EY Global Controlling-Accounting Specialist 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

231646147

Essential Functions of the Job:

• The Country Accounting Manager Support Team assist the CAM in providing financial input to the Country Leaders
• Should have excellent knowledge of the key controlling processes including: audit support, accounting, corporate finance, tracking budget and expenses and analysing data
• Support the CAM in Partner related matters
• Produce and analyse financial statements, including commentary suitable for use at board level
• Produce and communicate concise and clear financial information for use in decision making
• Own and proactively manage the balance sheet
• Work across multiple functions and geographies to ensure compliance with relevant tax and regulatory requirements
• Support and proactively engage with the external audit team to ensure that audit queries are dealt with appropriately
• Work with the General Ledger team to ensure correct processing of transactions and deliver accurate and timely month end accounting closes
• Perform critical account reconciliations, generate financial statement for management and statutory purposes
• Ensure that financial transactions are booked in compliance with EYs accounting policies
• Work across the team to ensure that group transactions are reflected accurately in each entity’s financials
• Support ad-hoc projects

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Production of key management information and analysis to be used by leadership in the decision-making process
• Forecast and track deviation to expected results

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Knowledge of Controllership processes, developing standards, audit, accounting, corporate finance, developing budgets, tracking budget expenses, analyzing information, performance management
• High proficiency in managing full local statutory compliance process for selected country / region
• Prior hands on experience with consolidations inside a complex legal entity structure with foreign subsidiaries
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Strong appreciation for the importance of ensuring accuracy in all levels of financial reporting
• Able to work in a self-sufficient manner, operating across multiple priorities to defined timelines
• Demonstrates the ability to challenge assumptions and decisions in an appropriate manner
• Highly motivated professional with a strong personal and professional ethic, integrity and commitment to excellence
• Must be an analytical thinker, comfortable taking initiative in situations where thought leadership is either absent or unclear
• Open minded and culturally sensitive; well-structured and self-driven work approach; innovation driven

Understanding of the business:

• Understands NextWave strategy and applies constantly to analyse and advise on financial performance
• Knowledgeable of EY capabilities and services

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Must be willing to develop as a leader with a view to future supervisory opportunities

Education:

• Graduate and/or professional certification in a business related subject matter (i.e. Accounting, Finance) is required to perform this position.

Experience:

• 4-7 years of professional experience in Finance, Accounting or Controlling
• Experience in or knowledge of accounting within a professional services environment, including compliance and reporting
• Strong experience with creating and analyzing financial statements
• Strong experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process

Certification Requirements:

• CA/ CPA or other professional certification is helpful.

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