Team Lead - Corporate Accounting

Quest Oracle Community; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Oracle Community seeks a Team Lead Corporate Accounting to lead accounting for all corporate entities and oversee daily operations of the corporate team. You will ensure timely monthly closes, support statutory and US audits, and own the closing processes with adherence to US GAAP and local GAAP.

The role requires Chartered Accountant qualification with 8+ years of experience, strong leadership, and expertise in Oracle/SAP/Blackline.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountants.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and SOX.
• 8+ years of accounting experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and finance transformations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic global team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven leadership of large teams across locations.
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, Blackline; OneStream/Hyperion is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be responsible for all accounting activities for all corporate entities.
• Oversee day-to-day corporate accounting operations of the Corporate team.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of monthly corporate close activities.
• Provide support on statutory and US financial audits and auditor requests.
• Oversee monthly/ quarterly/ annual closing processes and review team performance.
• Own accounting for defined entities under US GAAP/local GAAP and compliance.
• Manage balance sheet, P&L, and variance analysis for corporate entities.
• Sign off on preparation of financial reports and schedules for defined entities.
• Guide the team in resolving bottlenecks with potential global impact.
• Coordinate cross-functional accounting activities (cash, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, accruals, leases, etc.).
• Ensure SOX documentation and compliance; support internal/external audits.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders within Finance and ensure integrity of reporting.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

US GAAP/IFRS/SOX

8+ years experience

Project management

Prioritization

Communication

Collaboration

People leadership

Oracle

SAP

Blackline

OneStream/Hyperion

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Blackline

OneStream/Hyperion Financial Management

Job description

The Team Lead Corporate Accounting will be responsible for the following:

• Leading and be responsible for all of the accounting activities for all corporate entities
• Overseeing the day-to-day corporate accounting operations of Corporate team
• Ensuring timeliness and accuracy of the overall monthly corporate close activities
• Providing support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from internal and external auditors
• Overseeing the team with the monthly (quarterly, annual) closing process, review the teams work and take ownership for their performance
• Take full ownership and responsibility of the accounting for a defined set of entities, in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP and compliance with both internal and external requirements
• Managing the balance sheet and profit and loss and the variance analysis for the corporate entities and complete the overall (Corporate) analysis
• Signing off on the regular and timely preparation of all required financial reports and schedules for defined entities
• Guiding the team in handling and solving complex bottlenecks and issues, for all matters impacting accounting. Own final issue resolution for items with potential global impact
• Cross-functional accounting activities (e.g. daily cash, prepaids, fixed assets, intangibles, intercompany transactions, accruals, leases, investments, dividends, and debt transactions of the parent corporation.
• Monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP and covering the Sox framework, and own the compliance aspect regarding this
• Collaborating closely with senior stakeholders within Finance
• Timely delivery and the integrity of the internal and/or external financial reporting.
• Managing footnote information for SEC filings, as well as information for local statutory filings
• Managing the governmental reports, annual returns and / or various statutory and statistical filings for multiple entities in accordance with all internal policies and external requirements and ensuring the Sox control framework is in place
• Producing finance-related reports for Senior Management and for Head Office, internal and external auditors where applicable. Liaise with the regulatory authorities and maintain good relations with them.
• Overseeing all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors
• Ensuring adherence for a defined set of entities all compliance requirements including Sox, tax, statutory and statistical filings and statutory audits are met to fullest satisfaction
• Driving continuous improvement/harmonization and standardization, measuring of output process and input quality to achieve best-in-class performance
• Supporting and engaging in complex and cross-functional innovation and improvement projects in accounting and across finance
• Managing a team of people managers and drive operations, engagement and development within a large team located in diverse worldwide locations (BHI)
• Partnering with other key Finance departments such as Treasury, P2P, Financial systems, Risk & Controls on tasks and projects with a cross functional impact
• Ad-hoc projects as they arise (e.g., automation, ERP implementation, etc.)

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Chartered Accountants;
• Sound knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS and SOx
• Minimum 8+ years of experience
• Project management and/or transformation experience, a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, rapidly growing and fluid organization.
• Ability to effectively communicate at various levels of the organization tailored appropriately to the audience.
• Candidate should demonstrate effective collaboration skills up, down and across the organization.
• Maintain effectiveness in a continuously evolving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong experience managing teams, coaching, and providing training on the job
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, Blackline is preferred.
• Experience with OneStream or Hyperion Financial Management is a plus.

Pre-Employment Screening

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