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Function Description: India Fixed Assets Accounting & Reporting
Purpose of the Role: The primary purpose of this role is to manage Global Fixed Assets accounting which includes capitalization, transfer, disposal, construction-in-progress, fixed assets register, quarterly cash flow reporting while ensuring strong and efficient control environment.
This will be a people leadership role. The incumbent will work closely with business stakeholders GREWE, Technology, Market/Segment Controllership, Control management and Balance Sheet Assurance teams.
He / she will ensure end to end financial accounting, reconciliation and reporting of financials for Global Fixed assets as per USGAAP (FA Policy GAP-360-01) requirements. Role will require strong focus on controls & compliance, collaboration across teams, understanding of existing processes and enhancing quality & end to end governance around processes.
Responsibilities:
- The incumbent will ensure that integrity, control and optimal functionality is maintained to ensure consistent delivery of accounting, reconciliation, reporting and controls & compliance.
- The incumbent shall ensure compliance with all prevalent policies and procedures linked to the area and processes assigned to him / her.
- Provide leadership to direct report(s), coach, develop and motivate them.
- Independently research and provide solutions and support for resolution of issues and queries.
- The incumbent must be able to work with, communicate and influence all levels of management and be self-driven with minimal supervision.
- Contribute toward process improvements through ongoing review of processes / opportunities for automation, enhanced reporting.
Critical Factors to Success :
- Strong knowledge of accounting, reconciliation and controls & compliance
- Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously & prioritize accordingly
- Good communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Incumbent need to be flexible and able to perform responsibilities at different times of the day given engagement with multiple stakeholders
- The incumbent must be able to effectively work in a team environment and maintain high level of team engagement
- Should have a transformation mindset with curiosity and will to learn new tools and apply to work situation to enhance process quality and effectiveness
- Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously & prioritize accordingly
- Should possess good analytical skills
- Working Knowledge of Oracle Cloud/ERP application would be preferred.
Academic Background:
- The incumbent should be a qualified accountant (CA) with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience/Commerce Graduate with MBA with 3+ years of post-qualification experience in accounting, reconciliation, reporting and controls & compliance.
- Proven ability to drive continuous improvements
- Good awareness of system-based accounting
- Should possess good experience of automating manual processes and process transformation
- High proficiency in MS-Office applications, Essbase/analytical software
- Change and project management exposure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A fast/keen learner with the ability to learn a detailed process quickly
- Ability to share technical knowledge and proactively encourage others to do the same.
Shift Timing: 9am - 6pm IST
Knowledge of Platforms: Oracle Application/Oracle Analytical Server (OAS)
Behavioral Skills/Capabilities:
Enterprise Leadership Behaviors:
Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective
Bring Others With You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential
Do It The Right Way: Communicate Frequently, Candidly & Clearly, Make Decisions Quickly & Effectively, Live the Blue Box Values, Great Leadership Demands Courage