Manager - Group Control

Department Finance

Reports To Manager

Level Accountant 5

About the team

Financial Services in India is responsible for Controllership and Reporting activities for FIL Group, including support for key activities like Preparing Consolidated Financial Statements, including Group Cashflow statement, Entity restructuring, Leading projects and implementation of Key Accounting Processes and Standards and maintain oversight of Key accounts. Other key responsibilities within Group control function includes:

• Accounting & Control,
• Business reporting
• Revenue & Billing
• Transfer Pricing
• Group/legal entity year-end and audit
• Direct taxation reporting,
• Treasury & regulatory compliances,
• MIS reportings and supporting the extended teams across regions.

About the role

This role will be a valued member of the FIL Group Control team in India. This role will work closely with members of the regional financial controlling teams and centre of excellence teams in India. The candidate will develop strong relationships with business partners to meet accounting and reporting requirements and will develop a strong working knowledge of the businesses.

It is an excellent opportunity to gain hands on experience for transformation of various processes within the Finance function of the firm and its role in firms business. The role will primarily revolve around understanding the current state assessment of various controllership and reporting processes, identifying the transformation opportunities within the same and working with process sponsors and owners to implement the change. The successful applicant will be exposed to multiple facets of controllership as well as reporting processes within Finance and would be required to demonstrate flexibility and enthusiasm towards developing an in-depth understanding of the same.

The right candidate should be able to:

• Understand Finance functional processes with focus on Transfer Pricing landscape as well as Business finance with focus on various reporting activities.
• Understand global investment management landscape
• Work with senior stakeholders across varying time zones within Finance function
• Demonstrate strong communication/interpersonal skills
• Proven analytical background
• Understand and work within the existing system architecture and technology landscape within FIL
• Exhibit advanced excel skills
• Demonstrate change mindset
• Working knowledge of RCSAs and SOX framework
• Understanding of analytical tools like PowerBI, Tableau and Power Automate.

About you

We are looking for a qualified accountant and a seasoned professional wth:

• 5-6 years of relevant working experience of working in Financial controlling team.
• Experience in Finance with exposure to accounting, data analytics and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills including knowledge of accounting principles and processes.
• Show attention to detail and an appetite to dive into issues in depth as needed;
• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Office software packages; Proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Hyperion SmartView, Oracle EPM system, PowerBI, Tableau and Power Automate
• Collaborative approach to develop, share, accept and implementation of ideas
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and contribute towards team goals, but equally able to work independently and deliver results;
• Ability to complete multiple tasks against tight deadlines, able to prioritise and organise effectively.
• Ability to grasp new concepts, assimilate information and deliver high quality solutions at speed.
• Resilient, energetic, and enthusiastic; and
• Able to cope with sustained pressure.