About the Team -
The Asia Controller Team manages financial stewardship, compliance, reporting, and decision support across multiple Asian entities, including India, China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. The team plays a critical role in ensuring accurate reporting, strong governance, and commercial insights to support business decisions in a dynamic and global environment.
Key Responsibilities -
- Ensure adherence to global accounting and reporting guidelines (US GAAP, Ind AS).
- Manage month-end close, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of financials.
- Oversee accounting operations including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Accounting, revenue recognition, accruals, and expense accounting.
- Design, implement and present report on the physical verification of fixed assets.
- Perform fixed asset accounting, reconciliation, and physical verification reporting.
- Coordinate with shared services teams and ensure smooth accounting processes.
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and reconciliations.
- Identify and help implement process improvements, accounts clean up, modifications or system enhancements.
- Establish / improve documentation for accounting processes
- Ensure compliance with Direct and Indirect Tax requirements including TDS, GST, Transfer Pricing, and RBI reporting.
- Support preparation and filing of statutory returns, reports, and annexures.
- Liaise with external consultants for cross-border compliance matters.
- Maintain a robust internal control framework, identify gaps, and implement improvements.
- Establish and enhance documentation for accounting processes.
- Support statutory, tax, and internal audits by preparing schedules, resolving queries, and coordinating with auditors.
- Present financial statements and reports to management and local authorities.
- Collaborate with FP&A, consultants, and other business teams on financial processes and decision support.
- Identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and efficiency in accounting and reporting.
- Drive system enhancements and process standardization across entities.
Requirements -
- CA with 1–2 years of post-qualification experience, OR Inter-CA / ICWA with 4–5 years of relevant experience, OR M.Com / MBA Finance with 7+ years of accounting and tax compliance experience.
- Exposure to multinational or shared services environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles (US GAAP, Ind AS).
- Working knowledge of Direct & Indirect Tax (TDS, GST, RBI compliance, Transfer Pricing).
- ERP experience (Oracle R12, SAP, or equivalent); Hyperion preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills; knowledge of reporting/visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
- Effective communicator with ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.
- Ownership mindset with adherence to timelines.
- Team-oriented, with ability to lead through collaboration and influence.
Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
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