Job Description
The Opportunity:
Financial Reporting team at Ford Credit Global Business Center (FCGBC) is providing services to 14+ locations spread across Ford Credit Europe (FCE) with 35+ Experienced and qualified accounting members at Chennai and Coimbatore locations. Financial Reporting team deliver month end, quarter end and annual accounting services to FCE branches and subs. This team liaison with various skill teams like Business Centers, Central Accounting, Finance teams at Europe Locations and skill teams within Ford Business Solutions.
The Deputy Manager Role will be leading a team of 15-20 members.
Qualifications
Essential Skills to have
• Qualified accountant with 6+ years of experience in accounting and reporting
• Experience of handling the wider teams and team development
• Experience of the General Ledger systems (PeopleSoft, SAP/4HANA)
• Financial/Credit organizations business and accounting knowledge
• Knowledge in US and International Accounting Standards
• Analytically strong with well-established interpersonal and communication skills
Responsibilities
What you'll do:
• Lead responsibility for the US GAAP and IFRS accounts for FCE locations, with local GAAP support from the location accountants
• Lead responsibility to ensure timely local statutory filings where applicable, support tax filings (as required)
• Month-end accounting close coordination and workload planning, to ensure all tasks are performed by team in a timely manner with a fair workload distribution.
• Control of financial statements (income statement and balance sheet), including co-ordination of close checklist, ensuring books are closed within monthly and quarterly deadlines, while maintaining communication with European Accounting.
• Timely submission of Returns like Liquidity Monitoring, Receivable, Regulatory and Tax related processes
• Review Income statement, Balance sheet MoM, QoQ variances and presentation to Controllers/CFO’s and due diligence meetings
• Co-ordinate for various quarterly and year-end schedules
• Coordinate and make changes for SAP General Ledger launch
• Ensure timely completion of Workiva COE deliverables like roll forward, notes to accounts mapping etc.,
• Support statutory audit process walkthroughs, SOX testing (including spreadsheet control tasks), support internal audits
• Ensure activities are delivered with quality as per the requirements in SLA document
• Understand the business changes, review Finance Manual changes, and assess its impact to accounting processes, financial reporting
• Participate in system change and process change meeting, share views related to financial reporting
• Provide Accounting guidance to location on business changes / opportunities
• Support implementation of location projects impacting Accounting
• Work towards building end to end ownership within FCGBC
• Challenge the current process, drive automation initiatives to generate efficiencies
• Highlight issues as and when it occurs, raise OIC and ensure the same is implemented and closed on time
• Liaise and build a good rapport with internal and external stake holders
Financial Reporting team at Ford Credit Global Business Center (FCGBC) is providing services to 14+ locations spread across Ford Credit Europe (FCE) with 35+ Experienced and qualified accounting members at Chennai and Coimbatore locations. Financial Reporting team deliver month end, quarter end and annual accounting services to FCE branches and subs. This team liaison with various skill teams like Business Centers, Central Accounting, Finance teams at Europe Locations and skill teams within Ford Business Solutions.
The Deputy Manager Role will be leading a team of 15-20 members.
Qualifications
Essential Skills to have
• Qualified accountant with 6+ years of experience in accounting and reporting
• Experience of handling the wider teams and team development
• Experience of the General Ledger systems (PeopleSoft, SAP/4HANA)
• Financial/Credit organizations business and accounting knowledge
• Knowledge in US and International Accounting Standards
• Analytically strong with well-established interpersonal and communication skills
Responsibilities
What you'll do:
• Lead responsibility for the US GAAP and IFRS accounts for FCE locations, with local GAAP support from the location accountants
• Lead responsibility to ensure timely local statutory filings where applicable, support tax filings (as required)
• Month-end accounting close coordination and workload planning, to ensure all tasks are performed by team in a timely manner with a fair workload distribution.
• Control of financial statements (income statement and balance sheet), including co-ordination of close checklist, ensuring books are closed within monthly and quarterly deadlines, while maintaining communication with European Accounting.
• Timely submission of Returns like Liquidity Monitoring, Receivable, Regulatory and Tax related processes
• Review Income statement, Balance sheet MoM, QoQ variances and presentation to Controllers/CFO’s and due diligence meetings
• Co-ordinate for various quarterly and year-end schedules
• Coordinate and make changes for SAP General Ledger launch
• Ensure timely completion of Workiva COE deliverables like roll forward, notes to accounts mapping etc.,
• Support statutory audit process walkthroughs, SOX testing (including spreadsheet control tasks), support internal audits
• Ensure activities are delivered with quality as per the requirements in SLA document
• Understand the business changes, review Finance Manual changes, and assess its impact to accounting processes, financial reporting
• Participate in system change and process change meeting, share views related to financial reporting
• Provide Accounting guidance to location on business changes / opportunities
• Support implementation of location projects impacting Accounting
• Work towards building end to end ownership within FCGBC
• Challenge the current process, drive automation initiatives to generate efficiencies
• Highlight issues as and when it occurs, raise OIC and ensure the same is implemented and closed on time
• Liaise and build a good rapport with internal and external stake holders
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Deputy Manager | Accounting position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Chennai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
