Senior Manager R2R

Zones; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 4,500,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Optional health insurance

EOBI

Voluntary pension scheme

Complimentary meals

In‑house gym

Job summary

Zones in Pakistan is seeking a Senior Manager, Record‑to‑Report to lead the R2R tower within the GBSC, accountable for GL integrity, period‑end close, balance sheet control, and timely financial information. This role manages the Pakistan‑based R2R execution layer and ensures a clean handover within a confidentiality‑segregated structure.

You will drive statutory and management reporting, support audits, strengthen the control environment, and partner with P2P and O2C towers to deliver a

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post‑qualification experience in R2R.
• Experience leading a Record‑to‑Report function in shared services.
• Proven track record in full financial close and statutory reporting.
• Experience leading large teams and managers in fast‑paced delivery.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls and audit in a control‑rich environment.

Responsibilities

• Own month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close calendars with SLAs.
• Maintain general ledger integrity and journal approvals.
• Oversee intercompany accounting across entities.
• Manage fixed assets, leases, accruals, and prepayments.
• Coordinate cash and bank reconciliations with Treasury and O2C/P2P.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliation framework and risk escalation.
• Support management and statutory reporting for Global Controllerships.
• Lead R2R transformation, drive standardisation and process improvement.
• Develop and motivate the R2R team and succession plans.

Skills

CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

R2R leadership

Financial close management

Team leadership

Internal controls & audit

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CA)

Job description

Company Overview

Zones is a Global Solution Provider of end-to-end IT solutions with an unmatched supply chain, operating in more than 120 countries. As a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with over 35 years of experience, Zones specializes in Digital Workplace, Cloud & Data Center, Networking, Security, and Managed/Professional/Staffing services, leveraging key partner certifications including Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, Lenovo, and Adobe.

Position Overview

The Senior Manager, Record‑to‑Report leads the R2R process tower within the Zones Global Business Services Centre (GBSC) with end‑to‑end accountability for general ledger integrity, period‑end close, balance sheet control, and the production of accurate, timely financial information. Operating within the GBSC target operating model, the role manages the Pakistan‑based R2R execution layer and ensures a clean, auditable handover across the confidentiality‑segregated structure.

Responsibilities

• Own the month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close calendar for R2R, ensuring tasks are delivered on agreed timetables, quality standards and SLAs.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts, including journal entry preparation, review and approval within delegated authority limits.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, including transaction processing, matching, settlement and elimination support across legal entities.
• Manage fixed asset and lease accounting, accruals, prepayments, provisions and other technical accounting routines in line with group policy.
• Coordinate cash and bank accounting and reconciliations in partnership with Treasury and the O2C and P2P towers.
• Own the balance sheet reconciliation framework, ensuring accounts are reconciled on time, ageing items are resolved and risk is appropriately escalated.
• Support the production of management and statutory reporting, providing accurate and timely inputs to the Regional and Global Controllerships.
• Maintain a robust month‑end review pack, including key reconciliations, flux analysis and commentary on significant movements.
• Support the corporate amalgamation and entity rationalisation agenda, including ledger migration, opening balance integrity and post‑merger reconciliation.
• Design, operate and continuously strengthen the R2R internal control environment, ensuring controls are documented, evidenced and operating effectively.
• Act as a primary point of contact for external and internal audit on R2R matters, coordinating the preparation and timely delivery of audit deliverables.
• Uphold the confidentiality segregation built into the R2R operating model, ensuring information access is appropriate to each layer of the structure.
• Ensure compliance with group accounting policies, relevant accounting standards and statutory requirements across the entities served.
• Champion the GBSC transformation within R2R, standardising and globalising processes, removing duplication and embedding leading practice.
• Identify and deliver automation, simplification and efficiency opportunities, including the migration of activity from regional teams into the GBSC.
• Define, track and report tower performance metrics, using data to drive accountability and improvement.
• Support the design and roll‑out of standard operating procedures, process documentation and knowledge management for the tower.
• Lead, develop and motivate the R2R team, building a high‑performing, accountable and engaged culture aligned to GBSC values.
• Set clear objectives, manage performance and build succession and capability across the tower.
• Manage workforce planning, recruitment and onboarding for the tower in partnership with the GBSC leadership team and People function.
• Foster strong, collaborative working relationships with the P2P and O2C Senior Managers to deliver a joined‑up GBSC service.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent) with strong post‑qualification experience.
• Substantial experience leading a Record‑to‑Report function, ideally within a shared services or global business services environment.
• Proven track record of managing a full financial close, balance sheet control and statutory and management reporting at scale.
• Demonstrable experience leading sizeable teams, including team leads and managers, in a fast‑paced delivery environment.
• Strong working knowledge of internal controls and audit, with experience operating in a control‑rich environment.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of finance transformation, GBS build‑out or migration of activity into a shared services centre.
• Exposure to ERP implementation or optimisation and to finance automation tooling.
• Experience supporting corporate amalgamations, entity rationalisation or post‑merger integration from a finance perspective.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and currencies within a US‑headquartered group.

Benefits

Zones offers a comprehensive benefits package, including life insurance, optional health insurance, EOBI and a voluntary pension scheme in line with Company policy. Employees also enjoy additional perks such as complimentary meals and access to an in‑house gym.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and remain dedicated to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination of any kind.