Associate Manager Financial Accounting and Control

LSEG; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Associate to prepare, develop, and analyse financial information for senior management decisions. You will support multiple divisions, ensure timely closes, and uphold controls and governance.

The role emphasizes core accounting, consolidation, and cross-functional teamwork across the finance CoE. You will partner with Group Reporting, Statutory Reporting, and other finance teams to deliver robust reporting packs and drive continuous

Qualifications

• Professional accounting degree and at least 4 years of general accounting experience.
• Strong track record in processing core accounting transactions and consolidations.
• Experience in a finance shared services environment is a plus.
• Solid financial controls experience including reconciliations and substantiations.
• Experience delivering reporting packs and schedules showing financial performance.
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Oracle, Oracle Fusion, and Blackline is advantageous.
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication.
• Ability to collaborate across global teams and drive process improvements.
• Willingness to work UK hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end close and review P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Onboard additional scope and align processes to TOM.
• Meet tight reporting deadlines with high accuracy and quality.
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations and substantiations.
• Support external audit processes and liaise with auditors.
• Adhere to internal controls per group policies and financial control framework.
• Support Group projects and implement new systems and processes.
• Identify and support continuous improvement activities.
• Collaborate with Entity Accountants, Financial Controllers, Group Reporting, and Statutory Reporting teams.

Skills

General accounting

Consolidations

Financial reporting

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Professional accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Oracle Fusion

Blackline

Job description

Position Summary

The main responsibilities of this role will be preparing, developing, and analysing financial information so that the London Stock Exchange Group’s senior management can make well-informed decisions, leading to future stability, growth, and profitability. The role focuses on core accounting skills, working across different business divisions in order to support the whole organisation. The selected candidate for this role will be responsible in achieving organisational objectives for the function, Key Performance Indicator’s and will be reporting to the Assistant Manager, Financial Reporting and Control.

Role Responsibilities

• Preparation of month-end accounts close and review processes to ensure accuracy of P&L and Balance Sheet, and adherence to all Group reporting deadlines.
• Responsible for on boarding of additional scope and aligning the process to according to the TOM.
• Ensure that the teams meet tight reporting deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality.
• Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations and substantiations.
• Support the external audit process for companies within scope including liaising with the external auditors to address their questions and requests (CAS).
• Adherence to internal controls as per group policies and the financial control framework.
• Support Group projects and ensure detailed implementation of any new systems and processes.
• Work collaboratively in identification and support of continuous improvement activities.
• The role will be encouraged to partner with Entity Accountants, Financial Controllers, Group Reporting, and Statutory Reporting teams and be a key member of the Finance CoE.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Having professional accounting degree with minimum 4 years of experience in General Accounting.
• Strong track record in Processing core accounting transactions and consolidations to ensure balances are accurately reflected in the general ledger.
• Background in a finance shared services environment would be added advantage.
• Financial control process including account reconciliations and substantiations.
• Analysis, production, and delivery of reporting packs / schedules to represent financial performance.
• Hands on experience in SAP, Oracle, Oracle Fusion, and Blackline will be an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages. Specially in Excel.
• Excellent communication skills in oral & written English.
• Be a lead proponent in driving a collaborative culture to working across finance.
• Adaptable to working in a constantly evolving environment to meet business priorities and deadlines.
• Strong process orientation, with ability to craft robust reporting frameworks.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with global colleagues.
• Improve opportunities, i.e., challenge ways of working, embrace Group practices, seek, and provide information and clarification.
• Accuracy and outstanding attention to detail.
• Ability to work according to UK work hours.

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

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You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

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