Lead Analyst - Financial Reporting
Lead Analyst – Global Finance Operations |
How is this team contributing to vision of Providence? |
The Lead Analyst for Global Finance Operations plays a crucial role in performing the work to maintain and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. This position includes performing operations, meeting SLA and targets, data analysis, report generation, and collaboration with various stakeholders to support the operation. |
Key Responsibilities |
· Work closely with the global stakeholders to process and ensure accurate recording (Accruals, Amortization, Allocation, Reclass, etc), reporting, consolidation and analyzing reports pertaining to Investment, Joint Ventures & Master Trust Debt accounting. |
· Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations covering Investment, Joint Ventures, Master Trust Debt and related account. Closely monitor and resolve all aged open items and make sure balance is properly supported. |
· Active participation in performing the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process related to Investment, Joint Ventures & Master Trust Debt. |
· Working on Investment valuation on investment in Joint Ventures, booking of impairment, reversal of impairment. |
· Ensure accurate accounting for investments like stocks, bonds & other financial instrument for purchase, sale & transfer. Accounting for interest income, Dividend, other charges. Experience and understanding of ASC 860 Financial instruments would be a plus. |
· Ensure accurate accounting for borrowings like Short term or Long term bank loans, bonds & other financial instrument for issuance, redemption & conversion. Accounting for interest expense & other charges. |
· Preparing monthly close reports & variance analysis of various Providence entities to ensure the numbers are materially accurate |
· Extract, modify and analyze monthly reports as required and resolve queries and complex accounting issues. |
· Perform Investment, Joint Ventures & Master Trust Debt related audit deliverables during audit. |
· Periodic updation of SOP's to make sure any process changes, exceptions and new learnings are updated timely. |
· Identify areas of process improvement, standardization and automation. |
Competencies |
· Analytical Thinker: Able to dissect complex financial data and derive meaningful insights. |
· Attention to Detail: Meticulous in maintaining data accuracy and producing error-free reports. |
· Team Player: Collaborative mindset to build strong and enduring relationship to work effectively with cross-functional teams. |
· Deadline-Driven: Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines and prioritize tasks. |
· Adaptability: Willingness to adapt to changing business needs and technologies. |
· Problem Solver: Capable of identifying issues timely and proposing solutions. |
· Quick learner : Able to learn and understand end to end Investment, Joint Ventures & Master Trust Debt accouning processes and system for high quality performance. |
· Communication : Transparent communications, and alignment between diverse constituents. |
· ERP : Experience on working with Oracle ERP would be a plus. |
Who are we looking for? |
· Preferably CMA / MBA / M.com / Semi qualified with 5 to 8 years (or) CA / CPA with 2 to 5 years of experience in Investment, Joint Ventures & Master Trust Debt accounting |
· Excellent communication skills and cross -departmental collaboration skills. |
· Ability to manage and analyze large amounts of data in Excel and process improvement. |
· Experience in working with global stakeholders . |
· High-performance creativity and “optimistic” personality. |
· Night shift role, PST time zone |