Senior Manager of Finance And Accounting

Job Title: Senior Manager – Finance & Accounting (R2R)

Location: Bangalore

Work Mode: 5 Days Work From Office

Shift: US Shift

Experience: 11–18 Years

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Full-time (Mandatory)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex Finance & Accounting engagements or manage multiple mid-sized engagements simultaneously.
• Drive end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) operations, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting.
• Manage and mentor large teams of 35–50+ professionals, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• Oversee Finance & Accounting operations supporting US-based clients, ensuring adherence to SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
• Lead finance process transitions from client locations to India and establish scalable Centers of Excellence (CoE).
• Drive operational excellence through process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with global stakeholders and senior leadership to ensure successful service delivery and client satisfaction.
• Monitor financial controls, reconciliation processes, month-end and year-end close activities, and reporting accuracy.
• Utilize BlackLine for reconciliation and financial close management.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, transformation, and digital enablement.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal governance policies.
• Lead resource planning, talent development, succession planning, and performance management.

Required Skills & Experience

Mandatory Requirements

• 11–18 years of experience in Finance & Accounting operations.
• CA or CPA (Full-time) qualification is mandatory.
• Strong expertise in Record-to-Report (R2R) processes.
• Proven experience leading large teams (35–50+ members).
• Experience managing large complex engagements or multiple mid-sized engagements.
• Hands-on experience in finance process transitions and setting up Finance Shared Services/Center of Excellence (CoE).
• Experience leading Finance & Accounting operations from India supporting US-based clients.
• Mandatory experience with BlackLine reconciliation tool.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, month-end close, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and general ledger accounting.
• Experience working in Financial Services or Banking domain is highly preferred.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong people leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent stakeholder and client management capabilities.
• Strategic thinking with a transformation mindset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in Global Capability Centers (GCC), Shared Services, or Business Process Services (BPS).
• Exposure to finance transformation and automation initiatives.
• Experience working with global delivery models and cross-geography teams.
• Knowledge of ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or similar systems.

Must-Have Checklist

• ✔ 11–18 years of Finance & Accounting experience
• ✔ CA or CPA (Full-time)
• ✔ Strong R2R expertise
• ✔ BlackLine experience (Mandatory)
• ✔ Led teams of 35–50+ members
• ✔ Experience leading Finance operations supporting US clients
• ✔ Managed finance process transitions and CoE setup
• ✔ Experience leading large engagements or multiple mid-sized engagements
• ✔ Willing to work from Bangalore (5 days/week, US Shift)