Team Lead, Finance
dun bradstreet
Job Summary
Dun & Bradstreet is seeking a Team Lead, Finance to join their team in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai. This role involves preparing financial statements in accordance with India GAAP, leading statutory audit closures, and reviewing accounts receivables. The position also requires preparing and reviewing monthly MIS as per US GAAP with variance analysis, assessing and mitigating risks through key control reviews, and reviewing provision for doubtful debts. A key responsibility is recognizing revenue as per US GAAP, working with new product launches, and streamlining processes for order forms and contracts. The role also focuses on improving internal processes for transparency and effectiveness, and reducing manual dependencies through automation. Collaboration with legal, tax, and FP&A teams is also expected.
Must Have
- Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of experience
- Hands-on experience in MS Excel
- Highest standards of accuracy and precision
- Knowledge of US GAAP and IGAAP
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong business partnering skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Highly driven and self-motivated
- Ability to work individually and in teams
Good to Have
- Working knowledge of Workday Financial System
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare financial statements including notes to accounts and cash flow statement as per India GAAP.
- Lead in closure of statutory audit including discussion of major issues, processes and recommendations, if any.
- Review of accounts receivables including discussion with respective business units, setting up the process, resolve the issues etc.
- Prepare and review of monthly MIS as per US GAAP including variance analysis, detailed review of monthly schedules, to continuously provide update to internal and external team etc.
- Review of key controls by assessing risk and have a detailed discussion with respective team to take necessary action to mitigate the risk and to ensure the controls are in place and effective.
- Review of provision for doubtful debts and have a continuous discussion with the respective business units to reduce the provision and to increase collection month on month.
- Recognize revenue as per US GAAP including review of order forms/ contracts, proof of deliveries, internal policies and historical experience.
- Help reduce manual dependency and make a more automated process.
- Help legal, tax and FP&A team for various requirements.
- To work with business for launch of new products and set up the revenue recognition process and internal teams for various order forms/contracts to have a standard and streamline process.
- To work on internal process/policies to make it transparent, effective and to safeguard against any non-compliance.
- To work with leaders to make a better process to reduce dependency and to increase effective communication.
Key Requirements:
- Chartered Accountant with 8+ years of relevant post-qualification work experience
- Hands on experience in using MS Excel
- Highest standards of accuracy and precision, highly organized
- Knowledge of US GAAP and IGAAP
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong business partnering skills
- Ability to think creatively, highly- driven and self-motivated
- Demonstrated ability to work individually and in large teams
- Good business partnering and influencing abilities
- Working knowledge of Workday Financial System would be added advantage