Job Title : OHL Lead RTR - Chennai - 420320

Job Description – Record to Report (RTR) Team Leader

We are looking for an experienced Record to Report (RTR) Team Leader to oversee the end-to-end Record-to-Report process, ensuring accurate and timely financial close, compliance with accounting standards, and high-quality financial reporting. The role involves leading the RTR team, managing financial close activities, maintaining General Ledger (GL) integrity, overseeing reconciliations, and ensuring strong internal controls.

The Team Leader will be responsible for planning and managing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities, reviewing journal entries and reconciliations, monitoring close KPIs, and ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies. The role also includes overseeing General Ledger maintenance, chart of accounts governance, accruals, prepayments, provisions, and balance sheet hygiene.

The candidate will manage key RTR activities including intercompany accounting, fixed assets, taxes, journal entries, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and ensure transactions are processed in accordance with GAAP/IFRS. Responsibilities also include preparing trial balances, financial statements, variance analysis, management reporting, and supporting consolidation and group reporting requirements.

The role requires collaboration with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and senior management to provide financial insights and recommendations. The Team Leader will also support internal and external audits, maintain internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and drive process improvements, automation, and standardization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end Record-to-Report process and RTR team operations.

• Plan and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close calendars.

• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.

• Oversee General Ledger maintenance and ensure GL integrity.

• Manage bank, intercompany, fixed assets, inventory, payroll, VAT/GST, and other balance sheet reconciliations.

• Oversee intercompany postings, confirmations, eliminations, settlements, and transfer-pricing entries.

• Manage fixed asset capitalization, depreciation, disposals, impairments, and subledger close.

• Prepare and deliver trial balances, financial statements, variance analysis, and management reports.

• Ensure accurate and timely financial close and resolution of discrepancies.

• Perform variance analysis on P&L trends and maintain balance sheet hygiene.

• Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

• Support internal and external audits and regulatory requirements.

• Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and standardization initiatives.

• Manage stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Operations, and Finance teams.

• Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8 years of overall experience, with strong experience in General Accounting/RTR.

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end Record-to-Report processes.

• Expertise in General Ledger, Journal Entries, Financial Close, and Reconciliations.

• Strong understanding of Intercompany Accounting and Fixed Assets.

• Knowledge of GAAP/IFRS and financial reporting.

• Experience in audit support, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

• Strong team leadership and stakeholder-management skills.

• Ability to drive process improvements, automation, and standardization.

Education

• Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10+2+3).

• Non-technical graduation in Finance & Accounts stream.

• B.Com, M.Com, or CA Inter.

Additional Requirements

• Ex-TCS Employees cannot apply.

• PAN and DOB are required for profile creation.