Financial Controller/ Manager

Role & responsibilities

Designation: Controller/ Manager - Shared Services

Business Unit - Finance Shared Services

Location: Bangalore Role:

You will be responsible for ensuring seamless service delivery of Domestic processes as per the agreed service levels, timely completion of all statutory compliances, and strict adherence to SLAs.

About the business: Pierian's Domestic F&A Business Unit offers a range of financial and accounting services to clients across different industries.

Their focus is on transactional accounting, regulatory compliance, and financial reporting, and they use their deep understanding of industry requirements and stakeholder needs to provide excellent services through continuous process improvements and technology intervention.

Their pool of trained accounting professionals has experience delivering accounting services in different geographies, which allows them to establish themselves as a trusted strategic partner to their clients.

They have a passion for responding to change with agility and innovation, which is critical in today's fast-paced business environment.

Our scope of engagement typically includes the following:

Procure to pay.

Order to cash.

Record to Report.

Compliance management.

Finance controllership and CFO services.

Your key responsibilities include-

Lead, manage, and oversee end-to-end accounting and controllership activities.

Take ownership of expenses and forecast for the business group by utilizing trend analysis and KPI reviews for effective P&L management.

Participate in the preparation of the annual budget exercise in consultation with the client.

Handle MIS reports (Sales, Contribution, Cash Flow, WIP, Customer Ageing & Collections, Vendor Aging & Payments, Interest Income, Mutual Fund, FD, Depreciation, etc.)

Conduct periodic book closure activities, including depreciation calculation, interest, salary, and WIP.

Possess excellent knowledge of IND AS, IGAAP, and accounting standards.

Review balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, and cash flow statements on a department-wise or cost center-wise basis.

Ensure appropriate accounting practices and provide critical accountability for all accounting-related activities.

Hands-on experience in statutory compliances (GST and TDS), coordinating for notice replies, and tax assessments.

Possess good knowledge of compliance under the Companies Act, 2013, FEMA/RBI.

Handle various audits and due diligence, including statutory audits, income tax audits, etc.

To excel in this role, you need -

Excellent analytical abilities and client-handling skills.

The ability to partner with business unit leaders to drive success.

Skills to manage and partner with cross-functional teams effectively.

Hands-on experience in financial preparation, periodic books closure and review activities, MIS preparation/review, and inventory management.

It will be awesome if you come with -

Excellent verbal + written communication and presentation skills.

Strong accounting knowledge.

An excellent academic background.

Delivery of assigned tasks with discipline and commitment within stipulated timelines.

A willingness to learn and apply enhanced productivity tools and processes.

Guiding and mentor teams, including those at senior levels.

Implementation of processes and ensure process compliance.

Reviewing, analysis, and presenting data via MIS reports.

Proactiveness in stakeholder engagement.

Negotiation and influence skills.

Solving problems proactively and take initiative.

Collaborate as part of a team and build strong working relationships.

Exhibiting an analytical approach to work.