Senior Accountant Commercial Finance (Mumbai)

Job Description

The Chance

Opportunity to work closely with India Commercial team to drive the growth agenda for the BU. This role balances commercial Finance with Financial controlling driving FP&A;, accounting & taxation and financial controls. As a key member of APAC Finance team, work closely with Regional Finance and Commercial teams.

What Your Impact Will Be

• Commercial Finance:
• Evaluate the financial impact of discounts, pricing proposals, and promotional offers submitted by Sales team.
• Leading the quarterly rolling forecast and Annual Budgeting process
• Review of YTD spend vs latest forecast and variance analysis
• Support the bi-annual pricing exercise
• Month end Financial closing:
• Lead the month-end closing activities for India business unit and ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting including commentary vs Forecast & Budget
• Manage fixed asset accounting in coordination with Shared Services team.
• Statutory Audit & Compliance
• Lead statutory audit engagements by preparing statutory financial statements, supporting schedules, and audit documentation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, coordinating audit requests and resolving queries efficiently.
• Ensure timely completion of Tax Audit and Transfer Pricing Audit in compliance with statutory regulations.
• Support year-end tax provisioning in accordance with US GAAP.
• Inventory Valuation:
• Perform monthly inventory valuation and related account reconciliations to ensure inventory balances are accurate and fully reconciled
• Monthly costing reconciliation is prepared and signed off
• Annual Standard cost updation in ERP
• Advertising & Promotion (A&P;) Accounting
• Record month-end accruals for Advertising & Promotion expenses in accordance with US GAAP and forecasts.
• Review open purchase order commitments with the Marketing team to determine .