Assistant Manager - Record To Report - FMCG (4-10 yrs)

Hybrid Working

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

- End to end responsibility of supporting the Record to Report processes and operations across management units of the Tea business, both Financial and Management reporting.

- Involvement of handling markets/ finance controllers and R2R Shared Service Centre operations

- Management of Month Close Process within Finance system, Preparation, presentation, inputs, and submissions. Validating Financial Reports, reconciliation, and query resolution

- Management of Intercompany Accounting (Billing, Allocations, Recharges and Reconciliations)

- Management of Fixed Assets Accounting (Additions, Transfer, write off and month end deliverables)

- Involvement of GL and cost centre masters changes including experience chart of accounts.

- Management of general accounting transactions, including opening balance roll forward, working with third party providers and local markets.

- Experience in balance sheet account reconciliations review, approval, and enhancements.

- Working knowledge of AP and Payroll accounting and impact to R2R

- Working knowledge of AR accounting and impact to R2R

- Ongoing Projects - ad hoc depending on business needs.

- Experience in Treasury Accounting

Some of the key responsibilities of the role are:

- The individual has a natural bias for action and is willing to make a positive difference to achieve higher levels of performance.

- Takes direct ownership of objectives with high levels of self-assurance to achieve goals.

- Bringing powerful analysis to issues and rapidly absorbing new information and knowledge to apply new techniques, technology, and procedures.

- Fully involve in design set up and automation initiatives including testing

- Impactful and flexible in communicating and influencing the issues with the ability to work across metrices of functions.

- Accountable and responsible for ensuring Global finance controls

- Accountable for third party service provider / managed services operations

Skills and Experience Soft Skills:

- Should be able to lead and develop a team

- Should have a positive attitude and should be able to proactively get work done

- Strong problem solving, and analytical skills

- High Stakeholder Management - Must have the ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders inside and authorities outside of the company.

- Must be a self-starter with proven ability to take ownership of job responsibilities

Direct Reports:

- Close working with 3P Service providers

Key Interfaces:

- Head of Global Business Services

- Global Finance team

- Business workstream leads

- Country finance controllers/legal entity owners

- Operating Centre Heads for the key process

- Workstream Directors and teams

- Market Finance Controllers

- Operating Centre Heads for the key process'

- NFD Directors - Financial/Management Reporting

- Treasury and Controls team

- Global Business services leads

- Other service line teams for future scope Critical success Factors for the Job

Competencies:

- Analytics and controls mind set

- Organisational Awareness

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Experience and awareness of working in a global role

- Ability to lead teams, assume peer leadership and influence key/senior stakeholders

- Ability to set and deliver on large change agenda

- Ability to influence constructively

- A strong customer and service centric mindset

- Ability to work under pressure and at times in ambiguous situations

Professional Qualification / Experience:

- A chartered Accountant or MBA (Finance)

- Minimum 4-8 years' experience preferably in FMCG industry

- Strong understanding of accounting standards, (IFRS, Indian GAAP, US GAAP) and global accounting policies

- Strong financial and business acumen

- Experience in Financial accounting, corporate finance, Global Shared services desirable

- Having working knowledge in Finance operations of SAP ECC / S4 Hana preferable