Why were hiring:
As our global operations continue to grow and evolve, we are expanding our finance capability in India to strengthen HQ consolidation and reporting activities. We are hiring a
Corporate Accounting Manager
who will work closely with our UK-based Corporate Reporting team
to support global month-end close, financial reporting, analysis and control. This role will be central to improving reporting quality, enhancing processes and supporting the ongoing transformation of our Group Finance function.
What youll be doing:
This role reports directly to the
UK-based Manager, Corporate Reporting
, and is part of a globally distributed finance team. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading key components of the
global month-end close
process, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of financial information to the Corporate Reporting team based in the UK. - Preparing
monthly management accounts
for assigned HQ or global cost centres, including detailed variance analysis and commentary. - Supporting the
global consolidation process
, including data validation, reconciliations and uploads to consolidation systems (e.g., BFC or similar). - Collaborating with UK stakeholders to support
Group-level budgets, reforecasts and long-range planning
. - Preparing HQ-related
accruals, prepayments, journals
and other adjustments required for month-end close. - Ensuring timely completion and review of
balance sheet reconciliations
, investigating discrepancies and resolving open items. - Supporting
intercompany accounting
, including recharges, confirmations and monthly reconciliations between global entities. - Working with colleagues in India and gloabally on
SOX-related controls
, enhancing documentation and ensuring compliance with Group standards. - Partnering with global shared service centres where relevant to ensure completeness, accuracy and alignment across accounting processes.
- Assisting with
audit support
(internal and external) by preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries. - Driving continuous improvement in global processes, workflows and reporting quality.
- Providing leadership and guidance to junior team members in India; helping to build a high-performing support function.
What youll need:
-
CA/ACCA or equivalent professional accounting qualification
. -
6-10 years of experience
in corporate accounting, management reporting or financial control, ideally within a global organisation. - Strong foundational knowledge of
month-end close, consolidation principles and balance sheet control
. - Experience working with
international stakeholders
, ideally within a matrix structure. - Excellent communication skills, especially when working with UK/European counterparts across time zones.
- A process-oriented mindset with the ability to analyse, simplify and improve finance workflows.
- An ability to work autonomously while proactively raising issues or risks to UK-based management when required.
- Comfort working with ERP systems (e.g., D365, SAP, Oracle) and consolidation tools (e.g., BFC, HFM, OneStream).
Who you are:
Youre open:
We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
Youre optimistic:
We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
Youre extraordinary:
we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
What well give you:
Passionate, inspired people
- We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity
- We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work
- Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? #LI-Onsite
We believe the best work happens when were together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. Thats why we ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
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