Staff Manager External Reporting

Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Corporate

Were a global multi-disciplinary team thats putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. At HARMAN Corporate you are integral to our companys award-winning success.

• Enrich your managerial and organizational talents from finance quality and supply chain to human resources IT sales and strategy
• Augment your comprehensive skillset with expert training across decision-making change management leadership and business development
• Obtain 360-degree support throughout your career life cycle from early-stage to seasoned leader

About the Role

As Senior Manager - External Reporting you will partner with Finance leadership to set up centralize and stabilize external reporting through the India Finance Capability Center (FCC). This is a leadership role responsible for designing the target operating model transitioning reporting activities into the FCC and leading the preparation and review of statutory financial statements disclosures schedules and audit support for assigned legal entities. The role will act as a subject matter expert on applicable accounting standards and reporting policies ensure strong controls and audit readiness and build a scalable team capable of delivering accurate timely and compliant external reporting.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the hiring manager and global/regional finance leaders to design and operationalize the external and statutory reporting capability within the FCC.
• Define the service catalogue transition scope target operating model team structure RACI governance calendar SLAs KPIs escalation protocols and management reporting routines.
• Support end-to-end transition and centralization of external reporting activities including knowledge transfer process documentation shadow/support phases readiness assessment stabilization and post-transition improvements.
• Oversee preparation and review of statutory financial statements notes to accounts disclosure checklists financial reporting packages board/audit committee schedules and local filing support for assigned legal entities.
• Ensure reporting outputs comply with IFRS K-IFRS local GAAP group accounting policies and internal reporting requirements; prepare/review accounting position papers for complex matters where required.
• Own close-to-report deliverables supporting external reporting including trial balance reviews flux analysis reconciliations intercompany positions consolidation inputs and audit schedules.
• Build robust controls over reporting outputs including maker-checker reviews segregation of duties version control approval governance evidence retention audit trails and issue remediation.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors group auditors Tax Treasury Legal Controlling Business Units Procurement Logistics IT banks affiliates and global finance stakeholders to ensure timely audit and reporting completion.
• Build and maintain SOPs process maps RACI matrices control checklists close calendars disclosure templates and knowledge repositories to ensure continuity and scalability.
• Hire onboard coach and develop the FCC reporting team; set performance expectations build technical capability and drive a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to standardize automate and digitize reporting processes using SAP reporting tools and process excellence methods.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Qualified Chartered Accountant CPA ACCA or equivalent finance professional; MBA Finance may be considered where supported by strong external reporting and statutory financial statements experience.
• 10-15 years of progressive experience in controllership external reporting statutory reporting audit shared services or finance capability center environments preferably in a multinational organization.
• Demonstrated prior experience setting up transitioning or materially stabilizing an external reporting/statutory reporting CoE or shared services tower; greenfield or build-out exposure is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience preparing and/or reviewing statutory financial statements notes/disclosures reporting packs disclosure checklists audit schedules and financial statement support files for multiple legal entities.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS K-IFRS local GAAP and group accounting policies with ability to assess accounting/reporting implications and communicate them clearly.
• Strong understanding of month-end/year-end close general ledger controls reconciliations intercompany consolidation inputs flux analysis and audit readiness.
• Experience working with SAP and reporting/close tools such as Workiva OneSource OneStream BlackLine Power BI or equivalent platforms.
• Proven ability to design operating metrics governance routines control frameworks SOPs and process documentation for scalable reporting operations.
• Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior finance stakeholders auditors regional controllers and cross-functional partners.
• Experience driving transformation automation standardization and continuous improvement in a complex global finance environment.

Bonus Points if You Have

• Experience in the automotive manufacturing or automotive supplier industry.
• Big 4/statutory audit experience followed by industry controllership or reporting experience.
• Experience with ESG reporting XBRL/iXBRL or listed-company-style external reporting processes.
• Project management Lean/Six Sigma transition methodology or finance transformation experience.

What Makes You Eligible

• Willingness to work from the Bangalore office and partner across global time zones as required.
• Ability to support critical close statutory reporting and audit deadlines during peak reporting periods.

What We Offer

• Flexible work environment allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
• Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL HARMAN Kardon AKG and more)
• Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
• Competitive wellness benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Be Brilliant employee recognition and rewards program
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.