX calculation and revaluation.
• Prepare/post journal entries for complex or routine business. transactions and inter-company transactions.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Journal entries process for prepaid amortization, accruals.
• SME in journal entries Intercompany transactions using with Affiliates.
• Assist with the month-end close, quarter-end close and the year-end close activities.
• Goods knowledge and expertise in preparing general ledger balance sheet account reconciliations (Medium and High Complexity) to meet the corporate standard/ GL Reconciliation policy requirements and internal operating procedures.
• SME in reviewing General ledger balance sheet account reconciliations (Medium / Complexity) to meet the corporate standard/ GL Reconciliation policy requirements.
• Good Knowledge and hands on experience in Identification of R items (Required Adjustments) and ageing of reconciling & outstanding items.
• Understanding of application of some key GAAPS and the companies policies and in case of issues timely escalation to TL.
• Proactively work with the onshore teams for timely clearance, resolution of reconciliation variance & aged outstanding items.
• Ensure that all items of concern or those past the business standards have been escalated to the management.
• Act as a SME in the assigned area of responsibility within the reconciliation process
• Support Assistant Manager / Team Leader to ensure recons are compliant with applicable Corporate Accounting Policies and GAAP.

To be successful in this role, we re seeking the following:

• 4-to-8-year experience in Record to Report (R2R)
• Qualification - B. Com with 4+ years / M. Com/ MBA with 3+ years / CWA-Inter/ CA-Inter with 1+year experience
• Preferably having knowledge on ERP (PeopleSoft/Oracle and SAP) and Blackline reconciliations.
• Good communication skills
• Work independently and under less supervision.
• Preparation of process documentations
• Experience in Client handling (preferably Overseas Clients)
• Good knowledge about Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance and Segregation of Duties (SOD).
• Good understanding and knowledge on internal controls and audit.
• Must have handled transitions either remote or in person.
• Good understanding about some of the critical words used in the industry like Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Service level agreement (SLA), Continuous Process improvement (CPI), preparation of metrics like dashboard, error register and issue log.
• Good understanding of various Sub system modules and how this impacts the General ledger.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here s a few of our awards:

• America s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion , Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024
• Most Just Companies , Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve - and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.