Manager - Finance And Compliance Team

Position Summary

This role is responsible for leading process improvements, managing accounting operations, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies and procedures. The role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to work cross-functionally, and accountability for end-to-end processes across multiple finance and operational domains.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Metrics

• Owns end-to-end processes and tasks at a conceptual level, driving process improvement initiatives.
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports metrics related to assigned areas of responsibility to divisional operations, as assigned by the team lead.

ServiceNow

• Reviews and resolves assigned ServiceNow tickets in a timely manner.
• Identifies recurring or systemic issues and initiates corrective action through the creation of new guidance, policies, or procedures.

Audit, Startups & General Support

• Coordinates responses and conducts file reviews for corporate audits (e.g., annual corporate audit, incurred cost audit, client audits).
• Drafts responses to audit-related queries.
• Supports team flexibility by cross-training, filling in, or moving between work streams based on needs.
• Updates and maintains startup materials to ensure relevance.
• Conducts startup assignments, including training field accountants, DOA holders, procurement, HR, and petty cash custodians on policies and best practices.
• Manages agendas and prepares presentations for quarterly calls with project finance teams, focusing on observed weaknesses, preventive measures, and training refreshers.
• Reviews GQMS materials regularly, ensuring alignment with best practices and system updates.
• Promotes innovative approaches to team goals by developing or revising GQMS processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Accounting

• Completes local and home office/field office reconciliations for assigned portfolio.
• Utilizes D365 to ensure ABACUS transactions are correctly integrated; identifies and resolves discrepancies.
• Coordinates and contributes to corporate activities, including completion of Schedule J.
• Prepares and resolves complex reconciliations independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides guidance and technical support to field office accountants.

Intercompany

• Ensures timely clearance of intercompany accounts (including 00010, 00011, 0002X).
• Monitors project AR/AP and escalates delays to projects and USG finance as required.
• Develops and manages tools to improve visibility of balances in intercompany accounts.
• Reconciles complex intercompany accounts and resolves historical issues independently.
• Maintains oversight of employees with recurring vendor card entries to ensure accurate and timely FACT entries.

Qualifications & Skills

• Chartered Accountant with 5+ years of relevant accounting and finance experience, including reconciliations and audit support.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (D365 experience highly preferred).
• Familiarity with ServiceNow and corporate audit practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with ability to resolve complex issues independently.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and process improvement experience.

Key Competencies

• Accountability and ownership
• Analytical and detail-oriented
• Process improvement mindset
• Adaptability and cross-functional collaboration
• Strong technical accounting expertise

Location - Hyderabad

Reporting - Senior Director of Finance & Accounting