Assistant Controller

The jobholder works independently or supports the Business Unit Controller in all aspects of accounting for an entity, work with 3rd Party providers for statutory and tax reporting, yearend submissions and other accounting areas.

The objective is to ensure compliance with accounting policies and Local Tax & GAAP requirements. The jobholder is encouraged to interact closely with various groups including but not limited to Business Divisions, General Accounting organization, Group Finance, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and 3rd party providers and to maintain the relationship with our local statutory auditors.

Day to day responsibility:

-       Ensure statutory, tax compliances with for a Country or a group of Countries, by working closely with service providers.

-       Work with various business partners to ensure legal entities are accurately, completely and timely accounted for in the enterprise systems, as well as to ensure good controls of underlying processes.

-       Ensure the month end close in adherence to reporting timetable, perform reviews to ensure that critical accounts are reconciled with underlying documentation, that transactions are coded accurately in line with relevant accounting policies.

-       Liaise with auditors and ensure timely completion of statutory & tax audits.

-       Participate in Balance sheet and cost reviews.

-       Liase with tax and transfer pricing teams, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tax packs, booking tax provisions, review of TP calculation on quarterly basis for group books, and on annual basis for local books.

-       Aid tax team in addressing tax audits

Career path:

-       Career Options would be available both Vertical and Horizontal. Job seeker could either move horizontally by tackling more sophisticated activities, move to support another country or move vertically to become a Business Unit Controller.

-       There would be multifaceted career options available in other Finance teams and other General Accounting Process teams as well.

Customers:

Internal: Controllership, General Accounting, Tax, Finance

External:

-       Outsourced Providers, Statutory Auditors

-       Tax and other compliance authorities

Educational qualification:

-       Accounting Graduates having core prior experience in the specific areas as mentioned above

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LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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