Sr Manager - Statutory POD /Controllership Accounting

Description

Salesforce, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM, empowers companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way. The growth, innovation, and Aloha spirit of Salesforce are driven by our incredible employees who thrive on delivering success for our customers while also finding time to give back through our 1/1/1 model, which leverages 1% of our time, equity, and product to improve communities around the world.

This position is based in Hyderabad and rolls up under the Controllership SSC Sr. Director within the worldwide Controller Organization. This role is a hands-on leadership role to manage a cluster of accounting processes (including the individual process responsibilities) and will be part of a dynamic group of professionals within a fast paced & challenging environment. Salesforce is looking for candidates with experience leading people, implementing process/system improvements, ensuring SOX compliance, and preparing schedules to support monthly/quarterly reviews, quarterly audit and the 10Q & 10K reporting process. Exceptional candidates will be critical thinkers who can manage the financial close process, analyze the accounting data, effectively present findings and business insight to Senior Management and welcome special projects to streamline Salesforce processes.

Responsibilities

Beyond operational duties, the role is expected to demonstrate strong leadership to continuously bring enhancement in our processes through innovation and provide support to our business partners.

• Execute accounting close activities and deliverables (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations, analytics and reporting) of any controllership process
• Prepare monthly / quarterly financial statement flux variance analysis for management reporting
• Provide support to the local country reporting process, including preparing supporting schedules, government surveys and tie outs between the trial balances and entity financial statements
• Work cross-functionally with and support our business partners by providing financial insights and relevant reporting
• Assist in coordinating quarterly reviews, annual audits and SOX testing with internal and external auditors, this includes the support of PBC (Provided by Client) information for our statutory and tax compliance.
• Work cross-functionally with the Regional and International accounting teams to ensure alignment and to drive process improvements
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage a team at various levels to accomplish tasks accurately and within specified deadlines
• Partner with other Finance functions and collaborate with them from time to time to ensure alignment.
• Responsible for training, developing, coaching, mentoring and providing feedback to team members.
• To drive the Shared Service Center initiative as part of the industry practice - process standardization, synergies, business continuity plan etc.
• To collaborate with various regional stakeholders as the role comprises of managing multiple global processes
• Should be flexible to operate as per requirement as the role involves managing operation / stakeholders from multiple regions
• Monitor compliance with Corporate Accounting instructions and applicable financial policies
• Ability to quickly understand new processes identified and be ready to work on such processes
• Ability to work independently with the process owners to ensure that all tasks are completed on time and any changes communicated
• Creating / maintenance of process documentation.
• Drive special projects through to completion
  

Required Skills/Experience

• 15+ years of relevant professional experience (with an accounting degree, qualified CA preferably or equivalent) with main focus on accounting operation/Shared Service Centre in a multinational dynamic environment and ability to deliver results
• Accounting, analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team with excellent problem solving skills
• Masters’ / Bachelors' degree in Accountancy. Qualified Chartered Accountant or or equivalent desirable
• Deep understanding in SOX Compliance requirements with practical experiences
• Understanding of ERP systems and willingness to learn quickly. Knowledge of other tools such as Oracle, Workday Financials, Blackline, eGRC360, Tableau, Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, Slack, etc. is desirable
• Passion in process improvement and automation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to engage peers, team members and stakeholders
• Willing to work in a challenging environment
• Strong ability to respond quickly to various requests
• Must be a self-starter - ability to self-motivate, adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment
• Leadership skills (managing people managers), including emotional intelligence, and the ability to manage a broad range of personalities and skill sets to work towards a common goal