General Accounting Team Lead

Egis India Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Engineering invites a General Accounting Lead to manage the Bangalore accounting team and ensure accurate reconciliations across multiple entities. You will oversee timely reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and inter-company postings while partnering with regional finance leaders.

Qualified CA/CPA/ACCA with 7-11 years of experience is required. Strong Excel, Oracle ERP proficiency, attention to detail, and excellent communication are essential to drive finance transformation

Qualifications

• CA/CPA/ACCA qualified with global finance experience.
• 7-11 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Experience in shared service or consolidation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-8 general accountants in Bangalore.
• Perform reconciliations and manage intercompany postings.
• Develop, produce, and review business reports.
• Support month-end closing and journal postings.
• Drive process improvements and finance transformation.
• Coordinate with regional controllership and finance leaders.
• Automate routine finance processes to improve accuracy.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations and working capital management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Deadline oriented

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

General Accounting Lead

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.

Job Description

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

• 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

Qualifications

Must be a - CA Qualified/CPA/ACCA Years of Experience- 7-11 Years

Desirable

• French language skills if possible

Additional Information

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.

Experience Level

Senior Level