Senior Accountant, India

embecta; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

embecta in India seeks a hands-on senior accounting professional to manage outsourced finance and accounting functions in collaboration with Genpact. The role ensures accurate transactional activities, treasury tasks, and local/regulatory reporting aligned with US GAAP and local GAAP requirements.

The candidate will report to the Associate Director, Controller Asia and Greater China, work with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements across RTR, I2C, P2P, and audit processes.

Qualifications

• Oversee RTR processes including GL, period-end close, and reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, local GAAP, and group reporting standards.
• Support statutory and regulatory reporting and tax-related work in India.
• Coordinate with outsourced partners to assure timely financial processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations for India entities and outsourced providers.
• Provide controllership oversight, accuracy, integrity, and policy compliance.
• Lead month-end and year-end closes and financial statement reviews.
• Monitor financial data to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive treasury activities including cash flow forecasting and banking relations.
• Oversee I2C processes including invoicing, collections, and AR.
• Coordinate Procure-to-Pay and vendor payments, travel and expenses.
• Support audit activities and internal controls (SOX).
• Drive process improvements, SAP-related regression testing, and automation.

Skills

RTR

US GAAP

SOX

Cash management

Regulatory reporting

Tools

BlackLine

SAP

Job description

A hands‑on senior accounting personnel to manage the outsourced finance and accounting functions for our entity in India. In this role, he/she will be responsible for working closely with our outsourcing partner, Genpact to ensure all transactional activities and treasury related tasks are accurately and efficiently performed. He/She will also be responsible for managing the local regulatory reporting and other statutory reporting and foreign currency reporting. He/She will report to the Associate Director, Controller Asia and Greater China and will work closely with cross‑functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations and Controllership

• Oversee day‑to‑day finance and accounting operations for the assigned entities, including managing outsourced service providers to ensure timely and accurate processing of transactional accounting activities.
• Provide overall controllership oversight, ensuring financial accuracy, integrity, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the Record‑to‑Report (RTR) process, including General Ledger management, period‑end close activities, and balance sheet reconciliations through BlackLine.
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial records and proper documentation of all financial transactions.
• Manage month‑end and year‑end close processes and ensure financial reporting is prepared in accordance with US GAAP, Group reporting standards, and local GAAP requirements.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements, including P&L and Balance Sheet reporting, and provide financial analysis and insights to management.
• Monitor and analyze financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Treasury and Cash Management

• Manage treasury functions including cash management, bank relationships, and cash flow forecasting.
• Oversee foreign currency reporting and treasury‑related activities.
• Manage banking operations and resolve banking‑related matters.

Order‑to‑Cash and Working Capital Management

• Oversee Invoice‑to‑Cash (I2C) related processes including invoicing, customer credit management, collections, and accounts receivable.
• Support revenue recognition processes and ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Support working capital optimization through effective cash collection and cost control.

Procure‑to‑Pay and Operational Finance

• Oversee Accounts Payable and T&E processes, including vendor payments and expense reimbursements.
• Ensure proper management of invoicing, payments, and intercompany transactions.

Tax and Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all local statutory and regulatory reporting requirements in India, including timely filing of statutory returns.
• Support Tax payments and Audit support in coordination with TAX department.
• Work closely with the Asia Tax team on tax compliance matters.

Audit and Internal Controls

• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and internal control frameworks, maintaining a strong and effective control environment.
• Coordinate and support internal audits, SOX audits, and external audits (e.g., EY).
• Ensure adherence to Delegation of Authority (DOA) and Segregation of Duties (SOD) requirements.
• Lead remediation efforts for any control gaps identified during internal or external audits.

Systems and Process Improvement

• Support SAP regression and integration testing related to finance system changes.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives within finance operations.
• Ensure compliance with finance policies, governance standards, and data integrity requirements.

Stakeholder and other support

• Manage relationships with outsourced finance service providers, ensuring service quality and timely resolution of operational issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure accurate and timely completion of financial reporting and operational activities.
• Prepare ad‑hoc financial reports, analysis, and management presentations as required.
• Support business initiatives and other finance‑related projects as assigned.