Principal Accountant

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepares internal and external financial reports.
• Maintains or oversees the control of accounts and records in such areas as disbursements, expenses, tax payments and income.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to record transactions, prepare reports, and review and verify accuracy.
• Prepares balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow statements, prepares and consolidates financial statements, and other accounting schedules and reports.
• Designs, modifies, installs, and/or maintains accounting systems to ensure an adequate recognition of financial transactions.
• Responsible for the adherence to and communication of accounting and auditing policies and procedures and internal controls.
• Responsible for month end close.
• May be responsible for technical support and accounting of M&A activities.
• May oversee technical accounting research for complex business transactions and implementation of new accounting standards.
• Responsible to manage external relationships with bankers, tax consultants, statutory auditors.
• Put process and ensures adherence to various compliance requirements.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS:

• Autonomy: Recognized expert, managing large projects or processes. Exercises considerable latitude in determining deliverables of assignments, with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level specialists.
• May manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.
• Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, moderately complex and undefined, and require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.
• Develops solutions to moderately complex problems, and/or makes moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products independently to enhance performance of job area.
• Implements solutions to problems.
• Communication and Influence: Represents organization as a primary contact for specific projects and initiatives; communicates with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels. May negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement, and influence decision-making.
• Leadership and Talent Management: Typically provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area. Typically manages major / moderately complex projects, involving delegation of work and review of work products, at times acting as a team leader.
• Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires mastery of a specialty area and full knowledge of industry practices, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. May have broad knowledge of project management.

Stakeholder Management: To work with different stake holders in getting the business goals delivered and ability to work with Senior leadership team on decision making process.

Innovation: Identify areas for simplification and automation.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• 8 - 10 years of finance and accounting experience.
• Industry – Healthcare / Pharmaceutical experience preferred
• CA- Controllership experience in business roles in a MNC is a must
• Excellent knowledge of Advanced Excel tools
• Knowledge of PowerBi
• Ability to Comprehend and implement accounting literature of business problems.
• Knowledge of USGAAP/IFRS preferred.
• Experience on an ERP system such as SAP / OneStream etc. including General Ledger, automated entries, and reporting.

EDUCATION: Chartered accountant