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Accounting Associate

Mindsprint · Chennai

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Position : </b><b><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Specialist</span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Location : Chennai, India</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Reporting to : Manager </b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Job Summary:</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">The Specialist – FMR (RTR) is responsible for a collection of processes between recording financial transactions and the publication of financial reports. The candidate should be a </span>Commerce Graduate/ <span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">MBA with 4-6 years of experience in manufacturing/FMCG company in Finance and Accounts domain. S/he is responsible of providing both strategic, financial, and operational feedback on business performance as well as financial statements that are compliant with local accounting standards. Responsibilities include posting journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, reviewing entries and reconciliations, preparing cash forecasting statements, supporting month end closing, preparing various reports as required and supporting audits.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in"> </span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Job Description:</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Responsible for monthly book closure, preparation and posting of Journal entries, financial reporting, and reconciliations. Application of the entity’s accounting policies to each non-routine event or transaction is independently reviewed for appropriateness and ensures any exceptions are highlighted to business on an immediate basis Unusual items and exceptions are investigated and properly resolved / recorded in the general ledger in the appropriate accounting period</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in"><br /> Managing the Financial and Management Reporting (RTR) processes and ensuring the service level agreements are met as per the timeline and accuracy<br /> Overall responsibilities include:</span></p><p></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Inventory accounting (movements and reconciliation with physical stock)</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Mark-to-Market / Fair Value accounting</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Month-end processing (period close)</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Trial balance, PNL and balance sheet review</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Management Reporting</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Inter-company reconciliations</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Account reconciliations (GL to sub-ledger)</span><p></p></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Budgeting and Forecasting</span><p></p></li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Profile Description: </b></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Commerce Graduate/MBA with 4 to 6 years of experience<span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">in Finance and Accounts domain from a FMCG / Manufacturing environment</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-in" xml:lang="en-in">Experience in setting up Validation Checklists for all processes and ensure to review on a continuous basis for completeness and accuracy</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Experience in independently reviewing, validating, authorising journal entries and ensure those are recorded in the appropriate accounting period</p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Prior experience in preparing plant costing reports, Inventory Reporting, COML run, MUV (Materials Usage Variance)/PPV (Purchase Price Variance) absorption costing, standard costing etc.</p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Should have excellent knowledge in fixed assets accounting and fair knowledge about Bill of Material creation, production/work order settlement etc.</p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Excellent understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) </p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Working knowledge of SAP / Oracle and SAP BPC / BO / BI would be an added advantage<br /> Strong domain expertise, analytical skills and logical reasoning with good leadership capabilities with the ability to handle pressure and work in an environment of strict deadlines</p><p></p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Willingness to work in different time zones and willingness to travel (short informed trips) based on the business needs.</p><p></p>

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4 - 8 Years