dentsu aegis network india

Assistant Manager – Financial Reporting & Control

India
October 1, 2023
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Job Description

Assistant Manager – Financial Reporting and Control

The role will deliver key tasks in relation to month-end close, financial reporting, analysis, Budgeting/Forecasting for Global Brands. The entities within the Global Brands workstream include Dentsu Global, Amnet, Amplifi and Posterscope International (PSI).
This role will partner with the Finance Director, Finance Business Partners & Management Accountants to deliver agreed tasks. The candidate will be required to be proactive, be a self-starter and work across a broad stakeholder group in Global Brands to meet Group reporting requirements.

Job Title:

Assistant Manager – Financial Reporting & Control

Job Description:

    Job Description:

    Main Responsibilities  

    • Assist the Manager and Financial Controller in transitional activities for the US market in collaboration with CCoE Lead & Regional Finance Services team. 
    • Support Financial Controller and Manager in monthly/Quarterly financial reporting and control activities by partnering with & supporting the Regional Financial Controller. 
    • Delivery of Month End closure (MEC) activities including P&L and Balance Sheet finalization. 
    • Timely closing of local accounting books & BPC group submission adhering to group requirements and timelines. 
    • Lead budget and reforecast preparation requirements and manage the BPC submissions. 
    • Support in the preparation and driving reconciliations and owning the actions from BS calls. Prepare Balance sheet presentations and risk analysis to develop & implement appropriate controls.
    • Support in Management of specialist finance activities including taxation, VAT, treasury, Insurance and risk management (including Hedging FX exposure) 
    • Working with the Operational Finance and Commercial Finance teams to continuously improve financial processes and controls to comply with group policy and reporting requirements from time to time.  
    • Performance management, training & continuous development of the team.  
    • Supporting the Manager and FC in external audit process e.g. gathering documentation for the organisation’s procedures/other audit supporting materials 
    • Support in Assessment of internal control environment with reference to Group’s Internal Control Framework. 
    • Perform testing to support the annual J-SOX controls effectiveness attestation. 
    • Management of the annual controls self-certification process.
    • Manage ad hoc requirements and projects on financial control & compliance areas 

    Professional Skills 

    • Qualified Chartered Accountant with 5 to 7 years of post-qualification experience in Accounting, Consolidation, Financial reporting. 
    • Proficient in technical accounting and IFRS. Knowledge of US GAAP would be preferable 
    • Advanced user of Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint. 
    • Knowledge of SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) and Blackline tool will be an added advantage. 
    • Strong communication skills (verbal & written). Able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, across different regions and levels.
    • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills. 
    • Demonstrate high level of responsibility and commitment to the assigned activities. 
    • Agile and flexible to changing needs and adhoc requirements. 

    Location:

    Bangalore

    Brand:

    Bcoe

    Time Type:

    Full time

    Contract Type:

    Permanent