R2R Sr. Manager

Job description

The Senior Manager – GA is the cornerstone of close excellence and balance sheet integrity within their scope. The role ensures that every financial result is accurate, audit-ready, and delivered with confidence—while building a capable, accountable, and continuously improving team.    Role Purpose    The Senior Manager – General Accounting is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely financial results for an assigned cluster of entities. The role ensures disciplined month-end close execution, robust balance sheet governance, SOX-compliant controls, and strong partnership with Controllers. This leader drives performance, uplifts process maturity, and develops a high-performing accounting team that demonstrates accountability, transparency, and operational excellence.    Key Responsibilities    1. Close Execution and Financial Accuracy  •    Own month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned entities, ensuring First-Time-Right (FTR) outcomes.  •    Review Trial Balance, validate account movements, and ensure accuracy of journals, accruals, and provisions.  •    Ensure full adherence to close calendar, cut-offs, and controller expectations, maintaining a zero-surprise environment.  •    Drive governance routines, including pre-close reviews, WD discipline, and quality checkpoints.  2. Balance Sheet Governance and Risk Management    •    Ensure 100% balance sheet reconciliation completeness, accuracy, and timely approvals.  •    Identify aged items, risks, and exposures early, driving remediation through root-cause elimination.  •    Ensure documentation integrity and audit-ready reconciliations aligned with global policy.  3. Controls and Compliance    •    Enforce SOX controls, journal approval discipline, evidence standards, and documentation requirements.  •    Ensure teams are audit-ready at all times, supporting internal/external audits with transparency and zero repeat findings.  •    Maintain compliance with IFRS/US GAAP, NIQ policies, and global control frameworks.  4. Stakeholder Management    •    Act as the operational partner to Entity/Cluster Controllers, Close Managers, and Finance stakeholders.  •    Provide clear, data-driven progress updates, risk visibility, and solution-oriented communication.  •    Manage escalations proactively and professionally, ensuring confidence in financial outcomes.  5. People Leadership and Capability Development    •    Lead a team of Team Leads, Assistant Managers, and Analysts, ensuring clarity of goals, accountability, and performance.  •    Drive a performance-based culture with coaching, documented feedback, and role clarity; address bottom talent proactively.  •    Build technical, control, and problem-solving capabilities within the team; support succession planning and retention.  6. Continuous Improvement and Standardisation    •    Reduce rework, improve accuracy, and eliminate process failures through structured CI initiatives.  •    Ensure full adoption of global SOPs, standard work practices, and documentation discipline.  •    Contribute to simplification, cycle-time reduction, and process efficiency enhancements.  7. Digital, Automation, and Analytics Adoption    •    Ensure effective use of ERP, OneStream, dashboards, and governance tools across all BAU processes.  •    Support automation and analytics use cases to strengthen controls and improve productivity.    Role Summary  The Senior Manager – GA is the cornerstone of close excellence and balance sheet integrity within their scope. The role ensures that every financial result is accurate, audit-ready, and delivered with confidence—while building a capable, accountable, and continuously improving team.  Role Purpose  The Senior Manager – General Accounting is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely financial results for an assigned cluster of entities. The role ensures disciplined month-end close execution, robust balance sheet governance, SOX-compliant controls, and strong partnership with Controllers. This leader drives performance, uplifts process maturity, and develops a high-performing accounting team that demonstrates accountability, transparency, and operational excellence.  Key Responsibilities  1. Close Execution and Financial Accuracy  • Own month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned entities, ensuring First-Time-Right (FTR) outcomes.  • Review Trial Balance, validate account movements, and ensure accuracy of journals, accruals, and provisions.  • Ensure full adherence to close calendar, cut-offs, and controller expectations, maintaining a zero-surprise environment.  • Drive governance routines, including pre-close reviews, WD discipline, and quality checkpoints.  2. Balance Sheet Governance and Risk Management  • Ensure 100% balance sheet reconciliation completeness, accuracy, and timely approvals.  • Identify aged items, risks, and exposures early, driving remediation through root-cause elimination.&#