Assistant Accountant European Holding & Small Entities

Scientific Games Finance Shared Service Centre, India

Function Finance International Accounting

Location Shared Service Centre, India

Employment type Full-time, permanent

Working hours Standard local hours with flexibility to overlap with European working hours, particularly during month-end and quarter-end close

Purpose of the role The Assistant Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting, account reconciliation and monthly reporting of a portfolio of Scientific Games European holding and small operating entities. Working within the India Shared Service Centre and in close partnership with the European finance team, the role owns the general ledgers and sub ledgers in Oracle for the smaller Luxembourg, Italian and French entities, prepares balance sheet reconciliations in Excel and Blackline across seven entities, and reviews and loads the local books prepared by external accounting firms into Hyperion on a US GAAP basis each month.

This is a hands-on role that suits a qualified accountant who is accurate, organised and comfortable working to a fixed close calendar across multiple entities, currencies and jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

1. Oracle general ledger accounting SG Luxembourg Holdings Sarl, SG Global Gaming Sarl, SG Europe Sarl, SG Italy Investments Srl, SG France

- Prepare and post monthly journal entries in Oracle, including accruals, prepayments, intercompany charges and interest, FX revaluations and management/advisor fee allocations.
- Maintain the general ledger for each entity to a complete and accurate month-end close in line with the group close calendar.
- Process and record accounts payable transactions for the holding entities (accounting, legal, tax and advisor invoices), ensuring correct coding, approval and payment timing.
- Investigate and explicit open items, unusual balances and intercompany differences before close.
- Support the intercompany confirmation and elimination process for the entities in scope.

2. Balance sheet reconciliations (Excel) and Blackline preparer – seven entities

- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations in Excel for SG Luxembourg Holdings Sarl, SG Global Gaming Sarl, SG Europe Sarl, SG Italy Investments Srl, SG France, SG Turkey and SG Greece.
- Act as Blackline “preparer” for all seven entities: load reconciliations and supporting documentation, certify accounts within the Blackline deadlines, and respond promptly to reviewer queries and rejections.
- Identify, explain and age reconciling items; propose and,



where authorised, post correcting entries so that reconciliations are clean and supported.
- Maintain reconciliation templates and supporting schedules (e.g. investments in subsidiaries, intercompany loans and interest, accruals, VAT/withholding tax balances).

3. Local accounts review and Hyperion load – SG Turkey SOAS, SG International Greece SMPC.

- Receive the monthly Excel trial balance / accounts files prepared by external accounting firms under local GAAP.
- Review the files for completeness, accuracy and consistency with prior months and with Oracle; challenge the external accountants on errors or omissions.
- Prepare and document small US GAAP adjustments (e.g. reclassifications, accrual true-ups, FX) and populate the standard local-account Excel template.
- Load the US GAAP data into Hyperion (HFM) each month within the consolidation timetable, resolve validation errors and ensure the submission ties to the reviewed file.
- Maintain a clear audit trail from the external accountants’ file through the adjustments to the Hyperion submission.

4. Recurring reporting and master data

- Prepare the regular monthly and quarterly information files for ILS (e.g. accounting fees, advisor fees, professional fees and other recurring analyses) accurately and to deadline.
- Maintain the A/P Master File for the entities in scope: vendor details, contract and fee schedules, invoice tracking, payment status and accrual support.
- Provide supporting schedules and analysis for the quarterly review, year-end audit and local statutory audits, and respond to auditor requests.
- Support local statutory filings and tax compliance for the entities by supplying reconciled data to the external accountants and advisors.

5. Process and controls

- Follow the group close calendar, SOX controls and accounting policies; ensure evidence of review and approval is retained.
- Document and keep current the desktop procedures for each entity and activity performed from India.
- Identify and propose standardisation and automation opportunities across the entity portfolio (Excel templates, Blackline matching rules, Oracle journal templates).




- Build effective working relationships with the European finance team, external accounting firms, tax and legal advisors and internal stakeholders.

Skills and experience

Essential

- 10+ years’ experience in general ledger accounting, ideally in a shared service centre or multinational finance function.
- Working knowledge of month-end close, journal preparation, accruals and prepayments, intercompany accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Hands-on experience with a major ERP (Oracle strongly preferred) and a reconciliation or close-management tool (Blackline preferred).
- Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, structured templates) and disciplined file management.
- Awareness of US GAAP and/or IFRS, and of the concept of local GAAP to group GAAP adjustments.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to manage several entities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Clear written and spoken English; comfortable communicating with colleagues and external firms in Europe.

Desirable

- Experience with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) or another consolidation tool.
- Exposure to holding-company accounting (investments in subsidiaries, intercompany loans, dividends, capital contributions) and to European entities.
- Experience working with and reviewing the output of external accounting firms.
- Familiarity with multi-currency accounting and FX revaluation.
- Understanding of SOX or a similar internal control framework.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or Finance.
- Part-qualified CA / CMA / ACCA / CPA (Inter level or equivalent), or a qualified accountant at an early stage of their career; candidates actively studying towards a professional qualification are encouraged to apply.

Personal attributes

- Organised and dependable – delivers to the close calendar without being chased.
- Inquisitive – investigates differences rather than carrying them forward.
- Proactive communicator – flags issues early and keeps stakeholders in different time zones informed.
- Continuous-improvement mindset – looks for ways to simplify and standardise repetitive work.

Key relationships

- European finance and controllership team (day-to-day direction and review).
- India Shared Service Centre management and peers in the GL, AP and intercompany teams.
- External accounting firms and tax/legal advisors in Luxembourg, Italy, France, Turkey and Greece.
- Group consolidation / Hyperion team, internal and external auditors.

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