Accountant

Volvo Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Volvo Group in Bengaluru seeks a finance professional with 3–5 years of experience in general accounting, reconciliation, and month-end close. The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, data validation, and the ability to transform data into insights using advanced Excel and BI tools.

SAP exposure is preferred. You will work with Volvo Group Partners across finance processes, ensuring accurate journal entries and compliance with internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance.
• 3–5 years in general accounting, reconciliation, month-end close, financial reporting.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Fast learner able to master accounting flows across multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Cooperate with Volvo Group Partners.
• Record business transactions for sales accounting and general accounting; post journals.
• Handle period-end close processes and reconciliations; discuss with owners.
• Prepare/review recurring financial statements and year-end statements.
• Daily contact with clients within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Understand interfaces and their impact on financial statements.
• Adhere to internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Monitor and analyze transactions per Volvo Group policies.
• Maintain SAP Master data – FI/CO.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Blackline

Feeder system / sub systems

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance

Experience

• Minimum 3- 5 years of experience within General accounting, reconciliation, Month end close reporting processes, financial reporting.
• Experience in working with Advance Excel, Power Point, BI tools are required.
• Preferable working experience in GL, AP, AR, FA Module, with SAP Exposure/Other ERP
• End user experience in various source systems Blackline, Feeder system / sub systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Cooperation with Volvo Group Partners
• Records of business transactions related to the sales Accounting, General accounting, and process Journal requirements.
• Period end close processes, reconciliation systems, discuss with appropriate account/profit Centre owners, and prepare and post journal entries.
• Reconcile various balance sheets and income statement accounts.
• Prepare and assist with the review of recurring reporting packages to include financial statements, analysis and assist in preparation of year-end financial statements.
• Daily contact with clients within assigned areas of responsibility
• Participation in internal and external audits
• Understanding of Interfaces and impact on financial statements
• Adherence to Internal control and SOX compliance
• Monitoring and analysis of business transactions according to Volvo Group Financial Policies and Procedures
• SAP Master data maintenance – FI/CO

Requirements

Special requirements in relation to initiative, judgment, flexibility, communication, management etc.:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Strong analytical skills
• Solid knowledge about data validation, presentation and interpretation
• Fast learner i.e. able to learn the basic accounting flow in the different systems used and transform data into usable information.
• Thorough, detailed and responsible
• Teamwork attitude and service minded
• Good IT skills/technical expertise
• Flexible to work in shifts.
• Commitment, self-reliance and accuracy
• Ability to contribute various lean ideas, process improvement initiatives to drive efficiency in process.
• Preferable experience from the Manufacturing industry/ shared service experience is a plus)

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Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Group Finance

contributes to realizing the vision of the Volvo Group by developing and providing a wide range of expert services from financial planning to accounting, business controlling, M&As, financial reporting and investor relations. With Volvo Group Finance you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.