Financial Controller/Controllership

Job Summary

Key Accountabilities

Operations & Process:

• Manage the period – end close cycle – Month-end/Quarter-end/Annual for local books of various countries.
• Analyze trends and variances within the various lines of the income statements and balance sheets to ensure financial statements are well controlled, timely, and accurate.
• Work closely with onshore counterparts to ensure accurate recording of journal entries for assigned activities.
• Support financial reporting for the Parent entity's Consolidated reporting, standalone US GAAP/ IFRS, and other statutory financials.
• Contribute to setting the team's strategic direction and assist in the overall running of the team's operations.
• Take ownership of processes, reports, procedures, or products, serving as a Subject Matter Expert with knowledge of cross-functional processes.
• Perform various calculations, allocations, and support the posting of various entries related to payroll, accruals, fixed assets, and leases.
• Performing & review of reconciliations for Balance Sheet and P&L.
• Support the global Intercompany reconciliation process and post required journals (Intercompany treaty and expenses).
• Assist in posting of Intercompany reinsurance-related entries.
• Dedicatedly support all geography teams with the preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, monthly management reports, and analytics.
• Liaise with underwriting and other functions as required. Perform Cost allocation exercise.
• Support any late adjustment process.
• Prepare Financial Controller pack and highlight any material risk to risk control committee.
• Prepare year-end audit files and respond to external audit requests.
• Review deliverables from assistant accountants and support ad hoc requests.
• Manage day-to-day operations, administration, and communication with internal stakeholders and clients.
• Support onboarding of any business/ finance change programs.
• Own the maintenance of Chart of accounts and run the forum to approve any changes to it.

Minimum Experience

Qualified Accountant having 4+ years of experience working in Controllership area.

Technical Skills

• Strong attention to detail, data integrity and accuracy.
• Strong analytical, organizational and data gathering/documentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel & MS PowerPoint.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with strong time management, organizational and problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task and work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels across the organization.

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication / interpersonal skills.
• Data gathering ability/ Eye for detail.
• Strong people management and leadership skills.
• Capability to conduct an appraisal discussion and assess different levels of performance and potential.
• Capability to communicate with large teams.
• Process Excellence Methodology.
• Appreciation of the domain needs of the process and its key drivers.
• Reasonable level of business perspective regarding the internal functioning of BPO/EXL.
• Good networking capability and Client facing skills. Goal oriented.

Desirable Skills

• Expert Knowledge about the Insurance Industry in US/ UK.
• Knowledge about US/UK Culture.
• Knowledge of Insurance and Blackline Accounts reconciliation, project management and transformation experience.
• Understanding of US Insurance market and Knowledge of Financial reporting, US GAAP/IFRS policies/principles and other US GAAP requirements.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, etc.) and ERPs such as SUN GL, Blackline, Oracle, PeopleSoft, ANAPLAN etc.
• Self-disciplined and result-oriented.
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills; Attention to detail – especially during transaction processing.