General Accounting Lead

Egis Group; Karnataka; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Engineering in Bangalore is seeking a GA Lead to manage the General Accountants team and oversee reconciliations, reporting, and month-end activities for multiple entities across regions.

The ideal candidate is CA/CPA/ACCA qualified with 7–11 years of global finance SSC experience, strong Excel, Oracle ERP familiarity, and proven leadership to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• CA/CPA/ACCA qualification required.
• Experience in Global Finance Shared Service environment.
• Strong Excel and data handling skills.
• Ability to manage teams and deliver to deadlines.
• Experience with Oracle ERP and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 6-8 accountants to address performance issues.
• Perform reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Develop, produce, and review financial reports across entities.
• Support month-end closing activities.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Review inter-company reconciliations with GSSC to generate postings.
• Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and working capital management.
• Act as a finance business partner to regional controllership and leadership teams.
• Ensure journals, accruals, and reconciliations are completed on time.
• Drive automation of routine finance processes.
• Contribute to wider finance transformation projects.

Skills

Leadership

Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Deadline awareness

Communication

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Egis Engineering is an independent multi-disciplinary consultancy providing engineering services for the built environment. We are based in the Middle East, India and deliver engineering solutions around the globe. Joining Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients across every aspect of transport, energy, and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable, and resilient world. Egis group comes with more than 50 years of experience and a team of 20,000 employees in over 120 countries around the world.

Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

The GA Lead will manage the General Accountants team in Bangalore and will be responsible for processing clear reconciliations and a group of reports on behalf of multiple entities around the group in multiple regions. This is an integral role and requires accurate execution, and a strong attention to detail and a good understanding of the figures.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Manage a team of 6-8 members to address all performance issues
• Perform reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Develop, produce, and review various business reports
• Support the month-end closing
• Participate in process improvement activities
• Review Inter-company reconciliations and work with GSSC to generate missing postings
• Take ownership of various balance sheet reconciliations and working capital management
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure the accuracy of financial postings and appropriate reflection of business activity.
• Act as a key finance business partner to regional controllership and finance leadership teams, providing insight and challenge on P&L performance.
• Support the month-end close process, ensuring all journals, accruals, and reconciliations are completed within agreed timelines.
• Automation of routine finance processes, identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
• Contribute to wider finance transformation projects as required by the business.

Essential:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant/CPA/ACCA
• Experience of working in Global Finance Shared Service
• Management experience
• Attention to detail
• Strong excel and data handling skills
• Familiar with Oracle ERP system
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience of working to deadlines
• Ability to challenge the numbers and explain variances

• Must be a- CA Qualified/CPA/ACCA
• Years of Experience- 7-11 Years
• Desirable: French language skills if possible

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.