Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant The Senior Financial Accountant works as part of the Finance department. Primarily the role is responsible for managing the accounting & compliance of the Shared Service Centre in India as well as completion of compliance in local countries throughout the Novotech group.

Responsibilities

Responsible for month-end accounting close and preparation of monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow reports. Forecast current and future cash flow requirement for India entity and arrangement of necessary fund transfers (if required). Responsible for the overall general ledger and preparation of underlying reconciliations for profit and loss, and balance sheet accounts.

Follow up on open items and rectify the variances observed. Preparation of the monthly accruals, journals, fixed assets, prepayments, and the associated depreciation and amortisation schedules. Responsible for all Internal Controls of Financial Reporting (ICFR) documentation and internal controls. Preparation of Audit related schedules and documentation and liaising with Auditors.

Assist with associated compliance for the Novotech India entity, participate in compliance audits and responding to audit queries. Assist with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts. Ensuring Accounting Standards are adhered to and kept abreast of new standard changes that applies to role. Assist with creation and implementation of new processes, systems policies and other system rollouts.

Working with the broader finance team to identify process improvements and updating or developing formalised accounting policies and standard operating procedures as required. Review of statutory taxes calculations, perform reconciliation, and liaising with Novotech tax team /External Consultants for tax filing and reporting.

Assist with ad hoc activities, financial reporting and other projects.

Minimum Qualifications

& Experience A degree in Accounting / Business/ Commerce and holder or holder-in-progress of professional qualifications like Chartered Accountancy (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required. Minimum 4-6 years of post-qualification working experience in related field as an accountant or audit experience. Knowledge of accounting principles and practices; financial reporting, audit and taxation.

Proficient with Excel and use of financial accounting system. Attention to detail, organized and structured. Strong communication skills expressing ideas and expectations in clear and concise manner to internal and external stakeholders. Meticulous, proactive, independent worker with ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines.

Comfortable working in a dynamic, changing and growing environment. Big 4 experience would be beneficial.