Senior Manager - Accounting

Location: Hyderabad, India

**SUMMARY OF POSITION**

As Senior Manager Accounting you will be part of the Columbus Global Finance Operations team and you will be leading the accounting (closing & reporting) team and is overall responsible for accounting in various legal entities. You along with your team members will be responsible for ensuring that all end-to-end accounting processes are performed timely and with high quality through our internal process teams (AR, AP, Payroll, Project control, License Processing) and you will also have your own operational accounting responsibilities, including general ledger accounting, month-end closing, financial reporting to Group Finance, reconciliations and tax filings (both income tax and sales tax). Furthermore, you will be responsible for co-ordination with auditors, advisors and local authorities, as well as other internal teams and stakeholders in Columbus.

You will be based out of our Columbus India entity in Hyderabad where you will report directly to our Associate Director of Global Finance Operations.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

· Chartered Accountant

· 8-10 years of working experience in MNCs

· Fluent in English, oral and written

· Proficient in MS office tools

**JOB DESCRIPTIONS**

· Ensure accurately and timely month end closing for the assigned Legal entities.

· Guide & lead the accounting team

· Experience in handling India local compliances like GST, Income tax, Transfer pricing, TDS, ROC, PF, ESI, LWF etc.,

· Co-ordinate with BU leadership, other shared services teams, Group Finance, Business Finance partners & other Global Finance Operations (AP, AR, payroll & project control) teams for regular day to day activities

· Intercompany reconciliations & payments

· Ensuring timely compliances like sales tax payments & return filings for the assigned legal entities

· Annual closing activities like financials, audits, tax & other statutory filings in co-ordination with consultants.

· Redefining, standardizing, improvising & documenting the processes (SOPs)

· Automation of repetitive process through available tools and systems

· Ensure the highest quality and accuracy in accounting & reporting

· Support & guide the accounts payable and accounts receivable teams to operate effectively

· Actively participate & contribute in new D365 implementation & testing

· Proven Experience in using AI and agents to optimize the systems and processes.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS**

**Must Haves**

· Accountability & Responsibility

· Quality and service minded

· Good Communication skills

· Analytical and problem-solving skills

· Must have experience in leading medium sized teams

· Good understanding and exposure to IFRS,USGAAP & IGAAP reporting

**Nice to Haves**

· Worked in the following systems; Dynamics AX, Dynamics 365 Finance Operations, Teams, MS office, Share point, One stream, Power BI etc.,

· Experience in USGAAP accounting and reporting

• · End to End understanding of process flows in ERP

**About Columbus**

Columbus is a global IT services and consulting corporation with more than 2,200 employees serving our customers worldwide. We bring digital transformation into your business and position you to thrive far into the future. We offer a comprehensive solution portfolio with deep industry knowledge, extensive technology expertise and profound customer insight. We have proven this through 29 years of experience serving more than 5,000 customers worldwide.

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