Lead Associate - Operations(General Ledger/RTR) (3 to 4 years) Mumbai - WFO (US Shifts)

Location: Mumbai, MH, India
Department: Accounting/Auditing

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review standard and non-standard journal entries received from customers, ensuring accuracy and adherence to established quality standards.

• Monitor and clear suspense account open items by coordinating with cross-functional teams and ensuring timely issue resolution.

• Prepare and review bank reconciliations, fixed asset accounting entries, and fixed asset reconciliations.

• Perform Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss (P&L) account reconciliations to ensure completeness, accuracy, and reliability of financial reporting.

• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly financial reports, conduct Balance Sheet analysis, and ensure compliance with applicable accounting and reporting requirements.

• Drive process improvements through detailed business process understanding, root cause analysis, and implementation of effective controls.

• Establish, implement, and monitor internal controls and review mechanisms to identify, prevent, and resolve accounting discrepancies.

• Manage individual and team deliverables, ensuring adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), quality metrics, timelines, and process compliance.

• Manage India Statutory Audits, Tax Audits, and Transfer Pricing (TP) Audits by coordinating with auditors and providing timely responses to audit queries.

• Prepare and provide financial statements, including the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account, Notes to Accounts, and supporting schedules, for audit and reporting purposes.

• Develop and provide detailed Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations to substantiate financial statement balances and support audit requirements.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Finance, Tax, and Business teams to facilitate smooth audit closure and ensure compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Indian accounting, financial reporting, and account reconciliations.

• Strong knowledge of Indian statutory accounting, financial statements, and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Hands-on experience in Statutory Audits, Tax Audits, and Transfer Pricing Audits.

• Proven experience in Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, bank reconciliations, and suspense account management.

• Experience in financial reporting, internal controls, audit coordination, and process improvement initiatives.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage individual and team deliverables while meeting deadlines, SLAs, and quality standards.

Qualifications

B.com or M.com

Company Description

WNS, part of Capgemini, is an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation, serving more than 700 clients across 10 industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Shipping and Logistics, and Travel and Hospitality. We bring together deep domain excellence – WNS’ core differentiator – with AI-powered platforms and analytics to help businesses innovate, scale, adapt and build resilience in a world defined by disruption.Our purpose is clear: to enable lasting business value by designing intelligent, human-led solutions that deliver sustainable outcomes and a differentiated impact. With three global headquarters across four continents, operations in 13 countries, 65 delivery centers and more than 66,000 employees, WNS combines scale, expertise and execution to create meaningful, measurable impact.