Team Lead - General Ledger

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in India seeks a Reconciliation Analyst lead to manage a team of Analysts, Senior Analysts and Specialists, ensuring timely deliverables in line with IHG guidelines and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

The role includes mentoring, operational support, and coordination with Group Treasury for cash flow and wire payments, while overseeing month-end close and process improvements.

Qualifications

• CA/CWA/MBA (F) with 2 years' experience or M.Com/CA(I)/CWA (I) with 3+ years.
• B.Com with 5+ years of Finance & Accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of financial processes and SOX controls.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations within agreed timelines and accuracy.
• Coordinate with Group Treasury for cash flow, wire payments.
• Oversee month-end close for timely and accurate reporting.
• Improve manpower utilization and output quality.
• Be proactive, adapt to new responsibilities and priorities.
• Identify training needs and ensure cross-training and backups.
• Coordinate IT access and infrastructure requirements for the team.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Flexibility

Education

CA/CWA/MBA (F) with 2 years experience

M.Com/CA(I)/CWA (I) with 3+ years

B.Com with 5+ years Finance & Accounting

Tools

PeopleSoft

Essbase

Job description

Role Purpose

Handling the team of Reconciliation Analyst and Specialist and ensure all deliverables are prepared with in stipulated timeline and as per IHG guidelines. Ensure that the integrity of all work and interactions with customers are completed in accordance with IHG policy and procedures and compliant with Sarbanes Oxley legislation. Mentoring and coaching of Analyst, Senior Analyst and Specialists. Providing them operational support as and when required.

Role Purpose

Handling the team of Reconciliation Analyst and Specialist and ensure all deliverables are prepared with in stipulated timeline and as per IHG guidelines. Ensure that the integrity of all work and interactions with customers are completed in accordance with IHG policy and procedures and compliant with Sarbanes Oxley legislation. Mentoring and coaching of Analyst, Senior Analyst and Specialists. Providing them operational support as and when required.

Key Accountabilities

• Completion of Bank Reconciliation as per the agreed timelines and accuracy
• Coordinating with Group Treasury, preparation of Cash flow, accurate processing or Wire payments
• Oversees the month-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• To give value to the organization in terms of better utilization of manpower/better quality of output.
• Takes logical decision quickly, change priority to meet expectation & always accommodative to new responsibility. Ready to take proactive action when required
• Assessing training needs for team & organizing the same and ensuring all members are cross trained & Back-up plan is in place.
• Responsible for coordinating & providing the entire infrastructure related requirements for the team including IT accesses.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education & Experience -

• CA/CWA/MBA (F) with 2 years of experience or M. Com/CA(I)/CWA (I) with more than 3 yrs. experience or B. Com with more than 5 years of Finance & Accounting experience.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Accounting Knowledge: Good Knowledge of Accounting Principles and concepts and the ability to apply them to the company's Accounting practices.
• System Knowledge: Good knowledge of the relevant IHG systems like People soft, Essbase etc.

Other Skills

Communication - Possess good communication skills.

Flexibility -

Flexible to work in multiple shifts

Ability to work in cross functional teams