Record To Report - Accountant

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

As the internal support organization for DNV and DNV owned companies, we deliver shared services within Human Resources, Finance, IT and Real Estate Procurement to DNV globally. Our mission is to enable DNV to grow, succeed with its business goals and improve competitiveness. Customer experience is at the core of everything we do. GSS is responsible for many of the tools, processes and daily routines that create the backbone of DNV.

The Global Centre Finance delivers high quality services to North America, South Asia and Middle East countries related to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Record to Report processes. Services are rendered in close collaboration with the GSS Finance Regional Centers, together developing the Global Shared Service Finance function for DNV.

We are seeking Record to Report - Accountant for the Global Centre GSS Finance based in Pune, India.

Record to Report - Accountant will be reporting to the Team Leader - Record to Report section. The Record to Report - Accountant will be ensuring general ledger accounting activities are performed on time, accurately and in compliance with corporate guidelines for Middle east and Africa, North America, South Asia, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

To succeed in this role, you are to be a team player, with ability to create an atmosphere of motivation and enthusiasm. You will be playing a key role in delivering the services and standardization, as well as improvements of the R2R intercompany processes, supporting respective Team Leader of R2R section. Expectations from the Record to Report - Accountant is to perform tasks independently and to provide guidance support to other team members.

Key Tasks

• Month end closing of legal entities and internal reporting, including year-end reporting in compliance with company accounting policies and the application of IFRS
• Preparation and posting journal entries and accounting corrections/reclassifications to ensure accurate accounting records (including fixed assets)
• Working closely with other units to ensure accruals are accurate and complete
• Dealing with daily accounting matters, cooperating with Regional Center, supporting Team Leader.
• Coordination of accounting matters with Regional Legal Entity Accountants.
• Supporting (including knowledge sharing) less experienced team members.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations (including cash at bank).
• Reconciling and confirming intercompany balances within the DNV GL Group.
• Completing or supporting preparation of required VAT/GST/TDS filing.
• Undertake ad-hoc reporting and analysis requested by Global Center management or Regional Center.
• Developing, maintaining and updating Record to Report related process documentation.
• Providing internal and external audit support, as required

Characteristics of Successful Employees

• Excellent communication skills and cultural awareness
• Positive attitude, customer centric mindset and willingness to go the extra mile to meet organizational goals
• Ability to build good relationships with different stakeholders
• Attentive to detail and deadlines
• Sharp judgment
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Proven ability to learn and understand new software/accounting systems

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave)
• Medical benefits ( Insurance and Annual Health Check-up)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Term Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance)
• Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement)
• Company bonus/Profit share.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, or a relevant finance qualification (CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA)
• 5-8 years of experience in finance and accounting, knowledge in R2R processes and accounting principles (IFRS is a plus).
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Assets accounting, Inter Company, Balance sheet Reconciliations, General Ledger accounting, Closing and Reporting.
• Fluent English skills required, written and verbal.
• Previous experience in a Shared Services Company/BPO is a plus.
• Very good in Microsoft Office, knowledge of Power BI tool, Oracle Blackline (is a plus) or any other ERP system.
• Demonstrates independent judgement based on procedures and analysis of each case and can support others.
• Experienced in setting up and verifying effectiveness of internal controls.
• Ability to lead conference calls in international environment.
• Capability to support and follow-up on issues supporting the team.
• Experienced in setting up and implementing process improvements, standardization.
• Candidate should be flexible with shifts to support various geographies as per business requirement.