Delivery Manager - General Accounting

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; India; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India seeks a seasoned General Accounting leader who will guide a team to ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting close, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.

You will drive month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, and reporting, with a focus on process improvements and adherence to Hitachi Energy's values.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/ICWA or equivalent professional certification.
• 12–15 years of relevant work experience in accounting/financial control.

Responsibilities

• Defines operating guidelines and project tasks to ensure delivery of services to assigned business partners in accordance with service level agreements.
• Oversees the month end close process for the accounting center including account reconciliation, preparation of various journal entries, and preparation of monthly balance sheet.
• Books monthly entries as necessary based on supporting documentation.
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of reporting package and associated disclosures.
• Oversees preparation of financial statements in the appropriate format for inclusion in timely filings with regulatory agencies. Ensures transparency in financial reporting and disclosures.
• Leads Internal Control over Financial Reporting compliance and reporting for the General Accounting team.
• Performs analysis of accounts and highlights discrepancies/anomalies for correction. Serves as escalation point for complex accounting transactions. Leads enforcement and implementation of internal accounting and reporting guidelines and compliance with external accounting regulations.
• Assists with guideline interpretation for internal partner groups. Develops and implements processes and procedures, and continuously optimizes to gain efficiency and drive productivity gains.
• Supports preparation of company tax return and related tax processes.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

CA/ICWA

Job description

Lead a team focused on the complete, accurate, and timely completion of accounting activities within the General Accounting (GA) team. Ensure compliance with internal guidelines and procedures as well as external regulatory requirements.

How you’ll make an impact:

Defines operating guidelines and project tasks to ensure delivery of services to assigned business partners in accordance with service level agreements.

Oversees the month end close process for the accounting center including account reconciliation, preparation of various journal entries, and preparation of monthly balance sheet.

Books monthly entries as necessary based on supporting documentation.

Ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of reporting package and associated disclosures.

Oversees preparation of financial statements in the appropriate format for inclusion in timely filings with regulatory agencies. Ensures transparency in financial reporting and disclosures.

Leads Internal Control over Financial Reporting compliance and reporting for the General Accounting team.

Performs analysis of accounts and highlights discrepancies/anomalies for correction. Serves as escalation point for complex accounting transactions. Leads enforcement and implementation of internal accounting and reporting guidelines and compliance with external accounting regulations.

Assists with guideline interpretation for internal partner groups. Develops and implements processes and procedures, and continuously optimizes to gain efficiency and drive productivity gains.

Supports preparation of company tax return and related tax processes.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

Qualified CA, ICWA, or an equivalent professional certification.

Possess 12–15 years of relevant work experience in the respective domain.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission‑critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.