Accenture India | Delivery Lead Manager

Responsibilities

• Record to Report (RTR) is the end-to-end finance and accounting process that covers the collection, processing, and reporting of financial data to provide a complete and accurate picture of business performance.
• In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area of responsibility within the Record to Report and Financial Reporting function.
• Interaction of the individual is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach on accounting treatment, reporting timelines, or audit findings.
• You will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments related to RTR process design, financial close governance, and reporting transformation.
• Oversee and govern end-to-end general ledger accounting operations including journal entry processing, account reconciliations, intercompany eliminations, and fixed asset accounting across client engagements.
• Lead period-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes, ensuring timely delivery of trial balance, financial statements, and management reporting packs in accordance with close calendar commitments.
• Drive governance over statutory and regulatory reporting activities, ensuring compliance with applicable GAAP/IFRS standards and timely filing of financial statements.
• Engage with senior client stakeholders, internal and external auditors on accounting and reporting matters, providing technical guidance and leading audit readiness and support activities.

Education: bcom, M com, chartered accountant

• Effective RTR operations underpin strong financial controls and support informed business decision-making.
• Process-orientation with deep expertise in Record to Report and General Ledger accounting operations.
• Risk management covering financial reporting risk, internal controls, audit exposure, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders including controllership, FP&A, internal audit, external auditors, and senior business leadership.
• Should possess strong exposure to the end-to-end Record to Report (RTR) process including general ledger, period-end close, intercompany, fixed assets, and financial statements preparation.
• Must have prior experience in managing client relationships and leading large RTR and financial reporting teams effectively.
• Should be capable of acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RTR, providing guidance on complex accounting treatments, close issues, and financial reporting matters.
• Well-versed in process controls, including a strong understanding and practical experience with SOX controls related to financial close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards including GAAP and/or IFRS, with the ability to interpret and apply standards to complex business transactions.
• Experience overseeing intercompany accounting, fixed assets accounting, and lease accounting (ASC 842 / IFRS 16) is highly desirable.
• Ability to govern the financial close calendar, drive on-time delivery of period-end close activities, and ensure quality of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Familiarity with RTR technology platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud Financials, BlackLine, or Cadency (Trintech) is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead close cycle reduction initiatives, implement automation in journal entry and reconciliation processes, and drive continuous improvement in RTR operations.
• Experience with Airline business will bring added advantage.

Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company working in strategy and consulting, technology, operations and digital transformation. It took its current name in 2001 after separating from Arthur Andersen, where it began as Andersen Consulting.

India is one of Accenture's largest talent bases. Finance professionals there mostly work in finance and accounting operations for global clients: record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, financial planning and analysis, and related advisory work.

• Industry: Professional services and IT
• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
• In India: Delivery centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Gurugram and other cities