Sr SME A2R Entity Lead

Position Summary:

At Syngenta our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers success. To support this mission Syngenta is looking for a Senior SME ATR Entity Lead to join the Finance team in Pune. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate timely and compliant financial reporting for assigned legal entities covering both IFRS group reporting and local statutory requirements.

The role acts as a key point of contact between country finance teams process teams compliance audit and other finance towers. The successful candidate will bring strong accounting expertise a service mindset sound judgement and the ability to operate effectively in a complex multinational environment.

Accountabilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate recording of business transactions in ERP systems in line with IFRS and local statutory reporting requirements.
• Review trial balances reconciliations accounting treatments and entity-level results to identify risks exceptions and required actions.
• Partner with Finance Frontline country teams audit tax compliance and process teams to resolve legal entity accounting and reporting matters.
• Support internal and external audits including timely and sustainable remediation of audit findings.
• Contribute to internal controls compliance initiatives segregation of duty risk management and SAP S/4HANA or finance transformation activities.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Finance Accounting Economics Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional finance qualification such as CA ICWA CMA CPA ACCA or equivalent is preferred for senior-level expertise.
• 35 years of experience in Account to Report / Record to Report preferably in a multinational environment.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS local GAAP / statutory reporting reconciliations accounting treatment and trial balance review.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is required and SAP S/4HANA exposure is an advantage.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to finance stakeholders and business partners.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional matrix and multi-country environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting statutory audits internal audits controls testing or remediation of audit findings.
• Exposure to finance transformation process improvement operational excellence or SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail data accuracy and process discipline.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining service quality and compliance standards.

Additional Information :

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time