Finance Controller - UK

Role Overview:

This is a mid-level leadership role within the Controllership team, responsible for end-to-end accounting, month-end closure, audit, and compliance activities. The role demands strong technical expertise in accounting, local compliance including tax, and financial reporting, along with the ability to work independently under strict timelines and ensure accuracy in deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Vendor Accounting & Payments

• Responsible for end-to-end booking, validation, and processing of vendor invoices in ERP along with AP team and onsite team

• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and approval hierarchies.

• Handle vendor and business queries related to invoice booking and payments promptly.

2. Revenue Accounting & collection

• Responsible for all revenue booking in ERP along with AR team, onsite finance team and business spoc
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to company policies and approval hierarchies.
• Handle business queries related to revenue
• Trace collection of invoice and coordinate for timely collection
• To revenue and trace UBR and get it billed on time 3. Month-End Closing
• Ensure accurate and timely expense and provision booking within month-end timelines.
• Ensure accurate and timely revenue booking within month-end timelines.
• Coordinate with business teams to validate provision inputs and ensure adequate supporting documentation.
• Review accruals and reversals for correctness and completeness.
• Compute inter-company revenue and expense and ensure its booking

3. Variance Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare detailed variance analysis packs for assigned functions or cost centre.
• Provide analytical insights on major deviations and expense and revenue trends.

4. Audit & Compliance

• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents for statutory and internal audits.
• Handle audit queries independently and coordinate with Big 4 auditors and local geography auditpr for closure of open points.
• Ensure full compliance with company accounting policies and internal controls.

5. Financial Reporting & Reconciliations

• Prepare management schedules, reconciliations, and decks related to P2P and R2R functions.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables.

6. Statutory Compliance

• Ensure accurate accounting and timely compliance of tax, and other statutory requirements.

• Support reconciliations and reporting related to tax compliance.

7. Process Improvement

• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Strengthen documentation and internal control mechanisms for all controllership activities.

8. Closing Support

• Provide extended hours support during month-end and quarter-end closings to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and ERP systems (preferably SAP).

• In-depth knowledge of P2P and R2R processes.

• Sound understanding of tax and statutory compliance requirements. • Excellent communication and coordination skills.

• Analytical, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently under pressure.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3-7 years of post-qualification experience, or

• CA Inter with 6-9 years of relevant controllership / accounting experience.

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