Job Description – Group Accountant (Shared Services)
Position: Group Accountant – Shared Services
Location: Noida / Delhi NCR
Experience: 8–10 Years
Salary: ₹12–15 LPA
About the Role
We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Group Accountant to join our Shared Services Finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in manufacturing accounting, inventory and COGS accounting, intercompany transactions, multi-currency accounting, and UAE VAT compliance. This role will support group finance operations across multiple entities while ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end accounting for multiple group entities.
- Handle inventory accounting, inventory reconciliation, and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounting within a manufacturing environment.
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Perform month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations, eliminations, and settlements.
- Maintain accounting records involving multiple currencies and foreign exchange adjustments.
- Ensure compliance with UAE VAT regulations, including VAT return preparation, reconciliation, and documentation.
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
- Prepare journal entries, accruals, provisions, and fixed asset accounting.
- Coordinate with auditors and support statutory and internal audit requirements.
- Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and internal control enhancements.
- Collaborate with finance teams across different business units to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
Required Skills & Experience
- 8–10 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Strong hands-on experience in inventory accounting and COGS accounting within a manufacturing business.
- Proven experience in intercompany accounting and multi-currency accounting.
- Hands-on experience with UAE VAT compliance and reporting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Lookups, Financial Analysis, Reporting).
- Strong ERP experience; Zoho Books and Zoho Inventory experience will be highly preferred.
- Excellent understanding of accounting standards and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced shared services environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CA (Qualified or significantly progressed) strongly preferred.
- Experience working in multinational organizations or shared services environments will be an added advantage.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary package (₹12–15 LPA).
- Opportunity to work with a growing global finance team.
- Exposure to international accounting practices and multi-entity operations.
- Collaborative and professional work environment.
- Career growth and learning opportunities.
Location: Noida / Delhi NCR
Experience: 8–10 Years
Compensation: ₹12–15 LPA
Pay: ₹1,200,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh (Noida): Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
Experience:
- inventory/COGS accounting in a manufacturing business: 10 years (Required)
- Intercompany and multi-currency accounting: 10 years (Required)
- hands-on UAE VAT: 10 years (Required)
- ACCA/CPA/CMA/CA (completed or well advanced): 10 years (Required)
- advanced Excel: 10 years (Required)
- ERP proficiency (Zoho Books/Inventory preferred): 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person