ETIC, Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities
Manage accounting delivery for assigned clients entities or process towers covering GL R2R AP O2C FP&A support and month-end quarter-end and year-end close activities.
Coordinate the preparation and review of reporting packs for statutory and management reporting ensuring completeness accuracy and alignment with client timelines.
Monitor service delivery performance against agreed service levels quality expectations compliance requirements and issue-resolution timelines.
Review journal entries account reconciliations accruals prepayments intercompany balances variance explanations and supporting schedules before senior-level approval where required.
Apply IFRS US GAAP IPSAS local statutory rules and client accounting policies to routine and moderately complex accounting matters escalating judgmental items appropriately.
Act as an escalation point for delivery issues process bottlenecks unresolved exceptions and client concerns ensuring clear ownership and timely follow-up.
Lead and coach team members including planning workloads setting priorities reviewing outputs supporting development and contributing to performance management discussions.
Partner with client controllers finance managers and process owners to explain close status open items balance sheet movements process risks and improvement actions.
Drive standardization of process steps templates reconciliations working papers checklists and reporting routines across assigned clients or entities.
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities including workflow simplification automation candidates root-cause elimination and KPI-based performance tracking.
Maintain process documentation SOPs control evidence decision logs and issue trackers to support governance audit readiness and knowledge continuity.
Support internal external tax and statutory audits by coordinating requested schedules resolving queries tracking findings and helping remediate control gaps.
Support transitions onboarding and stabilization for new entities or scope expansions through knowledge transfer shadowing plans cutover tracking and readiness reviews.
Collaborate with procurement payroll tax treasury IT business and transformation teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies affecting finance delivery.
Track capacity utilization handover risks and delivery economics for the assigned team raising resource or scalability concerns with senior management.

Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business or a related field; CPA ACCA CMA or equivalent qualification is preferred.
812 years of progressive accounting or finance experience including meaningful exposure to shared services BPO professional services or multinational environments.
Experience leading small to mid-sized teams and coordinating work across multiple clients entities countries or process areas.
Strong working knowledge of financial close reconciliations balance sheet governance management reporting and statutory reporting support.
Good knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP with the ability to research interpret and apply client policies to practical accounting scenarios.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP Oracle Microsoft Dynamics/AX or similar platforms.
Advanced Excel capability and practical experience with reporting workflow BI or automation tools is an advantage.
Experience gained within a Big Four or other reputable audit/advisory firm is highly desirable and will be considered a strong plus particularly where it includes exposure to financial reporting statutory audits internal controls and multi-entity environments.

Demonstrated ability to improve processes strengthen controls manage priorities and communicate effectively with client and internal stakeholders.
Key Competencies Team leadership and coaching Client-service ownership Financial controllership discipline Issue management and escalation Delivery excellence mindset Process documentation and governance Analytical review and judgment Stakeholder communication Continuous improvement Adaptability in a regional delivery model

Suggested reporting line: This role typically reports into the next senior level within Finance & Accounting Delivery adjusted based on client portfolio size and operating model.