Record To Report Team Lead

MANDATORY- KRAs and Key Activities

• Manage overall performance of the General Ledger process by providing strategic and operational leadership, ensuring effective service delivery, maximum client satisfaction and team management.
• Negotiate, develop and deliver SLAs and ensure that operational processes and procedures are followed.
• Measure and report GL Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on a timely and accurate basis such as month end closing activities, generating trial balance, analyzing the charts of accounts, MIS, budget & budgetary control and maintain hygiene in accounting
• Represent General Ledger process in company and governance meetings and with business verticals.
• Conduct General Ledger accounting activities related to following:
• Expert Knowledge of Closing process and Fixed Assets.
• Closing reports and MIS including Notes to Accounts
• Complete Statutory and Internal audit within stipulated time
• Through understanding of estimation to be done for provisions
• Journal entries (including accruals and provisions)
• Develop and maintain customer relationships with vertical CFOs and key Managers.
• Manage escalated issues and provide final approval within team
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of all items processed in the system
• Sponsor, initiate and ensure execution of continuous improvement and/or re-engineering projects to assure progressive service levels and lower costs.
• Ensure timely identification and reporting of risks.
• Ensure effective people management and development, including: staffing & selection, integration of new staff to teams, facilitating technical/ functional training, measuring individual and team performance, providing feedback and managing people issues
• Monitor team performance and ensure that SLAs and KPIs are achieved in the area of operations
• Carry out periodical performance reviews of team members and address non-performance issues
• Ensure adherence to all statutory and legal requirements and keep updated with latest developments.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in processes and systems, and make appropriate recommendations.

Qualification:

• Chartered Accountant
• Minimum of 8 years experience in Finance & Accounts function
• Experience in managing a team of 20+ people
• Knowledge of the entire closing and reporting processes
• Experience in business process re-engineering and optimization
• Knowledge of SAP and experience in and using technology for reporting and analytics
• Ability to foresee risks, be proactive and predictive while developing mitigation plans

Knowledge of manufacturing industries