Senior Financial Analyst
7 Minutes ago • 1-7 Years
Financial Analysis
Job Description
The Senior Financial Analyst will join the Asia Controller Team, focusing on financial stewardship, compliance, reporting, and decision support for multiple Asian entities. Key responsibilities include managing month-end close, ensuring adherence to US GAAP and Ind AS, overseeing accounting operations, and ensuring compliance with direct and indirect tax requirements. The role also involves maintaining internal controls, supporting audits, and driving process improvements for efficiency and standardization.
Good To Have:
- Exposure to multinational or shared services environment
- Hyperion experience
- Knowledge of reporting/visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
Must Have:
- Ensure adherence to global accounting and reporting guidelines (US GAAP, Ind AS)
- Manage month-end close, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of financials
- Oversee accounting operations including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Accounting, revenue recognition, accruals, and expense accounting
- Perform fixed asset accounting, reconciliation, and physical verification reporting
- Ensure compliance with Direct and Indirect Tax requirements including TDS, GST, Transfer Pricing, and RBI reporting
- Maintain a robust internal control framework, identify gaps, and implement improvements
- Support statutory, tax, and internal audits by preparing schedules, resolving queries, and coordinating with auditors
- CA with 1–2 years of post-qualification experience, OR Inter-CA / ICWA with 4–5 years of relevant experience, OR M.Com / MBA Finance with 7+ years of accounting and tax compliance experience
- Strong understanding of accounting principles (US GAAP, Ind AS)
- Working knowledge of Direct & Indirect Tax (TDS, GST, RBI compliance, Transfer Pricing)
- ERP experience (Oracle R12, SAP, or equivalent)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills
- Effective communicator with ability to collaborate across functions and geographies
- Ownership mindset with adherence to timelines
- Team-oriented, with ability to lead through collaboration and influence
Perks:
- Hybrid work environment (at least three days in-person each week)
- Tools and resources to engage meaningfully with global colleagues
- Equal opportunity employer
About the Team
The Asia Controller Team manages financial stewardship, compliance, reporting, and decision support across multiple Asian entities, including India, China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. The team plays a critical role in ensuring accurate reporting, strong governance, and commercial insights to support business decisions in a dynamic and global environment.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Reporting:
- Ensure adherence to global accounting and reporting guidelines (US GAAP, Ind AS).
- Manage month-end close, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of financials.
- Oversee accounting operations including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger Accounting, revenue recognition, accruals, and expense accounting.
- Design, implement and present report on the physical verification of fixed assets.
- Perform fixed asset accounting, reconciliation, and physical verification reporting.
- Coordinate with shared services teams and ensure smooth accounting processes.
- Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements and reconciliations.
- Identify and help implement process improvements, accounts clean up, modifications or system enhancements.
- Establish / improve documentation for accounting processes
Compliance & Tax:
- Ensure compliance with Direct and Indirect Tax requirements including TDS, GST, Transfer Pricing, and RBI reporting.
- Support preparation and filing of statutory returns, reports, and annexures.
- Liaise with external consultants for cross-border compliance matters.
Controls & Governance:
- Maintain a robust internal control framework, identify gaps, and implement improvements.
- Establish and enhance documentation for accounting processes.
Audit & Stakeholder Management:
- Support statutory, tax, and internal audits by preparing schedules, resolving queries, and coordinating with auditors.
- Present financial statements and reports to management and local authorities.
- Collaborate with FP&A, consultants, and other business teams on financial processes and decision support.
Process Improvement & Transformation:
- Identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and efficiency in accounting and reporting.
- Drive system enhancements and process standardization across entities.
Qualifications & Experience:
- CA with 1–2 years of post-qualification experience, OR Inter-CA / ICWA with 4–5 years of relevant experience, OR M.Com / MBA Finance with 7+ years of accounting and tax compliance experience.
- Exposure to multinational or shared services environment preferred.
Technical Competencies:
- Strong understanding of accounting principles (US GAAP, Ind AS).
- Working knowledge of Direct & Indirect Tax (TDS, GST, RBI compliance, Transfer Pricing).
- ERP experience (Oracle R12, SAP, or equivalent); Hyperion preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills; knowledge of reporting/visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills.
- Effective communicator with ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.
- Ownership mindset with adherence to timelines.
- Team-oriented, with ability to lead through collaboration and influence.
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