• Bachelor Degree in Finance or equivalent with strong finance operational background
• Chartered Accountant/ICWA / equivalent with strong academic achievements.

• Min 8-10 years of experience in public accounting and similar industry
• Team handling experience
• Experience of handling financial statements of companies with international presence and hands on knowledge transition experience preferred

Critical

• Hands on experience with SAP / Systems knowledge of SAP and HFM
• Knowledge of R2R concepts, processes and best practices
• Good working knowledge of US GAAP, Local GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley
• Good knowledge of internal control framework / SOX at multinational setup
• Process orientated with excellent problem solving skills
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team building, and conflict resolution.
• Strong people influence skills
• Project mindset can identify opportunities and lead the projects.
• Good business acumen including company, legal entity, regulatory and compliance design
• Good communication skills

• Have a passion for winning
• Act with urgency
• Be a zealot for growth
• Build exceptional talent

Accounting, Control and Compliance

• Overall end-to-end owner of accounting, control and compliance for the assigned entities (High -Significant risk/Manufacturing/ Non-manufacturing multi SBG co codes).
• Ensure entity comply with US GAAP and HON policies.
• Own, manage and co-ordinate end-to-end accounting and control process including the period-end closing activities. Deliver a standard month end close timetable & ensure compliance across entities.
• Troubleshoot system jobs for Month End; identify root cause & timely resolution to deliver close.
• Exposure & understanding of technical accounting (Project, Revenue, cost accounting, assessment & distributions, COPA cycles)
• Ensure foreign transactions including Hedging and translations are properly recorded.
• Own and/or support balance sheet review process. Completion of quarterly variance analysis of the B/S and P/L
• Ensure robust controls in place and drive action to remediate deficiency
• Manage balance sheet account reconciliation processes, ensure recons are delivered with quality and drive closure of aged / unreconciled / invalid items as per policy.
• Support in new SAP implementation & ensure stabilization within 3 month ends
• Coordinate and support Internal audit, external audit and SOX Compliance

• Ensure a regular connection with key stakeholders in finance and business to deliver US GAAP compliant financials.
• Identify and lead process improvement opportunities, lead the project and ensure completion
• Responsible for transitioning Controllership Ops activities & ensuring due diligence on all new Controllership ops transition and new work / growth
• Partner with business on new initiatives and join projects
• Provide financial reports, analysis, explanations and advice based on knowledge of financial info, relevant GAAP & supporting SAP systems to SBU/auditors
• Manage the ad-hoc queries from business / in-country team / other stakeholders.
• Ensure excellent relationships are maintained with internal and external stakeholders for Region / SBG / Group.