Associate , Regional Finance Center

Job Description

Accounting of month end journals and other closing activitiesLiaising with stakeholders and colleagues in other APAC officesMonthly Balance sheet reconciliationsSupporting on the monthly PL review and commentariesRevenue related activities: Invoicing creationInvoicing bookingCollection bookings etc.Fixed Asset Accounting: Disposal, Additions etc.Cost Accounting: Amortizations, Accruals etc.Taxation:Understanding of basic taxation rules and adaptability to learn taxation procedures of various officesEnsuring correct tax accounting as per the local office rules and compliancesTreasury management:Supporting on the Short term investmentsSupport on the cash forecasting processIntercompany Accounting:Intercompany AR/AP review reconciliationReporting:Monthly reporting to the stakeholdersClient expense reportingCost to Revenue reporting etc.GST / VAT / Withholding tax reportingKPIsBudgeting, analysis and reporting : Preparation and support on the MIS reporting support on the budgeting process and other analytical activities.Liaise with Regional and Global teams as appropriate for ad-hoc and other requirementsTeam scope management : Remain open and constructive to other processes within Regional Finance Center (RFC) that the team can support with or adopt, based upon team skills, resourcing and the opportunity to contribute to the wider regional finance successSupport on Internal and external auditsRegional Finance primary responsibilities:Review regional entity general ledger and prepare journals as needed (including accruals and/or adjustments)Maintain regional entity headcount spreadsheet and submit regional headcount numbers into Headcount system on a monthly basisPrepare monthly profit and loss, headcount summary and variance analysis versus budget - work with each market in Asia Pacific to ensure detail of material variances is accurateDistribute cost centre variance emails to all cost centre managers of regional entity and perform analysis on distribution of variance analysis across APAC officesPrepare other management reporting analysis such as weekly commercial and pipeline update and analysis, monthly staffing and billing utilisation, monthly AR/DSO pay down, quarterly/half-yearly at-risk analysisWork with the Practice teams and prepare monthly dashboards and analysisProvide other ad hoc support and analysis as requiredKey Requirement:Strong Accounting concepts / knowledge Prior working knowledge in ERP, preferably CODAExcellent MS-Excel KnowledgeStrong Power point skills. Ability to work under pressureTransition experience Thorough end-to-end process knowledge in GL (Closing, Reporting, Consolidation, Cash Banking, Fixed Assets, Reconciliations)Exposure in R2R activities. (Record to Report)Exposure to Tax Treasury Activitiesshould independently handle all type of queries from People/Client/ManagementGood presentation skills.Eager to take up new initiatives and process improvements.Should independently prepare reports/dashboards and analyze the contentsGood people management and presentation skills.Ability to create strong controlled process environment and adherence to controls and compliances.Maintain DTPs and versionsWillingness to work in shift timingsExcellent Client Management AbilitiesExposure to Account ManagementPersonal Specification :Excellent Communication skillsMust be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment and to interpret rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with Bain s values and culture.Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential.It is necessary to have the ability to understand and manage complex reporting relationships and incorporate multiple cultures.Ability to work remotely and autonomously.,

Keyskills :
scope managementgeneral ledger people managementtax reporting client managementvariance analysis financial reportinggeneral acco