Controllership Senior Manager

Accenture; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Controllership Senior Manager in Bengaluru to lead intercompany governance, drive standardization, and ensure timely month-end close with strong internal controls. You will oversee financial reporting, taxation, and statutory compliance for interconnected entities while collaborating with country finance teams and tax experts.

The role demands Chartered Accountant credentials and 16–25 years of experience in controllership, IFRS, external audits, and governance.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
• Significant experience in controllership, financial reporting and statutory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial statement preparation, consolidation and taxation.
• Experience managing external audits, internal controls and regulatory compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Global Process Tower Lead, Intercompany governance across relevant stakeholders with focus on standardization, transformation, timely closure of month end close, and control adherence.
• Review and monitor key intercompany metrics, reconciliations, aged balances and governance requirements.
• Manage intercompany process risks, open actions, escalations, and dependencies through structured follow up and clear communication.
• Partner with country finance, Local process tower leads, tax, and global process teams to support consistent treatment and documentation of intercompany activities.
• Guide team members on priorities, deliverables, timelines, and quality expectations during close, review, compliance, and project cycles.
• Manage initiatives from planning through completion by defining scope, owners, milestones, dependencies, outcomes, and escalation paths.
• Support handover planning, knowledge transfer, and process continuity to reduce dependency risk during critical finance cycles.
• Drive standardization, process improvements, automation and operational excellence initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise on intercompany accounting processes.
• Support Country Controllers on complex accounting matters, strategic requests, and intercompany-related escalations.

Skills

Intercompany accounting

Controllership

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

Skill required: Controllership - Intercompany Accounting

Designation: Controllership Senior Manager

Qualifications:Chartered Accountant

Years of Experience:16 to 25 years

Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Songall powered by the worlds largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries.

What would you do

Qualifications ExperienceChartered Accountant (CA), CPA or equivalent professional qualification.Significant experience in controllership, financial reporting and statutory compliance.Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial statement preparation, consolidation and taxation.Experience managing external audits, internal controls and regulatory compliance.Strong stakeholder management, leadership and communOversee financial reporting and ensure integrity of all accounting principles and procedures Manage core accounting billing cash and receivables processes Ensure compliance with local and statutory tax compliance rulesIntercompany accounting is the recording of financial transactions between two different entities that are related by the same parent company.

What are we looking for

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS EXPECTEDOperates with ownership, urgency, and sound judgment while maintaining controllership discipline.Build trust with stakeholders through clarity, follow-through, and transparent communication.Balances execution delivery with governance, documentation quality, and sustainable process improvement.Develops team capability by providing direction, context, feedback, and support during peak cycles.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Key Responsibilities - Global Process Tower Lead, IntercompanyLead intercompany process governance across relevant stakeholders with focus on standardization, transformation, timely closure of month end close, and control adherence
• Review and monitor key intercompany metrics, reconciliations, aged balances and governance requirements
• Manage intercompany process risks, open actions, escalations, and dependencies through structured follow up and clear communication
• Partner with country finance, Local process tower leads, tax, and global process teams to support consistent treatment and documentation of intercompany activities
• Guide team members on priorities, deliverables, timelines, and quality expectations during close, review, compliance, and project cycles
• Manage initiatives from planning through completion by defining scope, owners, milestones, dependencies, outcomes, and escalation paths
• Support handover planning, knowledge transfer, and process continuity to reduce dependency risk during critical finance cycles
• Drive standardization, process improvements, automation and operational excellence initiatives.
• Provide subject matter expertise on intercompany accounting processes.
• Support Country Controllers on complex accounting matters, strategic requests, and intercompany-related escalations.

Qualification

Chartered Accountant