Team Lead Record To Report

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RTR TL Job Code **Role:** Team Lead Record to Report **Skill:** Finance and Accounts **Experience:** 8 - 10 Years **Location:** TCS Kolkata **Shift:** Aus/NZ **Education:** - Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3) - Non-technical graduation and/or masters in finance & accounts stream - B.Com, M.Com or CA Complete preferred - Bachelor's/Master's in Finance & Accounting or equivalent with ERP certification / proficient **Must Have Skills:** - Lean Six Sigma certified or formally trained (Black Belt preferred) - Finance and Accounting domain experience - Proven track record of leading and/or mentoring multiple Lean Six Sigma improvement projects **Good-to-Have Skills:** - Continuous Improvement / Lean & Six Sigma - Stakeholders Coordination - ERP Exposure (JDE/SAP) **Role Purpose:** - This role is responsible for executing more complex processes and exception transactions that involve greater subjective thinking & analytical ability (or processing a much higher volume of complex transactions). Should have at least 3 years of relevant work experience as Subject Matter Expert in similar complex transaction and processes and at least 2 years in supervising activities with excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills along with proficiency in MS Excel & Powerpoint. Should have expert level knowledge of ERP (preferably SAP or JDE), experience in reporting & compliance, capable of handling stringent timelines, interacting and preparing analytics and presenting during governance calls with the stakeholders **Key Accountabilities:** - Should be able to perform more complex processes and exception transactions that involve greater subjective thinking & analytical ability (or processing a much higher volume of complex transactions) relating to journal entries (preparation & posting), Month end Closing activities, Reporting, Fixed Asset & Lease accounting, Reconciliation of Cash & other Balance sheet items including ability to research open items and drive to closure - Complete activities as per customer statement of work - Meet Targets of TAT and Accuracy - Be self-reliant to undertake and complete assigned work - Undertake self assessment to verify activities done timely and accurately - Perform Quality check of Sr. Associates & Subject Matter experts and give feedback - Evaluate Internal control gaps, have governance with both external and internal stakeholders for risk mitigation - Identify areas of potential errors and to find ways to fix and avoid errors and repeat issues - Act as Buddy to new joiners and other Sr. Associates requiring support to perform activities - Report out hourly & EOD status of activities performed - Provide daily update to customer on progress and have interaction emails & calls - Prepare & provide report out in form of dashboards using Excel and Powerpoint - Identify process gaps and provide controls to mitigate and monitor closure - Identify process improvement opportunities and take up improvement projects for both self and team and drive to closure - Operate from Office as standard requirement - Should not take any unscheduled leaves without pre-consent from Team Lead - Be open to operate extended hours to finish deliverable from Office and incase of errors and backlogs and during month-end, quarter-end close. **Technical Capabilities / Skills:** **Systems:** - Expert knowledge of SAP or JD Edwards - Good level of proficiency in the following systems: MS Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - Has expert level experience in Excel using IF, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, PIVOT, CELL REFERENCE, AVERAGE, AGEING, DATE FORMAT, TEXT to TABLE - Has expert level knowledge of preparing Power point **Soft skills:** - Shows genuine empathy to customers experiencing connection difficulties. - Able to communicate effectively across a group with diverse backgrounds. - High energy, self-motivation with a high degree of accountability **Analytical skills:** - High analytical skills with Lean Six Sigma certification **Organisational skills:** - Time management - Documentation and knowledge sharing. - High level written communication skills to interact with key stakeholders **Business acumen:** 8-10 years of experience in Record to Report of which at least 3 years of relevant work experience as Subject Matter Expert in similar complex transaction and processes and at least 2 years in supervising activities with excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills along with proficiency in MS Excel & Powerpoint. Should have expert level knowledge of ERP (preferably SAP or JDE), experience in reporting & compliance, capable of handling stringent timelines, interacting and preparing analytics and presenting during governance calls with the stakeholders **Other Requirements:** - Should possess positive attitude to support the business. - 5 days work from office is mandatory including one weekend during Month-end Close cycle