Associate Senior Financial Reporting Analyst

Burns & McDonnell; Mumbai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Mumbai is seeking a qualified accounting professional to support global reporting and close cycles. You will partner with U.S.-based counterparts, perform month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting deliverables while driving process improvements.

You will analyze data, support audits, manage intercompany activities, and implement automation opportunities to enhance accuracy, cycle time, and stakeholder experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/CPA/CMA or equivalent with up to two years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in financial reporting (RTR) or related accounting function preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement automation in accounting processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to investigate variances and resolve issues.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills; able to balance multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close activities and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Prepare, review, and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries with supporting documentation.
• Analyze financial data from multiple sources to identify trends and variances.
• Prepare balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations; resolve reconciling items.
• Perform fixed-asset accounting and related journal entries for multiple entities.
• Prepare legal-entity reporting packages, CTI deliverables, equity roll forwards, and footnotes.
• Review OnBase transactions for coding, approvals, and compliance with policies.
• Support internal and external 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 reporting processes.
• Maintain monthly reporting templates to analyze financial results and KPIs.
• Carry out daily and monthly cash-management activities for multiple bank accounts.
• Support lease-accounting activities by reviewing agreements and posting lease journals.
• Contribute to annual departmental initiatives focused on innovation and efficiency.
• Handle ad hoc reporting and month-end close activities as needed.

Skills

RTR experience

Automation opportunities

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

CA/CPA/CMA or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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