Purpose of the Job Role

The Associate will be part of the Corporate Accounting Team within the Global Finance function and will report to the Assistant Manager.

The role is designed as an execution-focused support position responsible for assisting in accounting close activities, preparation of schedules, reconciliations, audit documentation, and reporting support for US GAAP financial statements and group reporting packs.

This is a non-client-facing, internally focused role, intended to strengthen the execution capacity, documentation discipline, and data accuracy of the group’s financial reporting process.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Financial Statement Support (Core Responsibility)

- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statement schedules under the guidance of the Assistant Manager
- Support preparation of Balance Sheet, P&L;, cash flow workings, and notes support files
- Ensure source data is properly extracted, cross-checked, and tied back to underlying ledgers and reporting templates

- Accounting Close and Reconciliation Support

- Prepare routine journal entry workings, supporting schedules, and account reconciliations
- Assist in balance sheet reconciliations, ageing analysis, and follow-up on reconciling items
- Maintain proper audit trail documentation for all close-related workings
- Support timely completion of period-end close activities as per defined timelines

- Consolidation and Intercompany Support

- Assist in preparing intercompany reconciliation schedules and follow-up trackers
- Support compilation of entity-level reporting packs for consolidation review
- Prepare basic FX translation and entity roll-forward workings under supervision

- Audit and Compliance Documentation

- Prepare audit schedules, supporting documents,



and evidence packs as requested by the Assistant Manager
- Assist in organizing responses to audit queries and maintaining query trackers
- Ensure working files are complete, properly referenced, and audit-ready

- Data Accuracy, ERP and Reporting Support

- Extract, compile, and validate financial data from ERP and reporting systems
- Support MIS-to-financial statement reconciliation workings
- Identify data gaps, unusual movements, and inconsistencies for review by the Assistant Manager
- Maintain version control and documentation hygiene across reporting files

- Process Discipline and Team Support

- Use standard templates, checklists, and SOPs consistently
- Support continuous improvement of reporting workpapers and close trackers
- Escalate delays, exceptions, or unresolved items on a timely basis

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills

Strong accounting fundamentals with ability to prepare schedules, reconciliations, and basic financial statement support workings.

Working knowledge of accounting standards and financial reporting concepts; exposure to US GAAP is preferable.

Ability to work with ledger data, ERP extracts, reporting templates, and audit support documentation.

Behavioral Skills

Behavioral Competence

- High attention to detail and accuracy orientation

- Willingness to work under supervision and learn structured reporting processes

- Strong ownership of assigned tasks and follow-through discipline

- Ability to meet deadlines during close and audit cycles

- Good documentation habits and escalation discipline

General Skills

Solid Excel skills including lookups, pivots, reconciliations, and structured working files

ERP systems exposure preferred; NetSuite exposure will be an added advantage

Ability to work with reporting templates, checklists, trackers, and shared documentation repositories

📌 Assistant Manager – Corporate Accounts (India)
🏢 KNAVCPA
📍 India