Lead Assistant Manager

• Property, Lease and Fixed Asset Accounting
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual accounting process, includes Month End Journal Entries and Reporting Requirements
• Ensure all general ledgers are reconciled and reported within guidelines for month end
• Perform intercompany, Cash discount accrual and payroll related activities
• Obtain clean audit opinion without reported unadjusted differences for areas controllable by Supplier; and no identified errors by the external and internal auditors within listing scope of each stand-alone audit
• Ensure all the activities are completed within due dates specified by client
• Initiate and facilitate continuous process improvements
• Identify, initiate and coordinate best practice strategies, standardization and process
• improvements for the team
• Make sure all the documentations are completed
• Introducing process metrics and reporting on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Work closely with client SME and other stakeholders for managing day-to-day operations and highlighting matters that demand immediate attention
• Extract and analyze data, and summarize findings, including making recommendations based on findings
• Management of financial period close activities within agreed timelines and management reporting.
• Review of Balance sheet reconciliations & JEs.
• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of intercompany transactions, resolving errors/exceptions.
• Review of stock accounting and working with terminals/entities on smooth movement of stock.
• Management of bank securitization process and extensively work with Treasury on fund management
• Review and maintenance of Fixed Assets.
• Follow-up with lines of business and stakeholders for closure of accounting open items.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns

Competencies Required:

• Knowledge of GL Accounting and the process and systems
• Clear understanding and delivering clear requests for information; demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and communicating potential conflicts to the R2R Tower lead
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Understanding of end-to-end processes and appreciation of critical parameters
• Problem identification and analytical ability.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to work with cross-cultural
• Self-initiative, drive and zeal for continuous improvement.
• Ability to discharge the responsibilities in a conflicting environment
• Strong Customer Focus

Technical Skill Requirements:

• Qualifications MBA Finance/ Qualified or semi qualified Chartered Accountant
• At least 7 - 10 years of operational experience as part of the General Accounting and Controllership function
• Strong accounting knowledge which includes, preparation of JE and reconciliations
• Intercompany accounting knowledge
• Must be computer literate; Excel, Word
• Good written and Oral communication skills