- Job Purpose: Write the purpose for which the job exists
To execute and manage General Ledger activities including GL reconciliations, trial balance review, scrutiny of abnormal transactions, provision accounting, asset accounting closure, lease liability accounting, and monthly financial reporting. The role ensures accuracy, compliance with CFD guidelines, timely month-end closure, and effective coordination with internal stakeholders to support reliable financial statements.
- Job Context & Major Challenges: Write the specific aspects of the job that provide a challenge internal and external) to the jobholder in the context of the Business / Unit / Function / Department / Section
Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities
- Regular review of trial balances across segments.
- Monitor GL accounts based on set parameters.
- Scrutinize abnormal transactions and execute rectifications.
- Regroup sub-ledger balances per CFD guidelines.
- Reconcile interunit accounts and resolve differences.
- Account for provisions and reverse unnecessary liabilities.
- Support asset accounting closure considering asset movement.
- Create lease liabilities and process monthly adjustments.
- Upload trial balance to Hyperion after monthly close.
- Provide schedules and information to CFD and Corp Governance.
- Ensure MIS accuracy and support statutory/tax audit teams.
- Ensure timely closure of metal accounting (DA/CA).
Major Challenges Associated With These Responsibilities
- Complex Trial Balance Management: Handling multiple entities trial balances, identifying anomalies, ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines.
- Data Integrity & System Dependencies: Ensuring correctness of GL data across SAP modules, resolving mismatches between sub-ledgers and GL.
- Interunit Reconciliations: Managing large volumes of interunit transactions, resolving aging items, coordinating with multiple units.
- Provision & Liability Accuracy: Ensuring adequacy of provisions, monitoring reversals, compliance with accounting guidelines.
- Asset & Lease Accounting Complexity: Handling fixed asset movements, depreciation accuracy, lease liability computations per accounting standards.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Dependence on multiple teamsAP, AR, FA, CFD, Plantsfor data, confirmations, and documentation.
- Audit Preparedness: Providing accurate schedules and evidence for statutory/tax/Internal audit, addressing queries promptly.
- Month-End Timelines: Managing high workload during closures and ensuring accuracy without delays.
- Key Result Areas: Write the key results expected from the job and the supporting actions for each of these key result areas (For majority of jobs typically there could be 4 - 7 key result areas) - Maximum 10 KRAs can be updated
Key Result Areas
Supporting Actions
Trial Balance Review & GL Accuracy
- Review TB for anomalies.
- Perform GL scrutiny.
- Ensure regrouping and rectifications.
- Resolve interunit differences.
Provision & Liability Management
- Book accurate provisions.
- Monitor reversals.
- Ensure compliance with accounting guidelines.
Asset & Lease Accounting
- Support asset accounting closure.
- Ensure correct depreciation and movement accounting.
- Process lease liability entries.
Month-End Closure & Reporting
- Complete GL activities as per TAT.
- Upload TB to Hyperion.
- Share MIS and schedules.
Audit Support
- Provide schedules to statutory/tax auditors.
- Resolve audit queries.
- Maintain documentation rigor.
Team Guidance & Review
- Allocate work to associates.
- Review outputs and provide feedback.
- Ensure process adherence.
