Manager - Operational Finance

Dentsu is committed to driving a robust and consistent control environment and this role plays an important part of it. The role will work closely with the reporting manager to support and provide services to ensure a smooth month-end process and strengthen the control environment.
He/She is responsible for leading and managing complex Payroll acccounting and reporting operations, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in financial transactions. This role involves strategic oversight, process optimization, and driving automation initiatives while mentoring a team of reconciliation professionals. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, extensive experience in financial reconciliation, and a keen eye for risk management and financial reporting. She/he will need to collaborate across multiple groups of stakeholders and manage the delivery of tasks. The role requires a responsive, proactive, exceptionally well-organized person. The person must also have strong analytical skills, leadership abilities, a deep understanding of financial reconciliation and reporting, good communication and presentation skills, and the ability to communicate with all levels of management and collaborate with various teams and stakeholders.
She/he will need to collaborate across multiple groups of stakeholders and will have to manage the delivery of key tasks in relation P&L & Balance sheet Analysis and Financial Reporting, month end closure and other related activities.

Job Description:

·       Subject matter expert with good exposure of General Ledger  & Payroll Accounting & reporting

• Lead the month closure activities and Monthly staff cost accounting, reporting & analysis.

o   Clearing Intercompany mismatches

o   Headcount reporting in BPC.

·       Review of Balance sheet reconciliations and required workings and commentary for BS calls.

·       Lead monthly/Quarterly financial reporting and control activities

·       Review & Consolidation and support adhoc activity during budget and reforecast.

·       Interact with stake holders (CFO’s / FD’s / Regional Heads) to understand requirements, set expectations, address concerns, and discuss them with reporting manager.

·       Responsible for maintaining updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), dashboards preparation and ensuring audit compliance.

·       Deliver timely and error-free reports, KPI dashboards, non-compliance reports and other key process metrics to the stakeholders.

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

·       Supporting the Manager in external audit process e.g., gathering documentation for the organisation's procedures/other audit supporting materials

 

Business Partnering

·       Partnering with Finance business partners /onshore finance teams to: Ensure all activities are completed as per the timelines and accurate reporting of financials.

·       Partnering with market, regional & group finance teams to: Communicate metrics and results of local market. Present ageing and other statistics. Identify significant trends that might be of particular importance, which are an indicator that regional finance needs to act to either encourage or discourage the trend.

 

Professional Skills

• Finance Graduate/Postgraduate/Semi qualified Accountant with 12-15 years of experience in Payroll Accounting, P&L and Balance sheet analysis, General Ledger & Record to Report process.

• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.

• Knowledge of D365, SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) and Blackline tool will be an added advantage.

• Strong communication skills (verbal & written). Able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, across different regions and levels.

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

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

• Agile and flexible to changing needs and adhoc requirements.

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent