Associate Manager, Accounting

Scientific Games; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Games seeks an experienced finance leader to govern accounting across the close, balance sheet integrity, reporting, and compliance activities. You will drive excellence across Inventory, Revenue, Royalty, and General Accounting, partnering with global stakeholders to ensure accurate results and timely issue resolution.

Lead governance of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes, with emphasis on accuracy, controls, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent are preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience within multinational, shared services, GCC, or complex global environments.
• Strong experience in financial close, financial reporting, general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, audit support, and stakeholder management.
• Working knowledge of Inventory, Revenue, and Royalty Accounting.
• Experience with ERP platforms, financial reporting systems, and reconciliation tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead & govern end-to-end financial close, reporting, and compliance activities.
• Drive accuracy in balance sheets and ensure timely issue resolution with global stakeholders.
• Promote strong internal controls and SOX-aligned governance across finance processes.
• Support audits and resolve observations with cross-functional teams.
• Develop capability through standardization, automation, and shared services collaboration.
• Partner with IT, Operations, Tax, Legal and Finance to drive process transformation.

Skills

Financial close

Financial reporting

General ledger

Balance sheet reconciliations

Internal controls

Audit support

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

CA / CPA / ACCA / CMA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle ERP

BlackLine

Hyperion

Power BI

Job description

Lead accounting governance across financial close, balance sheet integrity, reporting, and compliance activities.

• Drive operational excellence across Inventory, Revenue, Royalty, General Accounting, and related finance processes.
• Partner with global stakeholders to ensure accurate financial outcomes and timely issue resolution.
• Support a high-performing finance shared services environment through process standardization, automation, and capability development.
• Promote a strong control culture while supporting business growth and organizational objectives.

Key Capability Areas

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Drive accounting quality through effective review, governance, and issue resolution.
• Maintain financial integrity across journals, reconciliations, reporting, and accounting outputs.
• Proactively identify risks impacting accounting accuracy or reporting timelines.
• Provide leadership during critical close and reporting cycles.

2. Financial Reporting & Balance Sheet Integrity

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and supportability of financial records.
• Drive strong balance sheet governance and reconciliation disciplines.
• Monitor financial trends, unusual variances, and emerging risks.
• Deliver meaningful financial insights and business explanations to stakeholders.
• Support high-quality management and statutory reporting requirements.

3. Accounting Expertise & Technical Leadership

• Serve as a subject matter expert across inventory, revenue, royalty, and general accounting processes.
• Apply accounting policies consistently while managing complex accounting scenarios.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to finance teams.
• Support resolution of accounting issues, audit observations, and process exceptions.
• Promote best practices and accounting excellence across the organization.

4. Controls, Compliance & Risk Management

• Drive a robust internal control environment aligned with SOX and corporate governance requirements.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, accounting standards, and audit expectations.
• Identify and mitigate operational, financial, and compliance risks.
• Support internal and external audit activities.
• Foster accountability, transparency, and disciplined financial management.

5. Stakeholder Partnership & Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across Finance, Operations, Procurement, Tax, Legal, IT, and Global Shared Services teams.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve desired financial and operational outcomes.
• Communicate complex accounting matters clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead cross-functional discussions to resolve issues and drive business decisions.
• Establish credibility through proactive communication and consistent execution.

6. Process Excellence & Transformation

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and control effectiveness.
• Lead initiatives focused on standardization, automation, and simplification.
• Promote continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Drive sustainable improvements that enhance accuracy, productivity, and stakeholder experience.

7. Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead through influence, accountability, and ownership.
• Coach and develop team members to improve technical and professional capabilities.
• Build resilient processes through documentation, knowledge sharing, and succession planning.
• Promote collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Demonstrate strong judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related discipline.
• Professional qualifications such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent are preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience within multinational, shared services, GCC, or complex global environments.
• Strong experience in financial close, financial reporting, general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, audit support, and stakeholder management.
• Working knowledge of Inventory, Revenue, and Royalty Accounting.
• Experience with ERP platforms, financial reporting systems, and reconciliation tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities.

Preferred Experience

• Oracle ERP
• BlackLine
• Hyperion
• Power BI
• Shared Services / GCC environments
• Process transformation and automation initiatives

Success Measures

Accurate and timely financial close delivery.

Strong financial control and compliance performance.

• High-quality financial reporting and balance sheet integrity.
• Reduction in audit findings and reconciliation ageing.
• Continuous improvement and automation outcomes.
• Stakeholder satisfaction and partnership effectiveness.
• Team capability growth and operational resilience.

Relentless innovation. Legendary performance. And unwaveringsecurity. All built on a foundation of trusted partnerships.

This is what it takes to be a global leader in lottery games,sports betting and technology. And to propel the industry everforward.

At Scientific Games, we elevate play every day.

From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainmentexperiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we careabout the details that drive profits for lottery beneficiaryprograms.

We know what people like to play today. And with the power of dataanalytics, we can predict what they'll want to play tomorrow.

We're always thinking about the player experience. Because it'snot just a game. It's an instant of optimistic fun.

But the best part? We're just getting started. iLottery and sportsbetting are the new frontier in play. And Scientific Games is thepartner of choice for these growing markets. Because when it comesto digital, trust is everything.

The lottery experience is always one of excitement. But we'reendlessly innovating, always evolving and firmly committed toresponsible gaming. So that the future of lottery funding shinesbright.

It's a future of stability and inspiration. The strength ofsecurity paired with the thrill of the new. It's the future ofScientific Games. The driver of today's favorite lottery games andmost advanced technologies, and sustainability for tomorrow.

And it all starts now.

We’re your next great job. Join our team. Do good.