Delivery Lead Manager

Skill required: Record To Report - Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations
Designation: Delivery Lead Manager
Qualifications:Chartered Accountant
Years of Experience:13 to 18 years
About Accenture
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What would you do? The R2R Analyst is responsible for executing day to day activities relating to general ledger accounting, intercompany, reconciliations. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial accounting and reporting across all business units (‘Field’, ‘BSB’, ‘Corporate’, ‘FST’), while also supporting SOX controls, commentary preparation, and audit readiness. Skills & Competencies Accounting & Compliance • Strong understanding of US GAAP, statutory accounting, and internal control frameworks. • Familiarity with SOX compliance, audit processes, and documentation standards. Analytical & Commentary Writing • Ability to analyze financial data and write clear, concise, and insightful commentary. • Strong business acumen to interpret variances and trends across BUs. Communication & Collaboration • Excellent interpersonal skills to work with field, corporate, and audit teams. • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Ability to grapple with ambiguity and last-minute changes
What are we looking for? •Adaptable and flexible •Ability to perform under pressure •Problem-solving skills •Detail orientation •Ability to establish strong client relationship
Roles and Responsibilities: •General Accounting & Month-End Close • Prepare and post journal entries (accruals, prepayments, reclasses) by gathering data from various systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, Cassis, IBM, Workday) in line with the financial close calendar (eg: Accruals for missing invoices identified during the close process, Review of invoices not yet vouchered) • Reviews financial data and identifies the need for any adhoc journal (eg:, Adjustments based on field estimates for utilities, correcting misclassified expenses) • Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal policies. • Conduct GL reconciliations and resolve discrepancies in coordination with field and corporate teams. • Support topside adjustments and post-close entries (e.g.,bonus, tax). Commentary & Analytics • Draft clear, insightful commentary for P&L and balance sheet variances • Collaborate with field finance teams to gather business context and root cause analysis. • Support flux analysis and internal audit reviews with well-documented narratives. Intercompany • Assist in intercompany matching (AR and AP balances) , discrepancy resolution, and easy claim processing across markets - Broadline, Stockyard, Field, Chef store • Coordinate with Trading partners, field teams to validate journal entries; review Inventory transfers between various markets • Perform settlements between Markets (cash or non cash) • Support non-trade intercompany transactions (e.g., labor transfers, allocations). Budgeting and Forecasting • Produce rolling forecasts in Anaplan Process Improvement & Automation • Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities. • Support the transition of manual processes to BlackLine and ERP workflows. Optimize use of various template for auto-certification in blackline

Chartered Accountant