Senior Accounting Advisory

Our business consulting practice is keen to hire a Senior Accounting Advisory Manager with deep subject matter expertise in the areas of IFRS implementation, hedge accounting, CFO advisory and accounting standard transitions. The professional will be responsible for delivery and sales associated with the subject matter areas.

This involves frequent contact across all stakeholders, managing and building a team of subject matter experts, developing proposals, innovation in accounting areas and market outreach for supporting the business.

Highlight of the engagement opportunity

• Nature of role: Full time
• Number of years of experience expected: 8 to 15 years
• Areas of past experience preferred: CFO Advisory / Accounting Advisory / IFRS implementation / Product implementation / Hedge accounting
• Educational qualification required: CA / ACCA
• Additional certifications preferred: CFA / IFRS Diploma
• Preferred geography of previous work experience: India / Europe / APAC / US
• Language requirements: Ability to write and speak fluently in English
• Technology proficiency preferred: SAP / GL systems / Python

Key responsibility areas:

• Lead, and manage solution development in line with the business consulting outlook in the aforementioned subject matter areas
• Responsible for development of standard proposals, pitch decks in the subject matter area and engaging with the clients,
• Lead, manage and execute medium to large-scale accounting advisory projects with deep expertise
• Ability to write technical / supervisory memos / advisory documentation.
• Ability to analyses financial statement and suggest treatment for different financial assets / liabilities under different accounting standards
• Provide advisory services to the client on accounting areas such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 17 or equivalent local standards
• Accounting treatment for different products as per the local regulatory requirements and accounting standards
• Advise clients on high-profile mandates in the financial services space with regards to complex and strategic issues
• Independently drive day-to-day execution of assigned client projects and internal initiatives

Independently lead and continuously develop and mentor the team involved in the delivery of these projects

Other important information:

• Work permit requirements: Either Indian Citizen or having valid work permit to work in India
• Period of engagement: Full-time position
• Probation period: 6 months
• Performance incentives: Typically, all roles at Acies have a performance incentive. Specific aspects will be discussed during the compensation discussion
• Leave: 22 working days a year. Additional leaves for national holidays, sick leaves, maternity and paternity, bereavement and studies vary based on the city and country of engagement.
• Other benefits: Other employment benefits including medical insurance will be informed during the compensation discussion.
• Career growth for full-time roles: Acies believes in a transparent and data-based performance evaluation system. You are encouraged to clarify any questions you have with respect to career growth with Acies personnel you interact with during the selection process.

Selection process:

We seek to be transparent during the selection process. While the actual process may vary from the process indicated below, the key steps involved are as follows:

• Interview: There are expected to be at most 2 rounds of interviews. The number of interview rounds may increase depending on the criticality and seniority of the role involved.
• Final discussion on career and compensation: Post final selection, a separate discussion will be set up to discuss compensation and career growth. You are encouraged to seek any clarifications you have during this discussion.

Preparation required:

It is recommended that you prepare on the following aspects before the selection process:

• Understanding of products / exposures in the financial services industry (Banks / NBFC / Insurance)
• Requirements of new accounting standards and changes from the previous versions for standards such as IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 17 or their equivalent local standards
• Subject matter and sales expertise

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How to reach us:

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