Senior Professional- Controllership(DACH region)

Acuity-Knowledge-Partners; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity Knowledge Partners, trading as cuity Analytics, seeks a Senior Professional- Controllership for the DACH region in Gurgaon. The role focuses on accurate month-end and year-end closes under IFRS, HGB, and UGB, coordinating with external vendors and group finance teams from India and Europe.

Ideal candidates will have 3–8 years in accounting, CA/ACCA/MBA, and strong MS Office skills. German language at B1+ would be advantageous for interactions with DACH stakeholders.

Qualifications

• CA/ACCA/MBA with 3–8 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with IFRS, German GAAP (HGB), and Austrian GAAP (UGB).
• Month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and audit coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end close activities and meet closing deadlines including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Coordinate with external tax, payroll, and accounting vendors for timely close.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations at trial balance level.
• Support consolidation, revenue, treasury, and tax teams.
• Contribute to monthly management reporting deck.

Skills

Strong communication

German language (B1+)

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Deadline-driven / structured

Education

CA/ACCA/MBA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Professional- Controllership(DACH region) Udyog Vihar Phase II, Gurgaon, Haryana, India 5 - 8 Years Permanent

Job Description

cuity Analytics (the trading name of Acuity Knowledge Partners) is a global, tech-first organisation helping financial institutions and corporates make better decisions through research, data, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. We combine deep financial services expertise with strong engineering, digital and AI capabilities to solve complex, real-world problems.

With a team of 7,200+ analysts, data specialists and technologists across 28 locations, we work with more than 800 organisations worldwide to drive efficiency, unlock insight and deliver measurable impact. Our success is built on the strength of our people—by investing in talent, encouraging collaboration and creating room to grow, we enable our teams to do their best work for clients.

Acuity became an independent business in 2019 following its acquisition from Moody’s Corporation by Equistone Partners Europe. In 2023, funds advised by global private equity firm Permira acquired a majority stake, with Equistone remaining a minority investor—supporting our continued growth and innovation.

This newly created role strengthens our DACH finance team by ensuring an accurate and timely month-end and year-end closing for our DACH entities in compliance with IFRS, German GAAP (HGB), and Austrian GAAP (UGB). The role works closely with external accounting, tax, and payroll vendors as well as Group finance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Manage month-end close activities and meet closing deadlines, including journal entries, accrual management, payroll entries, bank reconciliations, and P&L and balance sheet variance analyses.
• Coordinate with external tax, payroll, and accounting vendors to ensure a complete and timely month-end close.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations at trial balance level for the monthly balance sheet review.
• Support the requirements of the consolidation, revenue, treasury, and tax teams.
• Contribute to the preparation of the monthly management reporting deck.
• Manage the year-end audit in coordination with the accounting vendor and auditors.
• Chartered Accountant, ACCA, or MBA with 3 to 8 years of experience in accounting.
• Well versed in accounting and bookkeeping, including month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Understanding of IFRS, German GAAP (HGB), and/or Austrian GAAP (UGB).
• Understanding of risk and control frameworks; prior experience working with internal auditors is a plus.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, in particular Excel and PowerPoint.
• German language skills at B1 level or higher are an added advantage.
• Strong communication skills and confidence in working with external vendors and international stakeholders.
• Structured, proactive, and deadline-driven way of working.

Job Snapshot

Job ID

JOB_8784

Department

Finance

Location