Skill required: Record To Report - Financial Consolidation & Close Operations

Designation: Record to Report Ops Specialist

Qualifications:BCom

Years of Experience:7 to 11 years

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What would you do You will be aligned with our Finance Operations vertical and support Record-to-Report activities including journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, reporting, and audit support to help clients achieve financial accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency. In addition to core accounting responsibilities, you will support finance transformation and automation initiatives. Selected candidates will be trained on BlackLine automation capabilities and will contribute to the deployment, testing, and continuous improvement of automated journal, reconciliation, and transaction matching processes.

Experience with interest in Record to report/Fixed Assets/Treasury/Reporting/ Taxation and Knowledge and Hands on experience of Blackline & SAP is must What are we looking for The following skills are required to perform this role-
Strong accounting knowledge with sound understanding of accounting concepts and principles.
In-depth knowledge of Record-to-Report processes including journals, reconciliations, month-end close, reporting, and controls.
Knowledge and experience in SAP S/4HANA or other ERP platforms.
Exposure to BlackLine, ERP systems, or finance automation platforms is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, automation tools, and system-driven accounting processes.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Ability to analyze accounting data and identify process improvement opportunities.
Ability to follow defined standards, calendars, controls, and compliance requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to handle client interactions independently and build effective stakeholder relationships.
Ability to work collaboratively within teams and support broader team objectives.
Effective documentation and reporting skills.
People management and conflict resolution skills.
Adherence to organizational policies and governance requirements. Additionally, you must possess the following skills-
Must have strong R2R domain experience and working knowledge
Proven experience of leading operations team
Proven experience in managing clients
Good communication skills
Experience running multi-geography operations/teams Roles and Responsibilities:
Prepare and review period close journal entries and adjustments including accruals, payroll, inventory, and other accounting transactions.
Manage and support month-end and year-end close activities in coordination with internal teams and client stakeholders.
Perform account reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, and ensure timely resolution of outstanding issues.
Prepare and review variance analysis, flux analysis, foreign exchange analysis, and financial reports.
Ensure compliance with accounting policies, controls, SLAs, and client requirements.
Maintain process documentation, SOPs, and DTPs to ensure accuracy and operational readiness.
Support audits and respond to internal and external audit queries in a timely manner.
Analyze accounting processes, identify improvement opportunities, and drive operational efficiencies.
Participate in finance transformation and automation initiatives across Record-to-Report processes.
Support testing, deployment, validation, and continuous improvement of automated journal, reconciliation, and transaction matching solutions following structured training.
Assist in defining business rules, accounting logic, and data requirements to support automation and process standardization initiatives.
Collaborate with Operations, Transformation, and Client teams to achieve project milestones and business objectives.
Support preparation of management reports and operational metrics for client and leadership reviews.
Ensure delivery of agreed service levels, operational metrics, and Accenture internal goals.
Guide and support team members to drive process excellence and continuous improvement.