Team Lead - Financial Control

Lead Financial Control
Bengaluru, India

JR6148670

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Position Summary

The Lead Financial Control oversees the execution of accounting, close, and reporting activities for assigned entities or processes. They perform a pivotal role acting as first line of defence to ensure a true and fair view of company financial position in line with accounting standards and internal controls while supervising a team of F inance Professionals .

What you will be doing

Role Description

Responsible for managing and reviewing day-to-day accounting, period close, intercompany, and reporting activities within the RR GBS Record to Report function , ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial results.

The Lead Financial Control supports the FA&R Team Lead in Period End related activities on process governance, performance monitoring and issue resolution.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Process Management

• Oversee and execute general ledger, intercompany, and reporting tasks, ensuring everything is accurate and completed on time.

• Ensure all processes comply with accounting policies, IFRS, and local GAAP, maintaining high standards of financial accuracy.

• Act as process SME for specific topic / represent the team outside of GBS in Period End related discussion in absence of the FA&R Manager .

2. Team Leadership

• Supervise and guide Finance Controller , training, helping them grow and perform at their best.

• Review journal entries, reconciliations, and reports to ensure they are accurate and meet company standards.

4 . Period Close & Consolidation & Reporting

• Execute and review period -end activities in line to the global close calendar.

• Prepare , review and post period-end journal with adequate documentation , to ensure full audit trail.

• Resolve and review intercompany reconciliations , ensure no IC difference reported .

5 . Controls, Compliance & Risk Management

• Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring compliance with IC FR requirements .

• Support internal and external audits by providing clear documentation and back-up .

Qualifications & Experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting , Finance, Business Administration, or related field.

• Chartered Accountant (CA, CPA, ACCA) or equivalent.

Experience:

• 8+ years in accounting or shared services, including supervisory experience.

• Deep SAP knowledge, strong understanding of consolidation and reporting processes, excellent communication and people management skills.

• Advanced Excel skills preferred, including familiarity with macros.

• Strong understanding of financial accounting standards (IFRS, UK GAAP), statutory disclosures, and foreign currency translations.

Skills & Competencies:

• Technical / Functional Knowledge

• Problem solving

• Organisation expertise

• Accountability

• Leadership

• Interpersonal skills

Measure of Performance for the role:

• Journal process correctness including comprehensive and accurate supporting documentation

• Clearly documented reconciliation including comprehensive and accurate supporting documentation

• Meet deadlines per agreed calendars

• Query resolution within SLA deadlines

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