Senior Finance Associate

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Job Title: Senior Associate, Close-to-Report | Finance

Experience: 4+ years of experience

Location: Gurgaon

Salary Range: Upto 21 LPA Fixed + 10% Variable

Job Type: Full Time

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners

Reporting to: Manager, Close-to-Report

Mandatory Qualification: Chartered Accountant/ACCA/CPA

About the Role

Our European client, one of the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind, who operates from key locations across the globe, is currently looking for a Finance Senior Associate to join Global Capability Centre in Gurugram, India. Seeking a new Senior Associate in Close-to-Report team, you ‘ll be a part of a dynamic and collaborative team where precision and accountability are valued. The team manages the month-end and year-end close activities ensuring accurate, transparent and timely preparation and presentation of our financial statements. More specifically, you will play a key role in supporting timely and accurate period end close and financial reporting activities in compliance with GAAP/IFRS. You will assist in preparing financial statement, consolidation, journal entries, compiling workpapers, reconciling accounts and balances, and analysing financial data to ensure the integrity of our reporting processes.

What you will do?

• Compile and analyse operational and financial data and reports, post journal entries in the ERP system, prepare and maintain accurate workpapers and reconciliations.
• Execute month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities and support group level financial consolidation in accordance with applicable GAAP/IFRS standards.
• Prepare financial statements and group reporting packages in alignment with group reporting requirements.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify anomalies, investigate routine discrepancies, and ensure timely resolution with appropriate documentation.
• Perform General ledger reconciliations and analyse the open items with supporting documentation.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation and adherence to internal policies and controls and SOX compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with and support internal, statutory, tax and other auditors to solve audit queries.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for automation of processes contributing to operational excellence.

What you bring?

• 4-9 years of mandatory experience of consolidation of accounts (should be able to answer questions like what are the methods of consolidation, what are consolidation adjustments, what is NCI, etc.)
• Possess good technical knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS/IAS, IndAS)
• Experience in preparation of legal entity financials, notes to schedules and variance analysis
• Basic understanding of Consolidation and elimination
• Experience with month-end and year-end close processes including reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

About the Workplace:

Client provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of their colour, caste, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or other legally protected status and values diversity.