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Job description

Location  : Chennai, India

Area of interest : Finance

Opportunity

• Assistant Manager – Finance Operations role is required for Invoicing, Accounting & aged debt management. The main objective is preparing, processing and analysing Journals, Invoices, MI reports and Aged Debtors trackers, follow –up and recovery of ageing debtor’s balances, reconciliations and address escalations with business partners onshore. This role is. expected to drive standardization, efficiencies and improvements in relevant processes
• The role will be for HNAH & LATAM Intercompany related activities.

What you’ll do:

• Has strong technical understanding of accounting principles and demonstrated competence in their application
• The role will involve preparing, processing and analysing journals, Invoices, MI reports and aged Debtors trackers, follow –up and recovery of ageing debtor’s balances, reconciliations and address escalations with business partners onshore.
• Assessing and testing the effectiveness of the control activity and key controls as required.
• Ensure the Invoicing, Accounting and Debtors reconciliation are being processed as per the approved SOP’s.
• Identify opportunities for process re-engineering, automation, improvement and drive changes successfully.
• Addressing the Issues / problems to ensure resolution and necessary action appropriately
• Achieve established Performance Level Agreements (PLA’s)
• Effective communication and build relationship with Business Partners
• Preparation and consolidation of financial / non-financial management information reports for Functions, HOST or businesses as per requirements.
• Analytical review: Ensure that all material variances have been identified and explained in business terms.
• Experience of working with audit firms with good track record / leading MNC/ corporates / Industry organizations
• Deliver excellent customer service
• Proficient in providing support to business decisions through analysis of business and financial data and execution of critical projects.
• Ensure escalations and complaints are handled as per guidelines and losses are minimal.
• Ensure adherence to audit and compliance requirements Exhibit ownership of the business, understand financial impacts and identify ways to mitigate risks.

Requirements

What you will need to succeed in the role:

• Analytical review / Problem solving skills/ Strong reporting skills.
• Knowledge of Invoicing, Accounting and Debtors reconciliation
• Sound knowledge of Finance and Accounting and exposure to Billing & Recharges, Accounting and MI Reporting
• Ability to understand the implications of functional change requests and new functionality requests in New applications being introduced.
• Excellent communication and ability to interact with multiple employee levels/business partners, customers etc.
• Ability and experience of coordinating with the team of experienced service delivery personnel
• Proficient analytical review skills; ability to add value to customer deliverables through understanding of the business / lateral thinking
• Pre-empt issues or concerns and flag these off to business partner in a timely manner.
• Ability to manage trouble shooting/ secondary reviews and understand all queries raised by business partner and determine escalation as necessary
• Pre-empt issues or concerns and flag these off to business partner in a timely manner.
• Essential – exposure to international business of any kind.
• Should have consistently demonstrated ability of driving results
• Ability and experience of managing customer relationships/ service delivery; single point of contact at an entity level
• Hands on experience and proficiency in using MS Office applications, expert in Excel
• Knowledge of Six Sigma and experience in driving Process Reengineering projects
• Experience of interfacing with external auditors preferred
• Multi tasking ability and ability to drive initiatives
• Should be flexible to stretch and work across shifts.

What additional skills will be good to have?

• Prior experience in Financial Accounting & Analysis preferred
• Systems knowledge (FTP or similar) preferred.
• Having worked for Recharges processes will be an added advantage

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