Manager - Finance & Accounts

Manager Accounts will report to and work closely with the Vice President of Finance & Accounts, in analysis and reconciliation of accounts and in development and implementation of accounting policies, procedures and controls
Responsibilities:
- To manage a set of accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate policies and external audits.
- To manage the accounts payable function, monthly closing of accounts and preparation of reports in support of the financial statements.
- To establish financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting information.
- Manage the monthly financial closure process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation
- Participate in the ongoing development/establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
- Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices and ensure compliance with internal control policies.
- Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance

- Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end close and all internal management and financial reporting through annual report
- Responsible for scalability of reporting in accounts and accuracy in the general ledger and financial statements
- Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and establishes the proper techniques to discover and prevent fraud
- Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns
- Work with Audit, Tax and Treasury Manager to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through annual report
- Prepare summary feedback of financial statements variances to budget
- Actively review and advise on financial/accounting processes
Desired Candidate Profile:
Results Orientation
- Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes by conveying a sense of urgency and driving issues to closure.
- Establishes aggressive personal targets and strives to achieve them.
Planning & Objective Setting:
- Highly data oriented with a systematic approach to work.
- Produces action plans with clearly defined objectives and steps for achieving the goals
- Develops plans that anticipate obstacles. Is realistic about timelines and so builds in appropriate checkpoints and milestones in order to ensure the desired results are realized.
- Understands the Financial reporting standards (IFRS & IndAS), exposure to USGAAP would be an advantage
- Commercial Acumen
- In-depth understanding of ERP and other technologies in Finance
- Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and ROI.
- Appreciates the commercial impact of own work on the organization's total expenses and revenues.