Manager – Accounting & Controls Verified Company

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced finance professional to own financial integrity across TB, Balance Sheet GLs, and P&L, aligning with IFRS and audit requirements. You will partner with Group Reporting, P&L owners, and Process Operations to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

Responsibilities include month-end close reviews, reconciliations, and providing clear commentary on variances, while coordinating external audits and driving process improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong background in financial accounting, Group Reporting, TB review, balance sheet control, and P&L analysis.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience reviewing reconciliations, journals, schedules, and financial commentary with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; proven problem-solving ability.
• Experience coordinating with shared services/process operations and meeting tight close timelines.

Responsibilities

• Review entity TB during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; investigate unusual movements and misclassifications.
• Manage Balance Sheet GLs for Group Reporting, ensuring reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, and movement explanations are complete.
• Review P&L results, validate accruals/reclasses, and provide commentary on material variances.
• Act as key contact for Group Reporting on submissions, schedules, reporting queries, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate external audits, including evidence review, query resolution, and audit action closure.
• Review outputs from Process Operations (R2R, AP, AR, intercompany, fixed assets) to ensure compliant accounting.
• Identify control gaps, drive remediation, perform root-cause analysis, and implement process improvements.

Skills

Financial accounting

IFRS

P&L analysis

Month-end close

Stakeholder management

Audit coordination

Education

CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA (Finance) or equivalent

Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

Job description

Role Purpose :

Own financial integrity for assigned entities by reviewing Trial Balance (TB), Balance Sheet GLs, and P&L, ensuring entity results are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Partner with Group Reporting, P&L owners, and Process Operations teams to resolve issues and strengthen financial controls.

Key Responsibilities :

• Review entity Trial Balance (TB) during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close; investigate unusual movements, misclassifications, and open items.
• Manage Balance Sheet GLs for Group Reporting, ensuring reconciliations, substantiation, ageing, and movement explanations are complete.
• Review P&L results, validate accruals/reclasses, and provide clear commentary to P&L owners on material variances.
• Act as the key contact for Group Reporting on submissions, schedules, reporting queries, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate external audits for assigned entities, including evidence review, query resolution, and audit action closure.
• Review outputs from Process Operations teams such as R2R, AP, AR, intercompany, fixed assets, and other finance processes to ensure compliant accounting.
• Identify control gaps, drive remediation, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement process improvements.

Key Stakeholders :

• Group Reporting
• P&L Owners
• Process Operations
• External Auditors
• Tax
• Treasury
• Statutory Reporting

Required Experience & Skills :

• Strong experience in financial accounting, Group Reporting, Trial Balance review, Balance Sheet control, and P&L analysis.
• Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience reviewing reconciliations, journals, schedules, and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, influencing skills.
• Experience working with shared services/process operations and managing tight financial close timelines.

Qualifications :

• CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant experience required.

Mandatory skills :

• US GAAP, IFRS, Trial Balance, financial reporting, GL, reconciliation, controllership, month end activities, Reporting.

Success Measures :

• Timely and accurate financial submissions.
• Clean and well‑substantiated Balance Sheet GLs.
• Meaningful P&L commentary and variance analysis.
• Smooth audit completion.
• Compliant accounting processes with strong internal controls.