Sr Accounting manager- Microsoft

Company :  Microsoft 

location :  Hyderabad

Position/Role:

• Accounting Manager

• End to End ownership of all controllership for One Legal Entity

• This is an individual contributor role but will work very closely with the respective leads in each function and manage through impact and influence

Reporting:

• Reports to Hyderabad Financial Controller, who has overall responsibility for accounting, reporting, statutory compliances for all business units in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Finance Controller position reports to the India Finance Controller

Education:

• Chartered Accountant, with strong academic achievements, CS qualification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• Desired experience of 7-8 years of relevant experience

• Strong relevant experience from industry or public accounting

• Experience with strong organization pedigree is important

Location:

• Hyderabad

Other:

-In-depth Knowledge of Statutory and Accounting Policy requirements

-Exceptional interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills

-Strong written and verbal communication skill

-Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work with remote and diverse teams.

-Proven skills of handling consolidation, statutory book close and audit processes

-Advanced PC skills in spreadsheet and relational database applications required.

Book Keeping, Accounting and Close processes

•Work closely with the Accenture BPO teams to drive accuracy and completeness on accounting and month close processes

•Responsible to maintain and monitor books for various requirements; a) US GAAP accounts for parent company b) Statutory books for Indian Company law/ Indian GAAP c) Tax books as per Income-Tax requirements

•Responsible for evangelism and implementation of finance policies and practices

•Responsible for implementation of Sox related compliances

Statutory Compliance and Governance

•Responsible for all tax, statutory and regulatory compliances of the legal entity– IT, IDT, RBI, IT, ROC etc.

•Responsible for Transfer Pricing study and compliance of all contemporaneous documentation requirements mandated by law and practice

•Responsible to ensure that all statutory compliances including adhering to FEMA rules are followed while handling all foreign currency transactions.

•Driving toward Green on Compliance Tracker through timely and accurate compliance of all returns and payments

Partnership with Stakeholders

•Partner with other enabler functions – Tax, Trade, HR, LCA, RE&F to drive compliance and controllership agenda

•Responsible for partnering with the Senior Management of the Business Units for seamless execution of business priorities and controllership agenda

Internal Controls and Audits

•Working with Local finance teams to have a process to analyze outliers and potential Audit Issues

•Working with Hyderabad Location finance lead to drive Financial Audit Issues to closure

•Responsible for timely completion of Stat audit, internal audit and internal assessments without any qualifcation

•Work with all stakeholders to ensure no overdue audit issues