• Lead and oversee the monthly and quarterly financial close process, including review of journal entries, sign-off of account reconciliations, and business unit financial statements (Insurance Industry experience MUST)• Support and review deliverables from offshore teams and provide insightful analytics• Identify process improvement opportunities to drive efficiencies and controls• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of daily, monthly, and periodic processing as per business requirements• Strong R2R knowledge - Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Close process, GL Accounting, Journal Entries, Reconciliations, Reporting, and analysis• Knowledge of Investment accounting such as Capital contribution, Dividends, Bonus, securities, Assets accounting, etc., is required• Review critical journal entries, reconciliations, and month/quarter-end activities before onshore sign-off• Collaborate with onshore BU Controllers, upstream & downstream teams during close to ensure timely completion and escalate issues as needed• Team management skills - Provide coaching and feedback to improve team performance• Client management - Handle escalations/queries, drive governance meetings, understand and anticipate clients' needs, and proactively resolve issues• Support internal/external audits in partnership with onshore teams• Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues• Conduct periodic performance assessments of team membersSeniority level Mid-Senior levelEmployment type ContractJob function Accounting/AuditingIndustries Insurance#J-18808-Ljbffr