Associate/Senior Associate

Mettler-Toledo, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance for you & your family

Access to Telemedicine application

Opportunities for learning and growth

Job summary

Mettler-Toledo, Inc. in Mumbai is seeking a finance professional to manage financial closing and reporting processes. Responsibilities include preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with various departments.

The ideal candidate will have strong SAP and Excel skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities. Join a global leader in precision instruments offering a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in SAP and Excel is essential.
• Experience with financial reporting frameworks and tools.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments to gather financial data.
• Prepare journal entries and reconcile accounts.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies.

Skills

Proficiency in using SAP

Excellent command of Microsoft Excel

Familiarity with financial consolidation tools

Strong understanding of financial reporting frameworks

Familiarity with data integration and automation tools

Job description

Our Opening and Your Responsibilities

Financial Closing

• Collaborate with various user departments (such as Business Finance, Sales, AP AR, etc.) to gather financial data and ensure the accuracy and completeness of entries during preparation for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.
• Provide support in terms of reconciliations of accounts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure appropriate adjustments are made.
• Prepare and post journal entries in SAP after ensuring sufficient and appropriate supporting documentation.
• Assist in the review of ledger balances and preparation of audit schedules to support balances reflecting in financial statements, to ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies. Ensure necessary actions are taken against aged/non-moving items per the schedule.
• Work closely with local finance teams to gather necessary data and explanations and ensure consistent accounting and reporting, providing support during adjustments, and reconciliations.

Fixed Asset and Inter Company accounting

• Ensure the creation and assignment of AUC in accordance with the CAPEX requests that have been approved.
• Review the Capital Work in Progress (CWIP) balances regularly and ensure timely and accurate capitalization of projects that have reached their completion or are due for capitalization.
• Ensuring timely depreciation runs to maintain accurate financial records.
• Prepare reconciliations consistent with the Trial balance.
• Review and process intercompany invoices, receipts & payments while maintaining proper documentation.
• Perform regular reconciliations of intercompany accounts and identify & resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Investigate and resolve intercompany-related issues, addressing inquiries from stakeholders across markets.

Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies & procedures.
• Ensure adequate controls and approvals are always in place.

Process Improvement and audit support

• Identify opportunities for RTR process optimization, automation, and standardization within the financial accounting and close processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and operation excellence teams to implement improvements and enhance overall efficiency.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests, providing necessary documentation & information to ensure a smooth audit process within the timelines.
• Support in timely audit closure by assisting in query resolution.

2pm to 11pm on regular days

Night shift during month end close days (5:30 pm to 2:30 am)

What You Need to Succeed

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in using SAP. Familiarity with other SAP modules is a plus.
• Excellent command of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and data manipulation techniques to facilitate financial analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with financial consolidation tools and software to manage intercompany transactions, eliminations, and reporting across entities.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting frameworks.
• Familiarity with data integration and automation tools that could enhance the efficiency of the financial closing processes.

Soft Skills

• Candidate should be well versed in English.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and commitment to data integrity.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders, including finance teams, auditors, and management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player with the capability to collaborate across departments, geographies, and cultures. Proactive attitude towards process improvement and the ability to drive change.

Our Offer to You

• 'One Team' that thrives on collaboration and innovation.
• Opportunities to work with Global teams.
• An open, fair, and inclusive environment.
• Multitude of learning and growth opportunities.
• Medical insurance for you & your family, with access to Telemedicine application.
• A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation.

About Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We promote equal opportunity worldwide and value diversity in our teams in terms of business background, area of expertise, gender and ethnicity. For more information on our commitment to Sustainability, Diversity and Equal Opportunity please visit us here.