Job Locations: Gurugram, Haryana
The role of the Lead Accountant is focused on accounting functions within the ETS Corporate Accounting Department. Primary responsibilities include General Ledger, Month-End close processes, and reporting and analysis that support creation of ETS financial statements and management reports. This role requires an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to ensure that ETS’ practices and procedures are in compliance. The Lead Accountant collaborates with others within Finance, IT, and Business Units in developing procedures and financial software business requirements and financial reporting solutions to meet the evolving complex accounting and tax compliance needs. The Lead Accountant also supports accounting for government contracts. This role requires the ability to be detailed oriented, guide and review the work of others, and delegate tasks when appropriate.
- Lead the month-end and year-end closing process, including:
- Process accruals, journals, and various interfaces
- Provide assistance to PeopleSoft General Ledger users
- Ensure adequate internal control is maintained
- Monitor ETS General Ledger account reconciliations and balance sheet fluctuations, and perform “root cause” analysis to maintain effectiveness
- Support management of PeopleSoft General Ledger module and collaborate with other PeopleSoft module owners to ensure integrity of end–to-end processing, and conduct user acceptance testing
- Provide guidance and expertise to internal customers and staff regarding accounting, reporting and general ledger matters and the allowability of particular costs for government reporting
- Support accounting for and analysis of project and labor related costs, including payroll and benefits
- Support review of direct and indirect costs for compliance with allowable cost provisions of the Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulations and preparation of required regulatory reports, including single audit and indirect cost rate proposals
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders and IT to define and document process flows and data quality needs, as well as challenges and opportunities, in order to identify effective changes and drive end-to-end process improvement through automation
- Participate in the definition, development and implementation of future enhancement and/or integration projects for the financial system applications and reporting tools
- Document and maintain accounting procedures and process narratives related to the General Accounting Department
- Assist management with ad hoc reporting and analysis
- •Interface with internal and external auditors and coordinate responses to audit requests
- Participate in departmental projects and other duties as assigned and necessary
- Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the job function
Required Experience:
This role is responsible for the day to day supervision of staff and/or senior level accountant direct reports. Performs review and approval of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations. Responsibility for staff training, evaluation and development.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- CA is mandatory
- Functional & Technical Acumen - Mastery: Able to teach a specific domain
- End to End ETS Understanding - Mastery: Understands broad impact of own role and other related roles across ETS; able to affect interdependent roles throughout ETS
- Results orientation - Mastery: Extends ownership beyond assigned accountabilities and successfully overcomes unforeseen obstacles and/or ambiguities
- Market Insight and Service Orientation - Mastery: By anticipating and influencing customer and stakeholder perspectives, delivers exemplary service, even when requests are unreasonable, or conditions change unexpectedly
- Learning Agility - Mastery: Recognizes patterns that help self or others promptly and appropriately respond to non-routine events or prepare contingencies for foreseeable conditions
- Relationship Mastery/ People Skills - Mastery: Collaborates effectively in teams, soliciting and incorporating diverse perspectives, backgrounds, thoughts, and experiences