Job Summary
The Manager - RTR is responsible for leading and managing end-to-end Record-to-Report operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, strong financial controls, and effective period-end close. The role provides leadership to the RTR team while partnering with Finance stakeholders to drive operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- End to end management of the month-end and year-end closing processes and reporting requirements including but not limited to:
- Management of general ledger and all entries and account reconciliations in accordance with the group accounting policy.
- Monitoring adherence to the month-end close period to ensure duties are performed efficiently and effectively.
- Preparation of management and submission of financial reports in accordance with the group reporting timetable.
- Ensure compliance with all tax reporting requirements including income tax, GST, and employment taxes.
- Support the corporate reporting to prepare financial statements, financial reports and other annual external compliance reports.
- Oversee issue resolution to business or corporate queries pertaining to the financial accounting and reporting of results.
- Support the development and maintenance of a documented system of accounting policies and procedures.
- Establish effective working relationships with Corporate Finance leaders and division leaders.
- Manage the integrity of the Financial Accounting & Reporting function in accordance with Sarbanes & Oxley Control processes (SOX).
- Coordinate and manage the annual external and internal audit cycles including planning, timelines, information management and responding to requests.
- Leadership of and/or participation in ad hoc and continuous improvement projects.
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Work with corporate finance & division leaders to prepare the annual budget, monthly and quarterly rolling forecast (RF)
processes for head office and division leaders including but not limited to providing strategic target setting/guidance, preparation of templates, commentary and management presentations for submission to Group.
- Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances
Business Partnering
- Primarily responsible for financial leadership, reporting, driving growth, and ensuring controls are in place for head office
- Working closely with Senior Finance Manager for monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting
- Early identification of warning signs (variances)
Skills and qualifications
- Qualified CA / Semi-Qualified CA with 8-11 years experience in similar role/s with responsibilities managing internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent technical accounting skills
- Strong technology skills including expertise in MS Excel, database applications and various ERP systems
- A strong client service approach, quality control is key
- Confident in managing and building relationships both internally and externally
- Excellent written and oral communication skills - articulate
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to deliver outcomes with minimal direct supervision
You are
- You're open: we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, current ways of working.
- You're optimistic: we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
- You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.
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📌 Manager - RTR (ANZ) (Mumbai)
🏢 WPP
📍 Mumbai