POSITION SUMMARY
The position of Chief Accountant -SSC Financial reports to the Sr Finance Manager of the PDS Business Unit and is located at the PDS India Technical Center (IPEC) in Bengaluru, India. Primary responsibilities will focus on supporting Europe Region Accounting (AR/AP & GL) for PDS Business Unit
The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments that include challenging and multi-faceted assignments. You will also proactively create opportunities for improvement in partnerships and in business processes. Day-to-day, you will need to remain agile, objective, and positive as you support business partners. This role acts as a bridge between the Indian SSC team and European Finance team, ensuring all financial transactions are processed accurately, timely, and in accordance with IFRS and local European GAAPs.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Minimum Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance
- Master’s Degree a plus
- CA or CMA a plus
- 7+ years of experience in related field, with increasing responsibility
- Experience with Microsoft Excel & Accounting required
- SAP general ledger experience required
- Experience with ONESTREAM a plus
- Strong understanding of business controls
- Strong analytical/problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong capability to assess / implement business processes
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and take on new responsibilities
- Ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced business environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and can build and lead cross-functional teams as needed
- Excellent communications skills
- Proactive approach to solving and advising on business challenges
- Leverage prior experiences to provide recommendations and options for process improvements
Ability to function independently with minimal supervision
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support Europe Region Accounting (AR/AP & GL) activities for the PDS Business Unit, ensuring timely and accurate financial transaction processing.
- Act as a liaison between Indian SSC teams and European Finance teams, enabling seamless coordination and alignment on financial processes.
- Ensured all financial transactions adhered to IFRS and local European GAAP standards, maintaining compliance and accuracy across reporting cycles.
- Thrived in a fast‑paced, complex environment, managing multi‑faceted assignments with agility and objectivity.
- Proactively identified process improvement opportunities and enhanced cross‑functional partnerships to drive operational efficiency.
- Support business partners with a positive, solution‑oriented approach, ensuring clarity, responsiveness, and valued- added financial insights.
- Optimize cash flow by managing Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) and Days Payable Outstanding (DSO)
- Support Month-end and Year-end closing activities for European PDS entities.
- Support Europe Finance team for External and Internal audit requirements.
- Continually monitor business controls to ensure BW policies and financial goals are met
- Design and prepare various analyses and reports and provide input to EU Finance Controller.
- Support special assignments/projects as required
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