Senior Manager - Record To Report - KPO

About client:

Our client is a fortune 500, listed organisation on the NYSE.

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for the timely completion of activities as part of the Record-to-Report (RTR) function - Accounting (General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Intercompany), Local & Global reporting, Tax filing & reporting, Period-end close & reporting and Master data management

- Manage the team performance and ensure delivery of timely output as per the defined SLAs

- Ownership of Master Data across vendors, customers and GL related (company codes, cost centres, etc.). Approves requests for master data changes

- Accountable for evaluating, reconciling and resolving complex accounting transactions and ensuring reconciliations of accounts

- Monitor and measure the performance of the RTR business process

- Improve the business process flow on a continual basis utilizing industry leading practices

- Help Team Leaders setting policies and procedures for the RTR process

- Act as key contact person for all internal and external groups which affect / are affected by the RTR process

- Assist team in trouble shooting and decision making

- Identify changes to long term resource needs and implements appropriate actions

- Ensure role alignment of individuals

- Identify, assess and select resources

- Facilitate performance assessments and conducts feedback sessions

- Determine and adjusts team and individual performance measures

- Support in decisions related to monetary and non-monetary compensation / rewards within established guidelines

- Ensure compliance with Group's Sarbanes Oxley programme and Standard Policy and Procedures

- Provide valuable feedback to staff through annual performance appraisals and goal settings programme

Knowledge and experience required:

- 12+ years of work experience in a similar role

- Experience in Agribusiness/Commodity trading industry preferred

- Minimum Education Qualification - Chartered Accountant or CPA. Additional certification in US GAAP or IFRS will be an advantage

- Experience in managing people and processes through a sustained period of change

- Strong subject matter expertise in Financial Closure books of accounts

- Eye for details and the ability to view the financials from a Financial Controller standpoint

- Ability to provide high quality level of customer service for end-to-end Accounting & reporting process

- Ability to partner with other SSC Team Managers to optimize processes across the SSC

- Ability to manage the SSC vision and purpose

- Strong written & oral communications skills in English. Knowledge of Asian or European languages added advantage.

- Strong problem solving & organization skills

- Excellent computer skills and competency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

- Experience in ERP systems

Ideal experience:

- Experience working in a similar Shared Services Centre setup, a distinct advantage

- Prior experience in transitioning/migrating work from onshore to offshore delivery centers will be an advantage

- Prior experience in managing high transaction volumes, with good knowledge of associated controls and procedures

- Experience in SAP, workflow tools and document imaging systems

- Experience in managing and leading teams for service delivery