Lead Accountant

Key Responsibilities:

• We would need to Hire people with an Master s degree preferably an MCOM or an MBA with at least 8 years of extensive RTR experience from top MNC s
• Extensive experience in SAP Blackline
• Prepare Balance sheet reconciliations analyze the reconciling items and work with local market to clear them
• Challenge final draft templates such as sales allowances pre payments and accruals for review by Local Market Finance before submission pass any required adjustments
• Lead mid month meetings with Local Market Finance to discuss the business updates and requirements pending issues to be resolved which impact the financials
• Review journals prepared by the Local Market Finance ensuring the calculation is accurate and supporting documentation is of auditable quality
• Financial accounting work
• Prepare and review balance sheet and P L accounts periodically to ensure appropriate valuation and resolve any queries
• Review all clearing accrual prepayment accounts to ensure that accounts used are regularly reviewed and cleared
• Prepare appropriate reconciliation account analysis and general ledger entries to enable the monthly reporting cycle to be completed on time and with accuracy
• Review and approve all journal entries prepared by the direct report Assistant Financial Accountant
• Prepare monthly transfer price reconciliation for UK market and record the journal entries in Black line
• Month end closing process
• Be the point of contact for Local Market Finance for markets under responsibility
• Prepare monthly management P L perform limited analytical review in conjunction with the local market finance
• Prepare monthly management package files identifying points for discussion and resolution prior to meeting with Financial Accounting Manager and Local Market Finance
• Ensure online monthly financial submissions are in line with US GAAP and corporate policies and procedures
• Investigate and reconcile monthly intercompany balance
• Balance sheet reviews
• Prepare monthly balance sheet recs with supporting documentation ensuring a high quality and identify points for discussion and resolution prior to meeting with Financial Accounting Manager and Local Market Finance
• Proactively lead the balance sheet review meetings and the mid month meetings with local Finance teams and work to successfully action follow up points
• Recharges
• Understand the group trading structure and ensure all charges are raised on a timely basis and recorded accurately
• Extensive experience in handling of IC reconciliations and resolving variances
• Payroll
• Ensure payroll process runs by liaising with the HR department
• Ensure all payroll accounting is accurate
• Ensure all payroll reporting requirements are met
• Tax
• Logical understanding of preparation of the tax entries

Preferred Skills:

Finance & Accounts