Manager Accounting
Manager Accounting
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20-12-2024
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Job Description
Support the Head of Shared Accounting Services India to:
- Implement the John Crane Global Shared Accounting Services strategy policies and operating model
- Ensure the successful setup of the India Shared Accounting Service teams to deliver the services in accordance with the SLAs
- Ensure all services provided are to the required quality and financial control standards
- Lead and drive Knowledge Transfer from local finance teams ensuring services hand over seamlessly without any gaps in service or a reduction in quality
- Monitor compliance and process performance working with John Crane Global Business Services Board local finance teams the Internal Controls teams and Internal and External Audit
- Drive process standardisation harmonisation automation excellence and continuous improvement
General Accounting Services Activities
- Journal Processing Accruals and Prepayment Intercompany Recharges Balance Sheet Reconciliations Monthend close etc.
- Task Management across multiple legal entities
- Support to Regional Finance Business Partners in the preparation of budgets forecasts and variance analyses for business planning
- Provision of Management Accounting Services to support internal decision making
Financial Reporting Audit and Compliance:
- Prepare and review financial statements including income statements balance sheets and cash flow statements.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g. GAAP/IFRS) and regulatory requirements as per Group requirement
- Coordinate and manage financial audits working closely with external auditors.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
Inventory and Fixed Assets:
- Supervise inventory management processes including valuation reconciliation and control.
- Ensure consistency in inventory valuation practices and compliance with accounting standards.
- Work with local Business to establish robust reconciliation procedures to match physical inventory counts with recorded quantities in the financial records.
- Oversee the accounting for fixed assets including depreciation and impairment assessments.
- Work closely with various departments to manage capital expenditure requests and approvals.
- Ensure that all capital investments are properly recorded and capitalized in accordance with accounting policies.
Team Leadership:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive learning and development programme for all team members to ensure their skills and behaviours meet and continue to meet John Crane requirements
- To be a role model and promote Smiths Group Values and Leadership Behaviours
- Foster a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous learning.
Process Improvement
- Continuously assess and improve finance and accounting processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Implement automation and technology solutions to reduce manual effort and strengthen financial controls
Compliance and Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with compliance to Smiths Group and John Crane Policies and to applicable accounting and reporting standards etc.
- Identify and mitigate financial risks while maintaining strong internal controls
- The Smiths Group and John Crane often undertake change projects to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. This position will be a key stakeholder in ensuring such projects are delivered in accordance with the plans and will be expected to lead related relevant workstreams
Qualifications :
- Master or Bachelors degree in Finance and/or Accounting; MBA or CPA preferred
- Proven experience (10 years) in senior finance roles with a focus on General Accounting Management Accounting and Reporting Tax Compliance.
- Recent relevant experience gained within an SSC environment
- Recent relevant experience and strong skills in SAP (ECC6)
- Experience of the use of SAP Partner tools to enhance the service delivery e.g. automated Balance Sheet reconciliations Journal and task workflow etc.
- Demonstrable experience of taking a handson approach to leadership
- Strong people leader and influencer with a record of managing and motivating people in a complex dynamic environment
- Recent experience of transitioning accounting services to a Shared Services team
- Significant working knowledge of IFRS in multinational group
- Risk management / prioritization skills
- Strong customer service skills and experience
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Presentation skills and advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications
- Comfortable interacting at all levels of the organization from junior to senior executive levels
- Ability to think clearly be organized and execute effectively.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
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