Assistant Manager - Group Financial Accounting & Controls - FMCG

Job Summary : Assistant Manager - Group Financial Accounting & Controls

Function : Accounting

Industry : FMCG

Location : Bangalore

About Our Client :

Our Client is on the India's largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 8 decades now. Our Client has turnover of above INR 24500 Crores annually. Our Client is unique with a proud history and a bright future. They have ambitious plans for sustainable growth and an intense sense of social purpose. They meet customer's everyday needs for nutrition; hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.

Job Designation : Assistant Manager - Group Financial Accounting & Controls

Number of Position(s) : 01

Qualification : B.Sc / Post graduate - Science

Experience : 7 to 9

Job Responsibilities :

Accountabilities and responsibilities :

- Key responsibilities are to ensure that the monthly financial reporting of a group of countries is accurate, timely, consistent and a fair presentation of performance and corporate actions.

- This may include providing guidance on the financial collection pack, reviewing monthly financial results, providing feedback and communication and training on developments in reporting policies and processes.

- Additionally, the responsibilities include responsibility for the key global processes from a financial controls perspective, specifically Record to Report, Purchase to Pay, Make to Deliver and Order to Cash, as well as Access Controls.

- At the functional level for accounting, this role will be to support the Manager who has specific responsibility for the Balance Sheet, excluding working capital and is therefore responsible for the end to end Consolidation of Investments process.

- In addition, responsibilities will include providing support on global acquisitions and disposals, systems developments, updated reporting requirements and other projects as they arise.

- From a global controls perspective, this role will be to support the Manager who will be responsible for Make to Deliver global controls, including effective deployment of changes, as well as ensuring the annual Financial Controls Assessment is executed in full from a Make to Deliver perspective, whilst providing input on related control deficiencies.

Country basis :

- Analyse and report external financial information for a group of company's countries; identify and initiate any adjustments required to align country submissions with Concern principles

- Provide feedback to countries

- Communicate reporting instructions

- Support acquisitions and disposals reporting

- Input on Make to deliver controls as questions arise from country teams and Operating Centres

- Specific country/cluster responsibilities will be rotated around the Manager/Assistant Group

Function basis :

As primary support for the Manager, the principal functional responsibility associated with this particular appointment will be to span end to end Balance Sheet excluding working capital and is therefore responsible for the end to end Consolidation of Investments process. Supporting the Manager, in managing the end to end Consolidation of Investments process will include managing ETS organisation to deliver against their responsibilities as well as third party providers.

Examples of other functional activities which arise within the team, and to which the job holder may be expected to contribute, include the following:

- Participating in the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts

- Liaising with our external auditors

- Chair Controls & Process Improvement Meeting - Make to Deliver

- Analysing and summarizing the impact of new IFRS pronouncements/regulatory developments in controls

- Implementing new external reporting requirements through the collection and consolidation process

- Routine and ad hoc financial analysis of consolidated results

- Preparing and delivering training for relevant areas of expertise both controls and accounting

Project Element :

- Supporting related projects, specifically global M&A projects

Key interfaces :

Internal :

- Country Reporting Managers

- Country Risk Managers

- Group Analytics

- R2R Operating Centers

- Control Services Centre

- Investor Relations

- Business Operations

- Make to Deliver

External :

- External auditors

- Third party providers

Education & Work Experience :

- 2- 3 Years experience in Operating Country or Country Finance Department - Desirable

- Knowledge and experience of Audit & controls Methodology - Important

- Exposure to concern Financial Reporting - Background knowledge may be helpful but not essential.

- Professional Accounting Qualification - Desirable but can be learned in the role

- SCOA knowledge - Important

- SAP knowledge - Desirable but can be learned on role

Skills/Expertise:

- Sales knowledge and ability

- Ability to build and develop long term relationships with customers & colleagues

- Healthcare Industry experience: Understanding market landscape including customer needs, economics and competitive landscape

- Ability to manage multiple, diverse projects and sales events simultaneously

- High level of execution, time management and listening skills

- Strong business acumen supported by an appropriate level of confidence and professionalism

If interested kindly apply with CV along with following details

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Name: Anushka Nibre
Phone: 02225476846