Manager - Accounting & Controls (Entity Reporting)

ROLE PURPOSE

Manage day-to-day RTR stabilization activities and close delivery for assigned entities and process towers ensuring entity results are accurate, compliant and audit-ready. Act as the primary SME and team lead supporting month-end close operations, issue resolution, knowledge transfer activities and successful execution of H1 close during transition and stabilization. Partner with Group Reporting, P&L; owners and process operations teams to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

Role & responsibilities

- Lead execution of period end close activities for assigned entities.
- Provide process ownership and SME support across transitioned RTR activities.
- Review P&L; results, validate accruals/reclasses, reconciliations and provide clear commentary to P&L; owners on material variances.
- Review outputs from process operations teams such as R2R, AP, AR, Intercompany, Fixed Assets and other finance processes to ensure compliant accounting.
- Monitor close calendars, critical dependencies and action trackers to ensure timely completion.
- Coordinate with Group Reporting and Market Finance teams on reporting submissions and close requirements.
- Perform review and quality assurance of close outputs prepared by team members.
- Implement close controls and quality checkpoints across assigned processes
- Identify control gaps and drive remediation, root-cause fixes and process improvements.




- Perform root cause analysis for defects identified during transition or close periods.
- Support transition activities including KT, job shadow, reverse shadow and hypercare.
- Coordinate external audit for assigned entities, including evidence review, query resolution and audit action closure.
- Support documentation updates including SOPs, process maps and control documentation

Preferred candidate profile

- Robust experience in month end close, financial accounting, group reporting, reconciliations
- Sound knowledge of IFRS, financial controls and audit requirements.
- Able to review reconciliations, journals, schedules and financial commentary with strong attention to detail.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management and ability to manage multiple stakeholders across geographies.
- Experience working with shared services/process operations and tight close timelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, MBA Finance or equivalent preferred; degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline required with 10+ years of experience

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

AVP RTR Lead | Group Reporting | Market Finance | Controllers | RTR Operations Teams | Transition Office | Auditors | Tax & Treasury

SUCCESS MEASURES

Timely and accurate submissions; Adherence to close calendar and control requirements; Effective knowledge transfer and process stabilization; High-quality journal and reconciliation reviews; meaningful P&L; commentary; smooth audit closure; compliant process outputs and strong controls.

📌 Manager - Accounting & Controls (Entity Reporting) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Orient Cds
📍 Bengaluru