Key Responsibilities:

Month-End Close & Global Coordination

- Support the global month-end close process within agreed timelines.

- Work closely with finance teams across geographies, including India, Romania, Mexico and other locations.

- Ensure solid accounting hygiene and proactively identify and resolve close-related issues.

Controls & Reconciliations

- Strengthen and maintain the group s internal control framework .

- Document, perform and improve key financial controls.

- Support intercompany reconciliations and investigate variances.

- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations .

Group Consolidation

- Support monthly group consolidation for 70+ legal entities across multiple currencies.

- Prepare and post elimination, foreign exchange and consolidation journals .

- Assist in maintaining consolidation structures and hierarchies.

External Reporting

- Support external reporting requirements, including preparation of selected disclosures and analytical support for statutory and group reporting.

Audit Support

- Act as a key point of contact for group and statutory audits , preparing audit schedules and responding to auditor queries in a timely manner.

Process Improvement & Transformation

- Drive standardisation and continuous improvement across group accounting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy and controls.

- Support finance transformation initiatives, including:





- ERP implementation or enhancement

- Development and optimisation of consolidation systems

- Intercompany process improvements

Ad-hoc Projects

- Support additional finance projects and initiatives as required.

Candidate Specifications

Essential:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant ( CA ) or international equivalent (ACA / CIMA).

- 4 7 years post-qualification experience , ideally combining audit and industry exposure.

- Strong hands-on experience with month-end close and group consolidation .

- Experience working in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.

- Strong understanding of IFRS / Ind AS .

- Advanced Excel skills and strong accounting systems exposure.

Preferred

- Experience with financial ERPs such as SAP or NetSuite .

- Experience with consolidation tools, preferably OneStream (or similar tools like Hyperion / SAP BPC).

- Exposure to complex accounting areas including:

- Business combinations (acquisitions/disposals)

- Revenue recognition

- Share-based payments

- Impairments

- Legal entity rationalization

Soft Skills

- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including interaction with senior finance leaders and auditors.

- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, global environment with tight deadlines

📌 Group Accountant (Mumbai)
🏢 YouGov
📍 Mumbai