Assistant Controller (Fixed term Contract - 12 Months)

Assistant Controller, Finance - Corporate Accounting & Controllership:

Are you a finance/Accounting professional with strong interest and experience into accounting and Tax principles? If yes, this role for our statutory controllership team holds the right opportunity to join our team and meet our purpose to inform the way forward.

The jobholder is responsible in all aspects of accounting for an entity or a group of entities, work with 3rd Party providers for statutory and tax reporting, yearend submissions, and other accounting areas. The objective is to ensure compliance with Thomson Reuters Accounting policies and Local Tax & GAAP requirements.

The role involves:
• Managing the tax compliance activities of Thomson Reuters' India entities as assigned.
• Acting as a key contact with outsourced professional accounting and compliance service providers, tax agents and auditors.
• Delivering excellent tax compliance and statutory compliance operations, and financial accounting and control oversight of all assigned Thomson Reuters legal entities.

The jobholder is expected to have the ability, eagerness and drive to work within a wide network of colleagues, departments and outsourced services in order to deliver a world-class accounting and compliance operation.

The jobholder is expected to interact closely with various groups including but not limited to Business Units, General Accounting organization, Group Finance, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and 3rd party providers and to manage the relationship with our local statutory auditors.

About the Role:

In this opportunity as Assistant Controller, you will be responsible for:

• Independently manage local statutory and tax compliance either for a Country or a group of Countries, by working closely with 3rd party service providers
  • Work with various business partners independently to ensure legal entities are accurately, completely and timely accounted for in the enterprise systems, as well as to ensure good controls of underlying processes are in place
  • Ensure the month end close in line with Thomson Reuters global reporting timetable, reviewing to ensure that critical accounts are reconciled to underlying documentation, that transactions are coded accurately in line with Thomson Reuters and local accounting policies
  • Analysis of all Balance Sheet and Cost accounts
  • Liaise with auditors on Statutory & SOX audits
  • Participate in regional balance sheet and cost reviews.
  • In conjunction with the Tax Department completion of tax packs, booking of tax provisions and monitoring tax accounts movements
  • In conjunction with the Transfer Pricing Department review the quarterly calculation for Group books and also perform the true up Calculation for local books
  • In conjunction with the Transfer Pricing Department review the quarterly calculation for Group books and also perform the true up Calculation for local books
  • Provide support as appropriate in any tax audits as agreed with the Tax Department either directly or through 3rd party providers.

CUSTOMERS:
Internal:
• Controllership
• General Accounting
• Tax
• Finance
External:
• Outsourced Providers
• Local Statutory Auditors
• Group Statutory Auditors
• Sox Compliance Auditors
• Tax and other compliance authorities

About You:

You are a fit for the role of Assistant Controller if your background includes:

Essential Technical Skills:

• Strong SAP (or similar ERP), and Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong data analytical skills and ability to translate data requirements for automation opportunities (Alteryx, Power BI or similar).
• Strong control mindset and risk assessment and articulation skills

Professional Skills & Competencies:

• Effective communication via emails and presentations.
• Ability to translate accounting and tax concepts into practical day-to-day actions.
• Ability to drive results and manage multiple priorities across organizational, geographical and cultural boundaries.
• Ability to work in an ever-changing business environment and be agile.

Education/ Certifications:

• Professional accountancy or finance qualification (CPA, CMA, CA/ICWA, MBA (Fin) or similar) with post qualification experience and upward progression or Finance Graduate with very relevant experience.
• This is a fixed term contract role for 12 months.
• Experience Required: 1-4 years of post qualification experience.
• CA Final completed freshers can apply.