Associate Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Burns & McDonnell India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell India is seeking a finance professional to partner with U.S.-based counterparts and internal stakeholders to maintain a strong control environment and meet reporting deadlines. The role covers month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, cash and lease accounting, and audit support across multiple entities.

You will drive process improvements, automate accounting tasks where possible, and maintain monthly reporting templates to provide leadership with meaningful insights

Qualifications

• CA/CPA/CMA with up to 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in financial reporting, RTR, or related accounting function preferred.
• Advanced Excel proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close activities and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Prepare, review, and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries with proper documentation.
• Extract, analyze, and interpret financial data to identify trends and variances.
• Prepare balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations; investigate reconciling items.
• Perform fixed-asset accounting activities and related journal entries.
• Prepare legal-entity reporting packages and CTI deliverables.
• Review OnBase transactions for coding, approvals, and compliance.
• Support audits with timely status updates and documentation.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based counterparts to manage dependencies and risks.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate accounting processes.
• Maintain monthly reporting templates and analyze financial results and KPIs.
• Conduct daily and monthly cash-management activities across multiple bank accounts.
• Support lease-accounting by reviewing agreements and recording journal entries.
• Contribute to annual department initiatives focused on efficiency and innovation.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and month-end close activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Journal entries & reconciliations

Education

CA / CPA / CMA equivalent

Job description

Description

This role partners with U.S.-based counterparts and internal stakeholders to maintain a strong control environment, meet recurring reporting deadlines, resolve variances, and drive continuous improvement across the Financial Reporting function. The position supports multiple legal entities and is responsible for month-end close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, cash, fixed-asset and lease accounting, reporting deliverables, audit support, stakeholder coordination, and process improvement.

• Execute month-end close activities and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with established schedules and controls


• Prepare, review, and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and appropriate supporting documentation.


• Extract, analyze, and interpret complex financial data from multiple sources to identify trends, explain variances, and generate actionable insights on corporate departmental overhead costs.


• Prepare balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations; investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly.


• Perform fixed-asset accounting activities and prepare related journal entries for multiple legal entities.


• Prepare legal-entity reporting packages, CTI deliverables, equity roll forwards, annual footnote reviews, and entity tie-outs.


• Review OnBase transactions for appropriate coding, approvals, supporting documentation, and compliance with company policies.


• Support internal and external audits by providing timely status updates, complete documentation, and prompt responses to stakeholder queries.


• Partner with U.S.-based counterparts and internal teams to manage dependencies, communicate risks, and complete recurring and ad hoc requests.


• Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, enhance, and automate accounting and reporting processes; measure improvements in accuracy, cycle time, control effectiveness, and stakeholder experience.


• Maintain and enhance monthly reporting templates to analyze financial results and key performance indicators, providing meaningful insights to leadership.


• Perform daily and monthly cash-management activities for multiple bank accounts, including the preparation and recording of bank fees and interest income.


• Support lease-accounting activities by reviewing new and modified agreements, entering key terms into the lease accounting system, and preparing monthly lease journal entries for multiple entities.


• Actively contribute to annual departmental initiatives focused on innovation, efficiency, and process improvement.


• Perform other ad hoc reporting, analysis, and month-end close activities aligned with the role’s focus on financial reporting, business insight, and organizational success.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or an equivalent professional accounting qualification, with up to two years of post-qualification experience.


• Experience in financial reporting, record-to-report (RTR), or a related accounting function is preferred.


• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel


• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement automation opportunities within accounting and financial reporting processes.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate variances, determine root causes, and resolve exceptions effectively.


• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to balance weekly, monthly, annual, and ad hoc priorities while meeting close deadlines.


• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with U.S.-based counterparts, auditors, and cross-functional stakeholders.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job

Accounting/Finance

Primary Location

India-Maharashtra-Mumbai

Schedule

Full-time

Travel

No

Job Hire Type

Experienced Not Applicable #BMI N/A