Legal Entity Controller

Vodafone Idea (Vi); Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is seeking a Chartered Accountant to own statutory financial reporting for international entities, ensuring IFRS and Local GAAP compliance, and producing timely statutory accounts with robust working papers.

The role partners with Finance Operations, Tax, Internal and External Audit to drive standardisation, data integrity, and transformation initiatives, while leveraging ONESOURCE for data mapping and reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant with post-qualification experience in statutory reporting or financial control.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP accounting requirements.
• Experience preparing local GAAP statutory financial statements and supporting audits.
• Proven ability to interpret accounting standards and apply guidance.
• Experience supporting transformation and change initiatives in finance.
• Experience in a shared services environment is advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of ONESOURCE is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of statutory financial reporting, controls, and compliance for assigned international entities.
• Partner with financial and operational teams to provide meaningful financial analysis across revenues and balance sheet.
• Review monthly results and prepare management accounts with evidenced movements.
• Produce statutory accounts and supporting working papers with accuracy and timeliness.
• Support and execute change initiatives aligning entities with Vodafone Finance model.
• Configure ONESOURCE templates and perform data mapping with local validation.
• Act as primary contact for entities, coordinating complex financial issues across teams.
• Drive standardisation and simplification of statutory accounting and reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Finance Operations, Enterprise Business, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, External Audit, and Group Finance.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Local GAAP accounting

Statutory reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication & coordination

Transformation initiatives

Auditing collaboration

Onesource experience

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

ONESOURCE

Job description

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of statutory financial reporting, controls, and compliance for assigned international legal entities.
• Partner with financial and operational teams to provide meaningful financial analysis across revenues, cost of sales, balance sheet, and other key performance areas.
• Review monthly legal entity results and prepare management accounts to ensure all income statement and balance sheet movements are understood and appropriately evidenced.
• Produce statutory accounts and supporting working papers with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness.
• Support and execute change initiatives that align legal entities with the Vodafone Finance Operating Model.
• Configure ONESOURCE templates, perform data mapping activities, and collaborate with local experts for validation and approval.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned entities, coordinating the resolution of complex financial and operational issues across teams.
• Drive standardisation and simplification of statutory accounting and reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Finance Operations, Enterprise Business, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, External Audit, and Group Finance stakeholders.

Qualification & Experience

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
• More than 4 years of post-qualification experience within statutory reporting, financial control, or legal entity accounting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Local GAAP accounting requirements.
• Experience preparing Local GAAP statutory financial statements and supporting audits.
• Proven experience within statutory reporting environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret accounting standards and apply technical accounting guidance effectively.
• Experience supporting transformation and change initiatives.
• Experience in a shared services environment would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of ONESOURCE is beneficial.
• Demonstrates solution-focused thinking, sound judgement, and a collaborative approach to problem solving.