The Senior Associate – Controllership is responsible for executing key financial controllership activities, including month-end close, financial reporting, and balance sheet governance. The role ensures accuracy in books of accounts, supports audits, and drives process efficiency through continuous improvement and automation.

Your Impact OR Responsibilities: Month-End Close & Accounting

Execute end-to-end month-end closing activities (P&L; and Balance Sheet)

Post and review journal entries including:

Accruals, prepayments, provisions

Depreciation and adjustments

Intercompany transactions

Ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial close

Financial Reporting & Analysis

Prepare monthly profit & loss statements and supporting schedules

Perform variance analysis (Actual vs Prior/Plan)

Generate MIS reports and provide actionable insights to stakeholders

Balance Sheet Management

Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations

Track and resolve open items / aging balances

Ensure all accounts are audit-ready with proper documentation

Books Review and Controls

Perform detailed review of books of accounts

Identify discrepancies and drive corrective actions

Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies

Intercompany Accounting

Manage intercompany bookings, reconciliations, and settlements

Ensure accurate and timely elimination of intercompany balances

Audit & Compliance Support

Support internal, statutory, and external audits

Provide schedules, reconciliations, and audit responses

Ensure compliance with tax requirements (GST, TDS, etc.)

Cross-Functional Coordination

Collaborate with FP&A;, Payroll, Procurement, and Business teams

Support cost allocation, reclassification, and reporting queries

Handle stakeholder queries efficiently

Process Improvement & Automation





Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce manual effort

Support automation initiatives (Power BI, Excel, workflows)

Drive efficiency and accuracy in reporting and reconciliations

Qualifications Your Skills & Experience: Qualifications Chartered Accountant (CA)

2–5 years of experience in controllership / accounting / audit Skills Strong accounting knowledge (GL, accruals, Balance Sheet, P&L;)

Financial analysis and reporting capabilities

Understanding of internal controls and compliance

Advanced Excel skills (Pivot, Lookup, Data handling)

Strong communication and stakeholder management Additional Information Set Yourself Apart With: Timely and accurate month-end close

Clean balance sheet (minimal open/aged items)

High-quality financial reporting & insights

Zero or minimal audit observations

Contributions to automation and process efficiency Benefits of Working Here: Gender-Neutral Policy

18 paid holidays throughout the year.

Generous parental leave and new parent transition program

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Programs to help you in wellness and well-being.

Company Description Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and up-to-date methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

📌 Senior Associate Finance (Gurugram)
🏢 Publicis Sapient
📍 Gurugram