Title: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Location: Bangalore
Work format: Full time work from office role
Education: CA (Qualified)
Summary:
The Senior Manager, Financial Reporting is a senior management role, responsible for managing the analysis and preparation of several financial reports and ensures the distribution and presentation of this information to the relevant stakeholders.
The Senior Manager, Financial Reporting reviews prepared month-end and year-end reports, including statutory fiscal reports, management accounting packs, project profitability analysis and variance reports.
This role analyzes the information prepared by the team to ensure that detailed explanations are presented, particular for variances from the financial forecast and performs financial preparation and analysis for new business proposals.
This senior management role fosters a collaborative and innovative culture across their team, focused on operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages the analysis and preparation of several financial reports.
- Ensures the distribution and presentation of this information to the relevant stakeholders.
- Reviews prepared financial reports, including statutory fiscal reports, management accounting packs, project profitability analysis and variance reports.
- Analyzes information to ensure that detailed explanations are presented, particular for variances from the financial forecast.
- Manages and oversees compliance efforts with the preparation, review, submission, and distribution of financial reports required by governmental and regulatory agencies.
- Ensures timely preparation and reviews and monthly and quarterly balance sheet statements, cash flow statements, and related materials required by investor relations and internal management.
- Manages the implementation of formal processes for obtaining and analyzing information gathered from internal business units for financial report preparation.
- Liaises with auditors as part of the financial reporting processes.
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of supporting documents for all financial reports and evaluate it for various departments and committees.
- Implements internal financial controls for integration of closing process and financial activities of company.
- Contributes to the development of financial models, prepares forecasts and reporting tools to identify business opportunities, risk and ensure performance better
- Analyzes all financial reports and assists in improvement and execution process.
- Coordinates with various departments and prepare recurring financial reporting packages.
- Provides access to the relevant tools and systems to enable effective team performance.
- Ensures the provision of work assignments and activities across the team focused on achievement on operational excellence.
Knowledge and Attributes:
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate excellent planning, organizing and problem-solving ability.
- Demonstrates excellent attention to detail with high levels of integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize and manage team expectations.
- Broad knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
- Ability to analyze and interpret complex financial data.
- Ability to present complex financial data using detailed reports and charts.
- Ability to think strategically when required.
- Ability to build a cohesive team and to lead and manage people effectively.
- Ability to manage time effectively while setting the tone of the team through modelling and leadership.
- Familiar with GAAP and reporting standards.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or relevant field preferred.
- Relevant certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.
Required experience:
- Extended experience planning, controlling, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets.
- Extended experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.
- Extended experience creating and reviewing financial reports.
- Extended hands-on experience with financial reporting software.
- Extended professional accounting or financial management experience.
- Extended knowledge of financial reporting/analysis models and frameworks.
