Job Description

Role SpecificationRole Title: Executive - Lease Accounting IFRSReporting Manager: Senior ManagerLocation: PunePurpose of the Role:The role is responsible for synergizing ER & CSR strategy, while providing direction across various units along with Skill Development, in order to have a seamless ONE TATA MOTORS approach, within compliance requirements and the company philosophy. The candidate would lead IR & Skill Development vertical centrally, managing multiple production facilities across different parts of India.Job Responsibilities:Lead the global accounting activities for lease accounting and co-ordinate with senior stakeholders in Finance and business across globe.

• Oversight of global transactions and processes for Lease Accounting, ensuring compliance with accounting policies.

• Monitoring and reviewing the month-end closing activities to ensure accurate and timely accounting records are maintained, including the review of monthly journal entries and EPM balance reconciliations.

• Work with the reporting manager in handling and solving complex bottlenecks and issues, for all matters impacting lease accounting. Own final issue resolution for items with potential global impact.

• Ensuring execution of standardized control procedures, and ensuring internal controls are effectively maintained for assigned tasks.

• Responsible for monthly closing reports, variance analysis and reconciliations for leases in accordance with IFRS and covering the SOX framework and own the compliance aspect regarding this.

• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.

• Develop and review monthly lease metrics/KPIs with business process owners and business stakeholders, to improve processes and resolve issues.

• Preparation of result reports and procedures, and the presentation of findings and specific recommendations to Senior Management

• Produce finance-related reports for Senior Management and for Head Office and overseas regulators where applicable. Liaise with the regulatory authorities and maintain good relations with them.

• Manage all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors.

• Ensuring SOX compliance by adhering to internal control requirements, maintaining documentation of key processes and controls, and enhancing the control environment with effective controls.

• Partnering with the Global Process Owner on various initiatives.

• Driving improvements to the efficiency of accounting processes and timeliness of deliverables.

• Other duties and special projects as required (e.g., analysis, automation, process standardization, etc.).

Stakeholder Profiles & Nature of Interactions:InternalTMLBSL Internal TeamExternalJLR(UK) StakeholderDesired Candidate Profile:Functional Knowledge of Skills (Must Have)

• Within any lease accounting tool

• Professional Accounting qualification essential

• Able to collaborate with a broad variety of stakeholders working across JLR Finance

• Strong numerical, analytical skills

• Continuous improvement \xe2\x80\x98mind set\xe2\x80\x99 with the ability to proactively identify issues and resolve.

• Ability to check own work and deliver accurate outputs.

• Able to work with JLR team to plan workload effectively.

• Data analytics or data science aptitude would be advantageous or willingness to develop these skills as we deliver projects.

• Strong Excel experience required

Leadership Behavior

• Client Management, Stakeholder Management & effective Communication.

• Self-motivated, uses initiative and problem solver \xe2\x80\x93 focused on delivering results.

• Willingness to learn new technology/ software and bringing innovation to the work given

Educational Qualification

• Graduate/Post-Graduate (Finance and Accounting)/ CA Semi-Qualified

Technical Skill required

• Minimum of intermediate user of MS Office: Word, PowerPoint and particularly Excel (VLOOKUP, excel Formulas, Pivot,)

• Working knowledge of SAP

Language Proficiency

• English essential

Experience Required

• 3 to 10 years (preferred location Pune)

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication and influencing skills

• Strategic Thinking

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