Roles & Responsibilities:

• Should have "owner's mind set", work independently, and effectively manage timelines

• Participate in or manage function specific projects as needed

• Ensure high quality and completion of deliverables within the committed timeframe. Team deliverables revolve around;

• Monitor Suspense Activity

• Monitor Consolidation & Retained Earnings Breaks

• Monitor P/L movement

• Intercompany Breaks

• Monitor Cash Collateral Moves

• Coordinate month-end close including prepare / review manual journal entries and export accounting system reports

• Prepare account reconciliations and certification

• Process adjustments to Treasury Data Repository (TDR), complete TDR data checks, and perform TDR reconciliations to ledger

• Prepare and update process narratives/procedures and flow charts

• Response to internal and external requests including variance analysis and inquires

• Participate in Ad Hoc projects and new transactions

• General ledger account requests

• Accounting systems maintenance and upgrade

• Perform user access reviews & certifications

• Perform analysis to support intercompany transfers, prepare automated transfer processing file, validate transfers, and prepare manual journal entries

Process Re-Engineering, Standardization, and Automation:

• Responsibility for ongoing process improvements

• Assist in implementation of the GAO process re-engineering and automation efforts

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Accounting, Chartered Accountant (CA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/MBA-Finance with 10-12 years of progressive experience in R2R areas with major financial institutions

• Extensive practical experience and knowledge of the US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards for the above areas, experience with other accounting standards (German, etc.) is a plus

• In depth knowledge of Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities ASC 320 former FAS115.

• Understanding of international regulatory landscape, experience with statutory accounting/reporting groups across several major international geographies.

• Experience of building and maintaining strong control environment (risk excellence, experience with SOX, RCSA controls, etc.), establishing, procedures and strong internal controls.

• Experience working with multi-geographical processes process

• Extensive experience performing day-to-day accounting operations, month-end and quarter-end activities for the above areas of accounting

• Experience with R2R (record-to-report) centralized processes

Skills Required

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word), advance levels of Excel (pivot tables, formulas, excel workbook maintenance best practices)

• Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase ,Oracle Financials.

• Knowledge of Spotfire, Cognos data analytics and visualization (or similar) a plus

• Conceptual understanding of company-wide financial architecture (GL, sub-GL technology, specialized tools) applicable to the above process groups of processes

• Excellent communication skills, prior experience of interacting with multiple stakeholders (Legal Entity and Geography controllers) in NA, EMEA, APAC

• Independent decision-making capabilities

• Pride of ownership with the ability to deliver high quality results timely

• Self-motivated, self-assured, and self-managed

• Strong analytical ability to analyze and summarize financial transactions related to the products supported

• Strong attention to details

• Problem solving skill

• Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines

• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment

Finance and Accounting