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Role & responsibilities To oversee and develop financial accounting team to ensure maintenance of SAP system, preparation of financial reports, compliance and adherence to set procedures and reporting requirements, and to provide assistance to all areas of business. Lead the Financial accounting team by setting objectives, carrying out annual appraisals and ensuring the personal and professional development of each individual. The job holder is expected to have an understanding of a range of complex work procedures especially relating to general accounting, fixed assets accounting, ensuring compliance to internal controls, compliance to applicable laws, and knowledge of applicable GST, Income tax, Companies Act, working knowledge of import and export regulations, banking regulations, Transfer Pricing etc. To continually review and suggest improvements to finance procedures, processes and controls. This also includes improved efficiency by shortening month-end processes combined with more accurate reporting to senior management to allow decisions to be taken with higher degree of accuracy and confidence. Responsibility for ensuring timely, accurate, reliable and complete financial reporting information to be reviewed by finance management team. The jobholder will be required to work for Shared Service centre and may be required to work other than General Shift timings. This role involves dealing with various Croda Companies colleagues whose work is being handled by the shared service centre. Continuous coordination and communication with regional colleagues is key. Adhering to Service Level Agreement, setting-up, monitoring and improving KPI would be critical. Ensure all month-end processes in their own department are completed on time. The success of this is heavily dependent on the contribution of other both within and outside the discipline. The job holder is in a position to be able to persuade other contributors to meet deadlines with reliable, complete, accurate and timely information. The job holder is expected to be heavily involved in coordinating the annual strategic plan for the business. This involves a high degree of planning to ensure all of the required information is collated from all areas of business. The same applies to year end to ensure financial accounts are submitted on time. The role requires close working relationship with sales person, finance colleagues and others in the business. Strong influencing skills to ensure all controls and processes are adequate, documented and consistently followed. Clear and consistent communication of information is expected. The role will involve a degree of complex problem solving and work with various bespoke software. The job holder will have higher degree of accountability within their own department and wider impacting decisions can be made on consultation with line manager. Continuous coordination and communication with regional colleagues is key. Follow processes as established by the Group is the key. Liaise with other finance team members within the Group to resolve finance issues. Main point of contact during internal and external audits and is expected to resolve queries satisfactorily. The job holder can be involve in adhoc projects and may be required time to time to lead the projects. The job holder is required to comply with Internal Group ethics framework Preferred candidate profile Degree qualified in Accounting, MBA or qualified CA or a qualified Cost Accountant. Proven Experience of General Ledger Accounting, able to understand the Company Policies. Must have exposure to SAP with preference to S/4 experience. Strong inter-personal skills and ability to communicate with in an assertive manner Knowledge of Transfer Pricing Compliance, FEMA, Companies Act, Income Tax, GST would be of an added advantage. Ability to work within a team and also lead the team.
