Accounting Partner - COE APAC

At Decathlon, we have more than 100,000 employees who live every day our purpose. In all countries where we operate, we share a strong and unique corporate culture reinforced by our four values of generosity, authenticity, vitality and responsibility. We value diversity, inclusion, and a welcoming environment where every teammate can contribute and grow.
We place innovation at the heart of our activities: from research to sales, including design, production and logistics. We also think that determination and passion for sport are essential to our teams successes.
The Project
In the INDIA CoE (Center of Excellence), youll get to work in a brand new team, that aims connecting Finance to the future thanks to innovative, sustainable and simple solutions. We focus on continuous improvement and user needs. Our team will be a pool of talents, collectively working towards operational excellence and strengthening our partners network.
From your arrival, youll be joining the Retail Corporate Accounting team of the CoE. You will have a wonderful opportunity to work with the 10+ Decathlon retail operational countries in Asia Pacific (APAC) region. We are currently going through a profound Finance Transformation which will top strong foundation for your future opportunities across countries.
Role : Accounting partner - APAC Retail Countries
Location : Bangalore, Airport Road, Decathlon Anubhava
Reporting to : Accounting Leader - COE APAC
Team : COE-APAC Corporate Finance & Accounting
Our Main Missions Will Include

• Ensuring reliable accounting and guaranteeing compliance with Group and local accounting standards
• Lead the monthly and annual financial closing processes by executing daily and closing-specific tasks
• Record, control, and report financial transactions within your area of responsibility.
• Ownership of Retail Financial statements including PL, Balance sheet and Cash flow of a particular country among 10+ Decathlon countries in APAC.

• Support statutory audit of standalone financials under IFRS and local GAAP
• Partner with cross functional teams as the subject matter expert to ensure financial decisions are guided by sound accounting principles and internal control policies
• Conducting monthly controls and analysis, as well as a comprehensive quarterly review of financial statements with the countrys financial controller/FP&A/CVO;
• Review of month end accruals, intercompany reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, income statement trend analysis.
• Implementing action plans to enhance efficiency and accounting quality within your scope.
  

MANDATORY -

• With a Masters degree ( CA/ACCA/MBA in Tier-1/ CPA ) in corporate accounting with 5+ years experience.
• Past experience of working in GFS/ COE/ GCC/ Shared services environment will be an added advantage
• You are rigorous, organized, action-oriented, and thrive on challenges, taking responsibility, and providing excellent customer service.
• On the field, you are a team player and give priority to the team overall success.
• Ready to lead the change and build the project/systems from scratch.
  

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of key accounting cycles and standards (IND AS/IFRS/US GAAP, R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A, treasury, tax, GL accounting, financial reporting)
• Proficiency in Excel and ease with data management;
• Stakeholder management. strong communication with EU/APAC teams. NO NIGHT SHIFTS.
• Accounting and reporting tools ( Oracle, Qlik, SAP, Board, work day)
  

Soft Skills

• Attention to detail and rigor;
• Being AGILE and ready to accept new challenges with changing environment.
• Autonomy and decision-making ability;
• Ability to question and improve existing processes.
• Time management and ability to prioritize
  

Career Growth Opportunities

• Accounting Team Leader;
• FP&A
• Accounting Process Expert.
• Relocation to other countries with Zig-Zag profile opportunities across finance team & countries.
  

Join a great team, motivated and animated by sports passion, its time for you to join the brand new team & project.