Payroll Accounting

Lead Analyst Global Finance Operations

The Lead Analyst for Global Finance Operations plays a crucial role in performing the work to maintain and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. This position includes performing operations, meeting SLA and targets, data analysis, report generation, and collaboration with various stakeholders to support the operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the global stakeholders to process and ensure accurate recording (Accruals, Amortization, Allocation, Reclass, etc), reporting, consolidation and analysing reports pertaining to Payroll accounting.
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations covering Payroll and related account. Closely monitor and resolve all aged open items and make sure balance is properly supported.
• Active participation in performing the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process related to Payroll.
• Process Monthly payroll reports.
  Process full and final settlements.
  Book payroll related accruals like Annual bonus, incentives, Restructuring, etc and true up entries.
  Proper accounting of employee deductions, tax deposit to Govt.
  Proper accounting for employee benefit schemes like Insurance, Defined contribution pension plans such as the 401(k), Retirement benefits, etc.
• Preparing monthly close reports & variance analysis of various entities to ensure the numbers are materially accurate
• Extract, modify and analyse monthly reports as required and resolve queries and complex accounting issues.
• Perform Payroll related audit deliverables during audit.
• Periodic updation of SOP's to make sure any process changes, exceptions and new learnings are updated timely.
• Identify areas of process improvement, standardization and automation.

Competencies:

• Analytical Thinker: Able to dissect complex financial data and derive meaningful insights.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous in maintaining data accuracy and producing error-free reports.
• Team Player: Collaborative mind-set to build strong and enduring relationship to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Deadline-Driven: Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines and prioritize tasks.
• Adaptability: Willingness to adapt to changing business needs and technologies.
• Problem Solver: Capable of identifying issues timely and proposing solutions.
• Quick learner: Able to learn and understand end to end Payroll accounting processes and system for high quality performance.
• Communication: Transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents.
• ERP: Experience on working with Oracle ERP would be a plus.

Who are we looking for?

• Preferably CMA / MBA / M.com / Semi qualified with 5 to 8 years (or) CA with 2 to 5 years of experience in Payroll accounting
• Excellent communication skills and cross -departmental collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage and analyse large amounts of data in Excel and process improvement.
• Experience in working with global stake holders.
• High-performance creativity and “optimistic” personality.
• Night shift role, PST time zone