Knowledge Lead - Record To Report Process - BFSI/Insurance

This opportunity is for a Knowledge Lead - R2R Process BFSI/Insurance Firm with a shared services client of InnoQuest Consulting.

Mandatory Asks:

- Looking for qualified chartered accountant with minimum 2 years of experience as Team Lead/Manager.

- Looking only for CA or CA Inters.

- Good working knowledge of accounting standards, account reconciliations, and month end close experience

- Good working knowledge of the insurance brokerage business (not mandatory)

- Experience in Accounts / Audit / Preparation and Consolidation of Financial Statements

- Proficiency with Excel and Access including links, macros, database development and forms

Roles and Responsibilities:

- We are looking for a qualified chartered accountant with minimum 2 years of experience as Team Lead/Manager.

- The responsibilities will include reconciling General Ledger Accounts, Bank and Intercompany Accounts. Reconciling payments and receipts, ensuring the accounting system reflects the correct entries.

- Supporting Month end activities.

- Also responsible for implementing accounting systems and processes, preparing monthly financial reports, controlling the master data of the general ledger and ensuring compliance with the accounting standards.

- Highly knowledgeable in the broad spectrum of accountancy accounting practices.

- Ensuring team is following standardized procedure and checklists.

- Providing Process Training to team members.

- Upskill team process knowledge.

- Resolve process related queries.

- Prepare and Approve complex Reconciliation Accounts.

- Conduct regular calibration and refresher sessions.

- Review, process, gather and compile accounting transactions and documents throughout the month for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with general accounting principles and established internal control policies and procedures.

- Ensure financial integrity and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close processes.

- Partner with stakeholders across Divisional Financial Operations to improve financial and accounting accuracy.

- Record and review journal entries related to Divisional branch results.

- Review and investigate reconciliation variances, assisting management to develop appropriate action plans addressing issues identified.

- Provide support for internal and external audits including control walkthroughs, documentation support and inquiry response.

- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate cross-functionally to meet strict project execution deadlines.

- Initiate, Execute & Facilitate process improvement initiatives/projects.

- Drive on-time, accurate & quality service delivery within agreed upon SLAs for assigned processes.

Other Skills:

- Leadership skills and ability to work with various teams; should be able to forge meaningful and well established relationships with various stakeholders

- Must possess analytical skills. Responsible for advanced problem solving and must filter, prioritize, analyze and validate information

- Must analyze and resolve issues in a variety of complex situations and diverse activities

- Overseas transition experience would be beneficial though not mandatory