Job Description

Role Summary

The Senior Manager – GA is the cornerstone of close excellence and balance sheet integrity within their scope. The role ensures that every financial result is accurate, audit-ready, and delivered with confidence—while building a capable, accountable, and continuously improving team.

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager – General Accounting is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely financial results for an assigned cluster of entities. The role ensures disciplined month-end close execution, robust balance sheet governance, SOX-compliant controls, and strong partnership with Controllers. This leader drives performance, uplifts process maturity, and develops a high-performing accounting team that demonstrates accountability, transparency, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Close Execution and Financial Accuracy

- Own month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned entities, ensuring First-Time-Right (FTR) outcomes.

- Review Trial Balance, validate account movements, and ensure accuracy of journals, accruals, and provisions.

- Ensure full adherence to close calendar, cut-offs, and controller expectations, maintaining a zero-surprise workplace.

- Drive governance routines, including pre-close reviews, WD discipline, and quality checkpoints.

2. Balance Sheet Governance and Risk Management

- Ensure 100% balance sheet reconciliation completeness, accuracy, and timely approvals.

- Identify aged items, risks, and exposures early, driving remediation through root-cause elimination.

- Ensure documentation integrity and audit-ready reconciliations aligned with global policy.

3. Controls and Compliance





- Enforce SOX controls, journal approval discipline, evidence standards, and documentation requirements.

- Ensure teams are audit-ready at all times, supporting internal/external audits with transparency and zero repeat findings.

- Maintain compliance with IFRS/US GAAP, NIQ policies, and global control frameworks.

4. Stakeholder Management

- Act as the operational partner to Entity/Cluster Controllers, Close Managers, and Finance stakeholders.

- Provide clear, data-driven progress updates, risk visibility, and solution-oriented communication.

- Manage escalations proactively and professionally, ensuring confidence in financial outcomes.

5. People Leadership and Capability Development

- Lead a team of Team Leads, Assistant Managers, and Analysts, ensuring clarity of goals, accountability, and performance.

- Drive a performance-based culture with coaching, documented feedback, and role clarity; address bottom talent proactively.

- Build technical, control, and problem-solving capabilities within the team; support succession planning and retention.

6. Continuous Improvement and Standardisation

- Reduce rework, improve accuracy, and eliminate process failures through structured CI initiatives.

- Ensure full adoption of global SOPs, standard work practices, and documentation discipline.

- Contribute to simplification, cycle-time reduction, and process efficiency enhancements.

7. Digital, Automation, and Analytics Adoption

- Ensure effective use of ERP, OneStream, dashboards, and governance tools across all BAU processes.

- Support automation and analytics use cases to strengthen controls and improve productivity.

📌 R Sr. Manager (Pune)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Pune