Senior Associate Controller – Expense Accounting

About the role

The Senior Associate Controller will lead end‑to‑end expense accounting and reporting activities for the Global Finance Centre. Working closely with the Global Process Owner, you will drive process improvements, automation, and support transformation projects.

Key responsibilities

• Execute month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end close processes, ensuring completeness, accuracy and reporting integrity.
• Prepare, review and post journal entries for accrued expenses, prepaid expenses and fixed assets, maintaining schedules that reconcile to the balance sheet.
• Perform variance analysis, explain results to stakeholders and present analytical findings.
• Reconcile bank, prepaid and accrual accounts and facilitate necessary adjustments.
• Serve as the primary contact for assigned accounts, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal and external audit queries and regulatory inquiries.
• Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with current processes.
• Participate in re‑engineering, automation and ERP implementation initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, accounting or an MBA.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA).
• 6‑8 years of progressive experience in accounting operations, preferably in a shared services environment.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.
• Experience with record‑to‑report processes and expense accounting.

Required skills

• ERP systems