Assistant Manager - Financial Reporting & Control

The Assistant Manager – SEA Cluster (CCoE) is responsible for supporting financial controllership, reporting, compliance, and operational excellence across Southeast Asia markets. This role involves managing monthly, quarterly, and year-end cycles, collaborating with market and regional teams, and driving process improvements.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Review

• Support actuals reporting, including Intercompany, P&L, Balance Sheet (BS), and CPS submission reviews for SEA cluster markets.

• Monitor and review non-underlying and deferred cash movements; coordinate offline template submissions.

• Conduct BS reviews for NWC movements, accrued income, media billing movements, and collate market comments for MoM, QoQ, and YoY variances.

• Summarize key BS movements and provide supporting evidence for MoM, QoQ, and YoY changes.

• Assist in audit queries, journal adjustments, and market response support.

• Prepare yearly timetables and holiday calendars, including approval of extensions due to public holiday conflicts.

• Roll forward NWC, Red Flag, TSS, and MEC check files; review reports for actual submissions.

• Check and review unassigned and unassociated accounts for BS reconciliation, ensuring KPI impact is not adverse.

• Ensure accurate delivery of BPC reporting across Interco, Finance, CPS, and other required applications.

• Prepare BS summary of observations, monitor & share with SEA stakeholders, and resolve findings.

• Review reconciliation prepared by Singapore market, share observations with market finance teams, and ensure corrections.

Compliance & Controls

• Support IFRS15 and IFRS16 compliance, including additional requirements and response submissions to the regional team.

• Manage GEMS queries, support, and response collation.

• Perform Coupa Bellin AP confirmation checks and review for SEA cluster markets.

• Review and approve SG market key and non-key account BS reconciliations.

• Support Group reporting requirements on IFRS 9, IFRS 15, and IFRS 16 for SEA markets.

• Review earnout and investment reporting on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy at SEA level.

• Monitor Group/Regional KPI adherence and proactively engage with market users/new joiners to explain group reporting requirements, policies, COA, and BPC/SAC submissions.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Review RF & Budget files, roll over and compliance check for SEA cluster.

• Support RF & Budget submission and checks for BS.

• Review and analyze NWC and cash forecast positions, check cash conversion, and help with market-required changes.

• Prepare finance control dashboard and provide comments in collaboration with markets.

Ad-Hoc & Support Activities

• Provide BPC guidance, training, and troubleshooting support.

• Manage KPMG queries, follow-ups, and response collation.

• Handle ad-hoc month-end queries, email correspondence, and documentation support.

• Manage ad hoc requirements and projects on financial control & compliance areas.

• Responsible for maintaining updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Collaborate with multiple teams including Regional, GFRC, Market, Operational Finance, etc.

• Participate in daily huddles, APAC meetings, and regional coordination forums.

• Represent SEA cluster in regional forums, updates, and working groups.

• Support SEA FC during RF cycles in consolidation, refresh of reports, analysis, and feedback from markets.

• Organize and assist on training or share & learn sessions as required.

• Training and mentorship – involvement in training and mentoring junior resources, and establish a training pillar within SEA to cover processes, systems, reporting requirements, and best practices.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.

• Knowledge of SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation), Blackline, Coupa, and related financial systems.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities (verbal & written), able to communicate effectively across regions and levels.

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.

• Agile and flexible to changing needs and ad-hoc requirements.

• Demonstrate high level of responsibility and commitment to assigned activities.

• Quick learner with strong attention to detail and ability to see the 'big picture.'

• Collaborative mindset with a focus on process improvement and operational excellence.

• Self-starter, able to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Semi-qualified Accountant, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience in accounting, consolidation, financial reporting, or audit.

• Experience in a multinational and shared services environment is preferred.

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent