About the role
Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities Strategic Focus
- Lead the financial accounting agenda for assigned entities, ensuring complete, accurate and timely reporting to Group Finance, senior management and relevant stakeholders.
- Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, close matters, policy application and accounting treatment across BAU and transformation activities.
- Establish clear ownership, review standards, reporting calendars and documentation expectations across the financial accounting team.
- Drive standardisation, simplification, automation and continuous improvement across month-end close, reconciliations, statutory reporting, intercompany, fixed assets and project accounting processes.
- Provide meaningful analysis and insight on financial results, balance sheet movements and reconciliations.
- Own and oversee month-end, half-year and year-end financial accounting close deliverables in accordance with agreed timetables and applicable reporting requirements.
- Actively participate and support month end close process including reviewing and approving journals and preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
- Execution of quarterly and annual SOX controls and procedures.
- Review monthly results, journal entries, accruals, prepayments, payroll-related accounting, bank reconciliations and key balance sheet reconciliations.
- Manage internal and external audit deliverables, including planning, evidence coordination, issue resolution, audit action tracking and timely closure of open matters.
- Lead statutory reporting deliverables, including preparation and review of financial statements, board memorandums, audit schedules and related supporting documentation.
- Oversee intercompany accounting, including balance confirmations, reconciliations, recharge reviews, dispute resolution and elimination readiness for consolidation.
- Lead fixed assets and project accounting governance, including WIP review, capitalization assessment, useful life documentation, FAR/TAR reconciliations and depreciation review.
- Support JGAAP, US GAAP, IFRS and local reporting requirements by ensuring accounting differences and judgemental matters are appropriately identified, documented and reviewed.
- Review complex transactions such as acquisitions, disposals, restructures, refinancing, impairments, intangible assets, project costs and other judgemental accounting areas.
- Partner with Finance Systems, FP&A, Financial Accounting teams and regional finance teams to resolve process, system and data issues and implement durable improvements.
- Ensure month-end and reporting risks are identified early, escalated appropriately and supported by clear remediation plans.
- Lead, coach and develop the financial accounting team, setting clear objectives, priorities, review expectations and quality standards.
- Allocate work effectively, manage capacity during peak reporting periods and support succession planning, cross-training and knowledge management.
- Review team deliverables, provide timely feedback and build strong technical accounting, stakeholder-management and control capability within the team.
- Promote accountability, collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement across the broader Finance function.
- Build trusted relationships across India, Australia and the UK and influence stakeholders to resolve issues and meet reporting deadlines.
- Ensure accounting and reporting activities comply with applicable accounting standards, legal and regulatory obligations, Group accounting policies and internal control requirements.
- Maintain an effective control environment over financial accounting processes, including JSOX/SOX controls, reconciliations, review evidence, segregation of duties and audit-ready documentation.
- Identify, assess and communicate accounting, reporting and control risks and oversee timely remediation of control gaps or process deficiencies.
- Ensure supporting documentation is complete, accurate, retained in line with record-management requirements and suitable for audit and governance review.
- Uphold high standards of conduct, confidentiality and professional judgement, protecting the reputation of MUFG Pension & Market Services.
Experience & Personal Attributes Experience
- Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting, financial reporting and controllership experience, including significant responsibility for month-end close, statutory reporting, audit and balance sheet governance.
- Demonstrated experience leading financial accounting teams in a large, multi-entity and multi-currency organisation.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience with JGAAP and/or US GAAP reporting is desirable.
- Proven ability to review complex accounting matters and prepare or review high-quality technical accounting papers and governance documentation.
- Experience managing statutory and Group audit deliverables and building effective relationships with external auditors and senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end record-to-report processes, including close, journals, intercompany, fixed assets, project accounting, payroll accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow and statutory reporting.
- Experience designing, operating or improving financial controls, including JSOX or SOX controls, and remediating control deficiencies.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with ERP, consolidation and reporting systems; experience improving or automating reporting processes is highly regarded.
- Background in a chartered audit firm and experience in a global financial services environment are advantageous.
- Strong people leadership, coaching, performance management and team development capability.
- Highly organised, structured and able to manage competing priorities and immovable reporting deadlines.
- Excellent technical judgement, analytical capability and attention to detail.
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain complex accounting matters to finance and non-finance audiences.
- Confident stakeholder management and influencing skills, including engagement with senior management, regional finance teams and auditors.
- Accountable, delivery focused and proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
- Able to navigate ambiguity, make well-reasoned decisions and escalate material matters appropriately.
- Collaborative and trusted, with the ability to work effectively across functions, entities and geographies.
- Strong risk and control mindset and commitment to high-quality, audit-ready documentation.
- Committed to continuous improvement, simplification and the effective use of technology.
- Flexible to support India, Australia and UK time zones during critical reporting periods.