Group Manager – General Ledger, Record to Report

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee all aspects of the Record to Report operations.

• Manage General Ledger accounting, including journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reviews, financial reporting, and period-end closing activities.

• Ensure the precise and timely delivery of services within established timelines and service level agreements (SLAs).

• Monitor operational performance, identifying risks, bottlenecks, and implementing corrective actions.

• Lead a sizeable RTR team consisting of Managers, Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

• Oversee performance management, staffing, workload allocation, resource utilization, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and capability enhancement.

• Serve as the senior liaison for client stakeholders and internal leadership.

• Conduct governance meetings, manage escalations, and resolve critical challenges.

• Ensure adherence to accounting standards, SOX regulations, internal policies, and client-specific controls.

• Support both internal and external audits and address audit findings.

• Drive initiatives for process simplification, standardization, automation, digitization, Lean methodologies, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with Automation, Technology, and Transformation teams on RPA, workflow automation, AI, and analytics projects.

• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as SLA compliance, closing timelines, journal entry accuracy, reconciliation aging, quality, productivity, resource utilization, backlog, and customer satisfaction.

• Assist in workforce planning, capacity management, budgeting, productivity, efficiency, and cost optimization efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Chartered Accountant (CA) is mandatory.

• 4–5 years of post-qualification experience in Record to Report (RTR) is required.

• Experience in team management is essential.

• Candidates from Mumbai are preferred or required.

• Willingness to work from the office in Mumbai–Thane is necessary.

• Availability to work US shifts from 5:30 PM to 2:30 AM is required.

• Experience overseeing General Ledger and Record to Report operations is necessary.

• Proficient in General Ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets accounting, accruals and prepayments, balance sheet reviews, financial reporting, and closing activities for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end.

• Familiarity with internal policies, accounting standards, SOX compliance, and client-specific controls is essential.

• Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, process improvement, automation, RPA, workflow automation, AI, and analytics solutions is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employees have the option to work remotely.

• Full-time employment opportunity available.

• Chance to work with WNS, a part of Capgemini, recognized as an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation.