NielsenIQ India | Senior SME Consolidation

Responsibilities

• This role is instrumental in ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of NIQ’s consolidated financial results, embedding robust governance, automation, and process standardisation across regions.
• The role will also contribute to NIQ’s broader R2R transformation agenda, supporting initiatives under Project Compass and RTR Quality Board.
• Consolidations to partner with the Global Process Owner (GPO) in managing and continuously improving the global consolidation and close process.
• Lead execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidations for NIQ entities in OneStream, ensuring accuracy and adherence to close timelines.
• Validate consolidation entries, intercompany eliminations, and FX translation adjustments to ensure first-time-right financial results.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting and Controllership to finalise management and statutory consolidation packs and ensure alignment of group reporting.
• Support the GPO in monitoring Close Cockpit milestones and escalation management during close cycles.
• Maintain and update process documentation, SOPs, and L4 process maps for the consolidation process.
• Ensure consistency in consolidation methodologies, data mapping, and chart-of-accounts alignment across legal entities.
• Support GPO in embedding internal controls (SOX) and ensuring full audit readiness across regions.
• Perform process quality reviews and recommend corrective actions for control and reconciliation gaps.
• Act as OneStream system SME, supporting configuration changes, system testing, and enhancement requests.
• Partner with Enablement and IT to deliver automation and analytics initiatives (RPA, Power BI dashboards, consolidation exception reporting).
• Develop and maintain standardised consolidation templates, mapping tables, and validation scripts.
• Liaise with regional controllers, service delivery leads, and corporate accounting teams to ensure smooth consolidation execution and issue resolution.
• Provide technical accounting and system support for mergers, acquisitions, and entity restructures.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Corporate Reporting teams to provide insights into consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow results.
• Drive root-cause analysis of consolidation issues and lead remediation actions.
• Support GPO in developing and delivering training modules for RTR teams on consolidation best practices.
• Contribute to process transformation projects aimed at shortening the close cycle and improving data accuracy.
• Process Excellence Mindset: Passion for continuous improvement, simplification, and first-time-right delivery.
• Operates as the technical backbone of NIQ’s global consolidation process.
• Acts as the operational deputy to the GPO, ensuring process execution excellence and data integrity.
• Delivers accuracy, control, and speed — the three cornerstones of NIQ’s consolidation success.

Requirements

• Deep technical expertise in global consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and foreign currency translation.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end RTR processes, including their interlinkages with FP&A, Tax, and Controllership.
• Hands-on proficiency in OneStream, Hyperion, or equivalent EPM systems; good knowledge of SAP data structures and ledger logic (0L/1L).
• In-depth knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, particularly consolidation accounting, equity method, and non-controlling interests.
• Proven experience in managing financial close governance, reconciliation frameworks, and control compliance.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex accounting and system issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Behavioural & Leadership Skills (Modelled on GPO Capabilities).
• Analytical Rigor: Ability to deep-dive into data, identify anomalies, and provide actionable insights.
• Prior experience in global consolidation and reporting for multinational organisations is essential.
• Exposure to OneStream or Hyperion implementations, process transformation, and automation initiatives desirable.

NielsenIQ India

NielsenIQ India is an employer hiring in India. In its own words: "We’re unrelenting in our pursuit of the most detailed data sets, measuring every consumer transaction to deliver the knowledge that every business needs to drive growth."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Pune.