DP World India
DP World India | Senior Specialist - Forwarding Finance - Global Service Centre
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Job Highlights
Responsibilities
- Oversee financial reporting, compliance, and performance analysis, ensuring accurate financial statements and providing strategic insights to senior management to drive business growth and decision-making.
- Reporting to: Asst. Manager -Forwarding Finance- Global Service Centre.
- Prepare and ensure timely closure of all accounting processes, supporting the accurate preparation of monthly and annual financial reports in compliance with Indian GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP, and Ind AS standards.
- Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial statements and supporting documents for audit purposes.
- Prepare financial reports to ensure compliance with the Companies Act, Internal Financial Controls, and SOX compliance requirements.
- Prepare project/activity-based costing, cost audits, and provisioning for product development expenses.
- Prepare provisioning for receivables, revenue recognition, and assist in the timely transfer of funds from overseas accounts.
- Perform bank reconciliations to ensure accurate cash position reporting.
- Prepare and review expense accruals to ensure proper allocation and timely recognition of expenses.
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing activities related to the General Ledger, ensuring timely and accurate recording of all transactions.
- Ensure high-quality data entry and maintain the integrity of financial records, ensuring that supplier accounts and transactions are accurate and up to date.
- Identify and escalate unresolved discrepancies, anomalies, or process bottlenecks to the Team Lead/Manager for further investigation and resolution.
- Participate in identifying process improvement opportunities, contributing ideas to streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and reduce manual intervention.
- Follow internal policies, procedures, and accounting controls to ensure compliance with accounting standards and legal regulations, mitigating financial risks.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial data management.
- Ability to work well in a team environment while also being able to handle individual tasks effectively.
- Proficiency with accounting software and MS Office, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.
- Effective communication and problem-solving skills to manage customer inquiries and resolve issues professionally.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
- Familiarity with accounting software and systems (e.
- Knowledge of accounting principles.
About the company
DP World
From its base at Jebel Ali in Dubai, DP World runs ports and terminals around the world. It started out in 1972 as the operator of Port Rashid, Dubai's first commercial port, and has used its current name since September 2005. Ports remain at its core, but it also offers freight forwarding, contract logistics, marine services, economic zones and trade-related technology. In India, DP World operates container terminals at Nhava Sheva, where it has two, and at Mundra, Chennai and Cochin. It also runs container trains linking ports with inland locations, rail and inland terminals, container freight stations, warehousing and freight forwarding from logistics offices across the country.
Finance work at DP World in India is split between its Global Service Centre, where teams handle accounts payable, accounts receivable and freight forwarding finance, and business units such as container freight stations and rail and inland terminals. Site finance, general accounting, management accounting, FP&A and internal audit roles go up to senior manager and are based in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram and New Delhi. Postings ask for a B.Com, M.Com or a degree in accounting or finance, and senior roles often require a qualified CA, with CPA, ACCA, CIA or CFE also named.
