Associate Accounting Business Partner

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<h3 id="yourrole"><strong>Your Role:</strong></h3><p> </p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li>Review & approve accounting entries, journals, reversals, adjustments, corrections, reclassifications, write-offs/back that are accounted monthly.</li><li>Oversee accrual processes – employee-related costs, open purchase order commitments, non-PO purchases, etc.</li><li>Conduct/orchestrate trial balance reviews during ME closes; deep-dive into significant ledger movements.</li><li>Ensure completion and accuracy of the books of accounts.</li><li>Custodian of books of accounts – own the Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Notes & Commentaries for the legal entity.</li><li>Address queries from CFO (country/region) and business stakeholders (non-finance).</li><li>Analyze YoY and QoQ variances; write commentary on drivers during quarter-close periods.</li><li>Review & approve GL account reconciliations for balance sheet accounts monthly (prepared by Sub-ledger/GL/AR/AP teams).</li><li>Handle & complete statutory audits, tax audits, transfer pricing audits within timelines; coordinate with auditors and related teams (GL, AR, AP, controlling, Actuaries, Group accounting, Group controlling) to provide inputs for audit queries.</li><li>Participate in ERP deployments – URS, UAT, post go-live issues through finance hyper-care; collaborate with cross-functional teams.</li><li>Contribute to projects such as IFRS/US GAAP implementations, changes in accounting policies and their financial impact, review & approve annual restatements of financial statements, and finance transformation initiatives.</li><li>Share industry best practices on accounting and finance topics.</li></ul><p> </p><h3 id="whoyouare"><strong>Who You Are:</strong></h3><p> </p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li>Qualified CPA with at least 8 years of experience in accounting and finance, including end-to-end finalization of books.</li><li>Experience in an ERP-based accounting & finance environment.</li><li>Trac

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