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Flexing It has partnered withOur client, IT and cybersecurity organisation that manages critical systems and strengthens digital resilience for the central banking ecosystem, is seeking Consultant - Accounting Specialist.
Role Purpose
The Consultant - Account Integration will be embedded within the HR Product Development team to ensure seamless, accurate, and compliant integration between HRMS/Payroll systems and the Finance/ERP platform.
The role will design and validate:
- GL mapping structures
- Payroll-to-ledger posting logic
- Cost center allocation frameworks
- Accrual accounting rules
- Statutory provisioning integration
This is a functional finance architecture role, not a routine accounting operations role.
Key Responsibilities
1. Payroll to Finance Integration Design
Define GL mapping for:
- Salary components
- Employer contributions (PF, ESIC, Gratuity)
- Provisions & accruals
- Tax deductions
- Recoveries
- Ensure accurate debit-credit logic
- Validate cost center and business unit mapping
- Design multi-entity / multi-location accounting flows (if applicable)
Key expectation: Zero mismatch between payroll outputs and ERP posting.
2. Requirement Workshops (With Sr. BA / Lead BA)
- Participate in discovery workshops.
- Ask structured finance-focused questions around:
- Chart of Accounts alignment
- Provision vs payout treatment
- Month-end closure timelines
- Accrual reversals
- Suspense account handling
- Audit trail requirements
- Identify edge cases (retro salary adjustments, reversals, recoveries).
3. Accrual & Provisioning Framework
Design accounting treatment for:
- Leave encashment provision
- Gratuity actuarial provisioning
- Bonus accrual
- Variable pay accrual
- Arrear provisioning
- ESOP accounting entries (if applicable)
- Ensure compliance with:
- Accounting Standards (Ind AS / IFRS where applicable)
- Internal financial control frameworks
4. Integration Architecture & Controls
- Define API/data exchange logic between HRMS and ERP.
Ensure:
- Posting validation checks
- Error handling workflows
- Maker-checker control
- Segregation of duties
- Validate automated journal entry generation.
- Support reconciliation framework design.
5. UAT & Financial Validation
- Define accounting validation scenarios
- Reconcile payroll output with ERP posting during UAT
- Validate trial balance impact
- Ensure month-end close integrity
- Sign off on accounting integration before go-live
6. Audit & Governance Readiness
Ensure traceability of:
- Payroll to GL posting
- Component-level accounting entries
- Support internal & statutory audits.
- Define documentation for:
- Control design
- Financial workflow mapping
- Reconciliation SOPs
Duration: 3 months (Extendable depending on performance)
Location: Mumbai (Navi Mumbai/BKC)
Skills Required
Skills Required:
Chartered Accountant (CA) OR MBA / PGDM in Finance is a mandate
Experience:
- 8–15 years in Finance / Accounting / ERP integration roles
- Strong exposure to payroll accounting
- Experience in ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / Tally ERP Enterprise / other finance ERP)
- Experience in system implementation or digital finance transformation preferred
- Exposure to regulated / PSU / BFSI environments preferred
Technical Competencies
- Payroll accounting logic
- GL & Chart of Accounts design
- Accrual accounting
- Provisioning methodology
- ERP integration understanding
- Reconciliation frameworks
- Ind AS / accounting standard awareness
