Senior Accountant - Accounting Governance & Reconciliation Controls

Role Summary

The Senior Accountant, Accounting Governance & Reconciliation Controls will support hands-on execution of account reconciliation quality assurance, reconciliation policy compliance, SOX control activities, issue identification, remediation tracking, and governance reporting across Record-to-Report processes.

This role is suited for a strong accounting and controls skilled with experience in balance sheet reconciliations, journal reviews, SOX/ICFR testing, audit support, dashboards, SOP documentation, and stakeholder follow-up. The Senior Accountant will work closely with Accounting Governance leadership, control owners, process teams, Internal Audit, SOX PMO, and external auditors to maintain a disciplined control environment.

Key Responsibilities

Account Reconciliation Quality Assurance

Perform quality assurance reviews over balance sheet reconciliations, journals, and related R2R activities in accordance with reconciliation policy and control requirements.

Review reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, timely preparation and approval, adequate support, aging items, reconciling items, and policy exceptions.

Identify unsupported balances, overdue items, recurring variances, documentation gaps, and potential control issues; escalate themes and risks to management.

Track remediation actions with preparers, reviewers, approvers, and process owners until closure.

SOX, ICFR & Control Execution

Execute assigned SOX and non-SOX control activities related to account reconciliations, journal entries, close processes, and finance operations.

Prepare and maintain control evidence, testing support, walkthrough documentation, SOPs, process narratives, and governance trackers.

Support RACM updates, control owner certification, audit planning, evidence requests, and remediation follow-up.

Coordinate with Internal Audit, SOX PMO, external auditors, and control owners to resolve evidence gaps and audit queries.





Policy Application & Governance Support

Apply reconciliation policies, finance policy manuals, and internal control standards consistently during QA reviews.

Support policy interpretation by documenting exceptions, identifying process gaps, and recommending practical improvements.

Assist in maintaining reconciliation review procedures, checklists, SOPs, training materials, and control documentation.

Provide guidance to reconciliation preparers and reviewers on documentation quality, support standards, and control expectations.

Reporting, Dashboards & Stakeholder Follow-up

Prepare monthly reconciliation QA reports, KPI dashboards, variance reports, open item trackers, and audit status updates.

Summarize quality scores, aging trends, recurring exceptions, unsupported balances, and remediation progress for leadership review.

Participate in stakeholder calls with business units and finance operations teams to resolve aged variances, open items, and control exceptions.

Support preparation of leadership meeting materials, audit review slides, and governance communications.

Continuous Improvement & Process Discipline

Identify opportunities to standardize reconciliation practices, improve documentation, reduce manual effort, and strengthen preventive controls.

Support automation, analytics, and reporting enhancements for reconciliation QA and control monitoring.

Contribute to process transitions, ERP/reconciliation tool changes, and finance transformation activities by validating control and documentation requirements.

Participate in training sessions for new joiners,



control owners, and process teams on reconciliation and control procedures.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.

10+ years of relevant experience in accounting operations, Record-to-Report, balance sheet reconciliations, SOX/ICFR, internal controls, financial assurance, audit, or compliance.

Hands-on experience reviewing or preparing account reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, and month-end close support.

Working knowledge of SOX controls, ICFR testing, control evidence, audit documentation, SOPs, and remediation tracking.

Experience using ERP and reconciliation tools such as SAP, BlackLine, ARMS/Hyperion, or equivalent platforms.

Strong Excel and reporting skills; ability to prepare dashboards, trackers, and concise management summaries.

Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, communication skills, and ability to follow through with multiple stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

CPA, CA Inter, CMA, CIA, MBA Finance/Risk Management, or equivalent qualification in progress or completed preferred.

Experience in multinational, shared services, or global finance operations environments.

Exposure to Power BI, automation, data analytics, or dashboarding tools.

Experience supporting audits, process walkthroughs, control owner certifications, or RACM maintenance.

Lean, process improvement, or project management exposure is an advantage.

Key Competencies

Strong reconciliation and accounting control discipline.

Attention to detail and ability to identify documentation gaps and control exceptions.

Clear written and verbal communication with finance and audit stakeholders.

Ownership mindset with timely follow-up on open items and remediation actions.

Ability to interpret policies and apply them consistently in daily reviews.

Continuous improvement mindset with focus on standardization and quality.

📌 Senior Accountant Accounting Governance & Reconciliation Controls (Karnataka)
🏢 Orcapod Consulting Services
📍 Karnataka