Manager Accounting And Controls

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Grade - 15

Leadership & People Management : Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing Duties & Taxes team (accountants/ clerical associates).

Set goals, conduct performance reviews, and develop capability through coaching and structured training.

Establish clear RACI, workload balancing, and succession plans; foster a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Management & Governance : Engage senior stakeholders (eg Finance Leadership, Ship-to- Collect, Clearance) to align on policies, transactions treatment and risk appetite.

Represent the function in SteerCo/PMO forums; present dashboards, issue logs, and remediation plans.

Manage external relationships with consultants & auditors; ensure proactive communication on complex/ambiguous matters.

Compliance, Accounting & Controls : Ensure timely and accurate reporting & accounting treatment of payment of customs duties & taxes paid at clearance and reconciliations of re-billing of these to external customers

Oversee GL integrity: provisions, accruals, true-ups, journal approvals, Balance Sheet reconciliations.

Maintain robust internal controls (segregation of duties, evidence, approvals, data quality checks) and audit readiness.

Process Transition (QDM / Six Sigma) & Continuous Improvement : Lead transition of duties & taxes processes to new operating models (e.g. in-sourcing)

Apply Quality Driven Management (QDM) principles for decision quality; use Six Sigma/Lean (DMAIC, SIPOC, value stream mapping) to eliminate defects, reduce cycle time, and standardize SOPs.

Define future-state process maps, SLAs/OLAs, control matrices, and automation opportunities (templates, validations, bots).

Drive change management: KT (knowledge transfer), training, hypercare, and stabilization with measurable outcomes.

Technology & Data : Partner with IT on system design/ configurations

Enhance data integrity via standardized templates, data validations, and reconciliations; enable self-service analytics (Power BI/Excel).

Implement exception monitoring and metric dashboards for proactive risk management.

Compliance Timeliness: % returns/payments on time; zero missed deadlines.

Accuracy & Control: Error rate in postings; aged reconciling items; audit queries closure time.

Process Efficiency: Cycle-time reduction for filings/reconciliations; touchpoints automated; SLA adherence post-transition.

Stakeholder Satisfaction: Feedback from Finance/Stakeholders leadership; SteerCo action item closure rates.

Team Health: Attrition, internal mobility, training completion, and skill certification.

Decision Quality: QDM usage in key decisions; documented decision logs with outcomes and benefits realized.