Senior Accountant - Compliance & Audits

Gruppo SKF; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Experienced finance team

Best-in-class processes training

Job summary

SKF India seeks a Senior Accountant – Compliance & Audit to lead R2R activities, supervise journal entries, reconciliations, and monthly closings. The role requires CA qualification and 5+ years in RTR/Finance, with SAP and Power BI proficiency.

You will guide audits, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive process improvements in a global SSC setup. The candidate will manage a team, coordinate with Process Analysts, and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting in a manufacturing‑centric

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of R2R processes and financial statement preparation.
• CA qualified with 5+ years in RTR/Financial reporting.
• Experience leading a team in a manufacturing/SSC environment.
• Proficient in SAP and Power BI for reporting.
• Excellent communication and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise journal entries and reconciliation of financial statements and accounts.
• Manage monthly account reconciliations, general ledger accounts, review financial reports and variances.
• Perform GL closing, preliminary financial statements, consolidation, and month-end reports.
• Direct accounting analysis and reporting and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances.
• Lead statutory audits and complete them within the required time frame.
• Provide support to internal and external audits as initiated from time to time.
• Work with external service providers/outsource partners.
• Drive continuous improvement and optimization projects for R2R.

Skills

R2R processes

Audit readiness

Leadership

MS Office

Analytical skills

Education

CA – Qualified

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

Location: Pune, IN

About SKF

SKF started its operations in India in 1923. Today, SKF provides industrial engineered solutions through its five technology‑centric platforms: bearings and units, seals, mechatronics, lubrication solutions and services. Over the years the company has evolved from being a pioneer ball bearing manufacturing company to a knowledge‑driven engineering company helping customers achieve sustainable and competitive business excellence.

SKF’s solutions provide sustainable ways for companies across the automotive and industrial sectors to achieve breakthroughs in friction reduction, energy efficiency, and equipment longevity and reliability. With a strong commitment to research‑based innovation, SKF India offers customized value‑added solutions that integrate all its five technology platforms.

By re‑imagining rotation for a better tomorrow.

By creating intelligent and clean solutions for people and the planet.

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Accountant – Compliance & Audit

Reports to: Chief Accountant R2R

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

• Supervise the preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of financial statements and accounts ensuring data accuracy. Ensure effective maintenance of general ledger accounts
• Manage monthly account reconciliations, general ledger accounts, review financial reports to identify and explain variances, and follow documentation & maintain accounting files
• Perform general ledger closing, preliminary financial statements, consolidation, and month‑end reports
• Direct accounting analysis and reporting and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances
• Provide technical support and advice to Process Analysts
• Maintain all financial information and records
• Ensure documentation is prepared in compliance with all related regulatory guidelines and applicable policies
• Lead the team in performing month‑end and year‑end closing by ensuring any reconciling items are addressed and overall timely execution of high quality and accurate processes
• Respond in an effective and timely manner to all Business Unit needs concerning areas such as expenditures and inventory
• Responsible for Fixed Assets Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Payroll Accounting
• Lead Statutory Audit and complete it within the required time frame
• Provide support to all internal and external audits as initiated from time to time
• Work in close collaboration with external service provider/outsource partner
• Lead all continuous improvement and optimization projects for R2R
• Responsible for performance delivery according to agreed SLAs & KPIs in line with the Shared Service Centre standards and respective country norms
• Calculation of tax provision including deferred tax working
• Prepare withholding Tax return
• Prepare Monthly, Quarterly return of Indirect Tax GST etc.
• Provide guidance to the team on application of accounting standard for any special business transactions
• Perform Weekly review of Trial balance and ensure correctness in accounting

We offer:

• A stimulating and challenging job in an international and developing environment
• Opportunity to be part of an experienced and open‑minded team
• Get an in‑depth knowledge of best‑in‑class Finance processes

We expect you to have:

• Superior understanding of overall Finance & Accounting with strong exposure to R2R processes
• Expert Knowledge on Accounting Standards
• Experience in Audit and Preparation of Financial Statements
• Leadership skills for team management and keep team motivated.
• Good Organizational and planning skills, including ability to: prioritize work, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set goals and enforce deadlines, while maintaining flexibility to reassess and prioritize goals
• Experience with MS Office required and superior understanding of Finance systems/ERP
• Strong written and verbal communication and analytical skills
• Ability to challenge the standard/Status‑Quo in order to secure accounting and improve processes. Open minded when it comes to changes.

Academic & Work Profile:

• CA – Qualified
• 5+ years of professional work experience in R2R function (Accounting, Reporting and Audits) with 2+ years of experience in leading a team responsible for ongoing reporting and processing
• Experience of working in a Manufacturing Set‑up/ Exposure working in a Shared services Centre will be an added advantage
• Relevant Experience/ Knowledge in reputed Captive/Outsourcing RTR Ops.
• Excel Knowledge.
• Preferred someone with exposure of SAP for 2+ years
• Power BI Dashboard/ Worked with Power Query for data cleaning, transformation, and preparation
• Quality Lean/Process Improvement knowledge

Interested candidate/s can share their resume to [e-mail]