About the role
Central Controls exists to provide independent financial control oversight across business, support, group units, subsidiaries, and international locations. The unit is responsible for strengthening the control environment through timely reconciliations reviews, substantiation, risk identification and escalation, resolution of financial and accounting issues, governance, preparation of control dashboards along with providing support for finance-related process improvements, automation initiatives and group projects.
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Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- The job holder will be part of the Financial Control Pillar and will support Central Controls Function.
- Financial Controls and reconciliations.
- Prepare dashboard to Group CFO on controls related issues.
- Perform daily/monthly reconciliations (Balance sheet, Suspense balance, interest, balances etc) at all levels in a timely and accurate manner.
- Follow up to ensure resolution of reconciliation differences between GL & Transaction processing systems.
- Support all accounting and other related requirements including Office accounts creation, maintenance etc.
- Perform checks of both Balance sheet and P&L balances with necessary and appropriate substantiation at regular intervals.
- Support business/finance/other stakeholders to launch new initiatives/processes including modifications and driving projects/initiatives impacting finance.
- Conduct Finance-related UAT.
- Prepare accounting Memo, concept paper etc.
- Prepare and post necessary entries after necessary approvals and keep track thereof.
- Support in developing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures and IFRS for products/processes.
- Timely escalation of exceptions/deviations.
- Suggest and implement process improvements to address any control gaps.
- Work closely with Finance systems team and IT to automate processes and eliminate manual intervention to the extent possible.
- Collate required reports from subsystems/GL, summarize/consolidate as per Business Finance requirements.
- Track key indicators and provide necessary information for required analysis.
- Support other Group units including subsidiaries and international locations.
- Maintain tracker of operational and system issues, liaising with IT or stakeholders until closure.
- Handle ad-hoc queries/reports.
Qualifications
What We Are Looking For:
Educational Background:
- Qualified accountant - CA/ACCA/CFA/MBA Finance.
Skills / Work Experience:
- 5-10 years of total work experience in the Finance function of a large bank with exposure to business finance.
- A thorough understanding of finance and accounting concepts.
- Strong computer skills in MS Office and prior experience of working in an ERP system (Oracle, SAP etc).
Competency
- Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Comfortable working in a multi-cultural environment. Good interpersonal skills to liaise with various departments such as IT, Operations, and Front Office.
- Team player.
- Ability to provide suggestions for process improvements.
What We Offer You
- Competitive salary package.
- Strong emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
- Access to world-class Learning & Development platforms for career growth.
- Generous annual leave and comprehensive Private Healthcare coverage.
- Preferential banking facilities for employees.
Why Join Us
At the company, we aim to be the employer of choice by helping you unlock your true potential through the right opportunities. We are reimagining the future of work to ensure every employee thrives in an environment that promotes growth, upskilling, and the development of digital skills. Our goal is to empower our employees to build meaningful careers with experiences that shape their future and contribute to the company's success. Regardless of your background, location, or preferences, we want every employee to feel connected and engaged as part of the company team.
