Accounting Manager - ATR

Maersk; Pune City; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking an Accounting Manager to own end-to-end accounting, book close and reporting within the ATR organization. You will partner with Terminal HoF and finance leaders to standardize processes, drive timely financial closes and ensure accurate reporting across entities in a highly collaborative, cross-functional setup.

The role requires strong leadership, IFRS knowledge, and expertise in ATR processes with experience managing 3–4 team members.

Qualifications

• 9–10 years in ATR domain; leadership in ATR/Accounting roles, with 3–4 years in leadership preferred.
• Strong people leadership with experience leading 3–4 team members.
• Coaching and developing teams to build organizational capability and bench strength.
• Qualified Chartered Accountant with good IFRS understanding.
• Expert knowledge of ATR processes and subledgers (STP/OTC).
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaborative skills.
• Experience delivering results through others (direct and indirect reports).
• Calm, change‑minded leader who can push back when needed with professionalism.
• Strong English written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly book close and reporting.
• Review and submission of Balance Sheet reconciliations and drive closure of open items.
• Certification in OneStream, financial and non-financial reporting.
• Responsible for ROFO and Target reporting and review variances.
• Lead and support statutory reporting for entity location Pag.
• Support terminal entity locations in handover processes to ATR finance area.
• Support and lead ATR Accountants to ensure accounting delivery quality.
• Ensure process compliance via regular Gemba checks and bridge deviations as per standard.
• Implement standardization of ATR processes across terminals/entities.
• Document and sign off any exceptions to standard processes.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

IFRS knowledge

ATR processes

Stakeholder mgmt

People mgmt

Change mgmt

English comms

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

OneStream

Blackline

ERP

Job description

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The ATR organization is responsible for the end-to-end accounting processes at APM Terminals. Accounting Manager has end to end responsibility of daily accounting, book close and reporting. As an integrated member of the Terminal execution team the Accounting Manager work closely with the Terminal HoF and engages when needed the STP and OTC domain process leaders when needed to ensure a cross functionally work and well-maintained books of accounts. This to be mainly achieved by:

• Act as a right hand for Terminal HoF, supports strategies, adds value, maintains close and strong relationship with Terminal HoF
• Improve short- and long-term performance through relevant, accurate and timely reporting; analysis, decision support and participation through business partnering, and efficient operational and transactional processes and close relationship with Terminal Finance Business Partner
• Continuously review KPIs and monitor daily accounting and book-close activities
• Extensive review of all financial reporting to the Business Unit and explain major variances and one-off transactions
• Implement Standardization of ATR processes across entities/Terminal
• Work closely with the business to identify opportunities to improve processes and reducing waste from existing process landscape
• Represents the Terminal/entity in all forums with Terminal HoFs and Regional HoF as relevant

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES EXECUTION

Ensure timely and accurate monthly book close and reporting

Review and submission of Balance Sheet reconciliation on timely manner and follow balance sheet recon framework in blackline tool. Drive closure of long pending open items and identify potential financial exposure

Certification in OneStream, financial and non-financial reporting

Responsible for ROFO and Target reporting and review the variances

Lead and support Statutory reporting for entity location Pag

Support Terminal entity locations in the handover processes connected to the ATR finance area

Support and lead the ATR Accountants to ensure quality in accounting delivery

Ensure Process Compliance by performing regular Gemba and process confirmations. Identify process gaps and support to bridge the deviations as per standard

Implement standardization of ATR processes for the Terminal/entity responsible

Ensure that any exceptions to the standard processes are well documented and signed off

CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 9-10 years’ experience in ATR domain. Accounting Manager/FNA Manager/ ATR controller in ATR functional area of expertise, preferable experience of at least 3-4 years
• Strong people leadership skills, experience leading span of 3 to 4 team members
• Coach and Develops people - coaching and mentoring to build organizational capability, talent and bench strength
• Qualified Chartered Accountant and good understanding of IFRS
• Expert domain knowledge of ATR processes and good understanding of subledgers (STP and OTC processes)
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Experience in delivering results through others (both direct and indirect report)
• Level-headed and effective at change management, capable of pushing back when appropriate and face resistance in a calm and respectful manner
• Good English written and verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skill

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