Team Lead - General Ledger

A. General:

Job Title / Position

GL - Manager

Department

Shared Service Office

Reporting to

GL Senior Manager

No. of subordinates (Direct)

2-3

Date of Approval

B. Job Profile / Duties and Responsibilities:

KPI’s

• Lead and manage end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities for the foreign subsidiary.
• Ensure timely posting, review, and reconciliation of journals, accruals, provisions, and adjustments.
• Monitor intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and settlements.
• Review GL balances, conduct variance analysis, and ensure correctness and completeness of accounts.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are prepared timely, accurately and in compliance with company guidelines
• Ensures that accounting transactions are properly recorded, posted, processed, and reported to ensure accurate presentation of the balance sheet and income statement.
• Ensure team members are trained to process any GL related activity
• Ensures that files and documentation are maintained thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Act as the primary point of contact for statutory auditors and internal auditors for the foreign subsidiary.
• Other job duties as may be assigned.

Other Responsibilities

C. Person Profile:

Required qualification

Qualified CMA or CA

Length of overall experience

4–7 years of experience in accounting, controlling, and GL operations, preferably in a multinational environment.

D. Competencies:

Functional / Technical Skills

Must to have Skills

• Work experience in GL & FA process a must
• Working knowledge in ERP (e.g. SAP, Oracle) FI-CO modules is a must
• Opex and Capex accounting
• Trail Balance ownership
• Proficient in MS Office

Good to have Skills

• Working experience in Controlling module in ERP

Soft Skills

Must to have Skills

• Good communication skills both writing and verbal
• Ability to work independently and lead the team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
• Must be well organized and a self-starter

Good to have Skills

E. Nature of requirement

NEW / REPLACEMENT

If new justification

To ensure sustained operational excellence and to support the growing scope of responsibilities within the SSO GL (North America), it is essential to strengthen the middle layer of the team.

If replacement, in place of

F. Other requirements if any

Shift timing - UK shift (12.30 PM to 9.30 PM) and flexible to work (for month close) in US shift (5.30 PM to 2.30 AM)