Manager - Legal Entity Controller

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and lead a team driving the International Accounting Controllership function based out of Bangalore Finance.
• Perform and drive monthly and quarterly close activities, including manual journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, analytical reviews, internal management reporting, and external audit support.
• Identify inefficiencies in existing processes and propose improvements.
• Build scalable accounting processes, establish success measures and benchmarks, and improve timelines and efficiencies to support global growth.
• Partner with Billing, Internal Systems, Treasury, Tax, and Legal to investigate issues during reporting cycles.
• Define and execute internal control documentation and sign-off procedures, including country-prescribed regulatory frameworks such as ICFR, SOX, and GFS.
• Enhance and maintain accounting policy and procedural documentation.
• Improve input processes end to end to enable scale and productivity.
• Develop and improve process metrics using automation, lean practices, and process optimization.
• Create global best-practice documentation and facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Provide feedback on process health and performance, remediate errors, and improve scalability.
• Partner with global process owners and functional leaders to drive consistent performance and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional projects and reporting that improve performance, visibility, and automation across financial services.

Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of business financial metrics, reporting inputs, and communicating key performance indicators to stakeholders.
• Advanced finance operations experience leading large operational processes.
• Ability to set goals and financial plans and influence leaders across the organization.
• Exposure to audit, accounting, and risk reviews at a large public accounting firm.
• 12–15+ years of relevant public accounting and industry experience.
• Experience leading accounting teams in a multi-location, multicultural environment.
• M.Com in Accounting or Finance; Chartered Accountant or CPA strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of and hands-on experience with US GAAP.
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and experience working with large data sets.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a STEM field; MBA preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building and scaling new teams from zero.
• Strong operational background, including launching new processes and delivering services in a high-growth technology company.
• Experience communicating technical and non-technical topics to senior leadership.
• Proficiency obtaining, organizing, and analyzing data to support fact-based decisions, root cause analysis, and outcome evaluation.