Job Description
Position Manager GL Close-FP and A-Investment Accounting-Reg Reporting-Financial Accounting
Experience 10+ Years
Overview: We are seeking an experienced Manager with 8-10 years of progressive accounting and financial planning experience to lead financial operations and financial transformation projects. The successful candidate will oversee general ledger close processes, month-end accounting operations, investment accounting, and financial planning activities. The Manager will lead finance transformation initiatives focused on General Ledger (GL) Close, FP&A, and Record to Report operations within Financial Services firms. This role requires a strategic manager with extensive process expertise and proficiency in technology platforms (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Adaptive, PowerApps) to drive significant value. The Manager will leverage process improvement methodologies and technology as enablers to achieve operational efficiency and enhance accuracy through best-in-class processes and tools.
Key Responsibilities: Chart of Accounts Mapping & Redesign: Design, implement, optimize Chart of Accounts structures that align with reporting requirements. Lead CoA mapping during ERP implementations, ensuring seamless data translation. Develop dimensional hierarchies and account coding standards to support multi-entity consolidation and reporting. Management of GL Close Activities Lead and manage the complete GL close and month-end accounting cycles, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial statement preparation. Review journal entries, reconciliation procedures and account analyses to ensure financial statement integrity. Coordinate inter-company eliminations, consolidation adjustments and balance sheet reconciliations. Investment Accounting Operations Oversee investment accounting operations, including security transactions, valuations, reconciliations, and reporting. Prepare investment performance reports, reconcile investment holdings and manage regulatory compliance for investment portfolios. Transformation Initiatives: Support strategic finance transformation programs, including ERP implementations, system migrations, and digital process redesign. Comprehensive As-Is Assessments: Conduct detailed assessments of current Finance processes, including planning, budgeting, reporting, and finance close, utilize process mapping and modelling tools viz. Visio, ARIS and identify areas for improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Tax, Treasury, and Operations, to drive integrated finance transformation and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Technology Transformation: Establish automated close processes and eliminate legacy systems through process redesign. Implement advanced accounting platforms viz. Workday, Workiva, Blackline, Tagetik, Trintech and spearhead finance transformation initiatives. Key Skills:
GL Close: General Ledger Management, Chart of Accounts Design and Month end close processes Investment Accounting Strong experience in Investment Accounting, NAV calculations and securities management with valuation expertise Deep Understanding of FP&A Processes: Extensive knowledge of FP&A processes, including forecasting, budgeting, finance close, intercompany accounting, financial reporting standards, and management reporting. Finance Transformation Proven experience in conducting As-Is and To-Be process assessments, process redesign and continuous improvement methodologies. Finance Systems Proficiency: Significant experience with Finance Systems such as Oracle EPM, Anaplan, Adaptive, Workiva, Workday, Blackline, Trintech, Tagetik and designing operating models that integrate people, processes, and technology. Stakeholder Engagement Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, facilitating workshops, and translating complex business needs into actionable solutions. Education: Domain Expertise: Strong exposure to working in the Financial Services domain across Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, and Capital Markets. Educational Background: Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration. Advanced degrees (MBA or equivalent) are preferred. B.Tech or Engineering graduates with relevant work experience in finance or financial systems. Experience Requirements: Extensive Experience 10+ years of experience in finance operations, accounting, or transformation roles. Proven Track Record A successful history of driving finance process improvements, optimizing close cycles, implementing automation, and ensuring compliance in GL Close, FP&A, and R2R functions. EY | Building a better working world EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today. .jobDisplay { padding-top40px;}div#search-wrapper { displaynone;}
Job Classification
Industry: Banking
Functional Area / Department: Finance & Accounting
Role Category: Treasury
Role: Treasury Operations Manager
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: EY
Location(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills:
finance
ledger
balance sheet
oracle
forecasting
journal entries
process improvement
accounting
budgeting
operations
valuation
financial reporting standards
compliance
treasury
visio
financial reporting
agile
finance systems
