Manager, Controllership

This role provides end-to-end ownership of Record-to-Report accounting and controllership activities within the Accounting COE. It is accountable for accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting, strong balance sheet governance, effective internal controls, and successful delivery of close, reporting, audit support and compliance requirements. The position plays a key part in transitioning, stabilising and scaling controllership activities, including work transitioned from other regions.

• Manage RTR accounting and controllership activities, owning the monthly, quarterly and annual close processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness and compliance with applicable accounting and reporting requirements.
• Ensure strong balance sheet governance, account reconciliation quality, variance analysis, management reporting and timely issue resolution, including review of monthly and quarterly balance sheets and income statements, footnotes disclosures and supplemental schedules.
• Analyse financial results against expectations and provide meaningful insights to controllership and business stakeholders, ensuring accounting implications of business transactions are assessed in a timely manner.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve out-of-balance items with counterparts, and perform system and manual reconciliations between business unit boundary systems and SAP to ensure data consistency and accuracy.
• Review and approve journal entries, applying independent judgement to determine appropriate accounting treatment in line with US GAAP and internal policies.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment, ensure compliance with SOX requirements, and proactively identify financial reporting, compliance and control risks with appropriate escalation and resolution.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit planning, walkthroughs, testing, information requests and timely closure of audit matters.
• Lead the transition, stabilisation and scaling of accounting activities from other regions into the Hyderabad Accounting COE, establishing clear ownership, process documentation, KPIs, service levels, governance routines and escalation mechanisms.
• Drive process standardisation, simplification, automation and continuous improvement across RTR activities, and support system implementations, ERP-related changes, integrations and other finance transformation initiatives.
• Act as the key connection point between the Hyderabad Accounting COE and business Controllership, liaising with FP&A, Tax and Corporate Financial Reporting, and communicating accounting decisions, process impacts, deadlines and risks across stakeholder groups.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of accounting professionals, setting clear goals, performance expectations, priorities and accountability standards, providing training and guidance, and assessing workload, resource requirements and capacity needs.

• Chartered Accountant, CPA, MBA or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting, controllership, financial reporting or audit experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong experience in RTR, close, balance sheet governance, financial reporting, audit support and internal controls.
• Deep understanding of US GAAP and SOX control requirements, including intercompany and foreign currency accounting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Proven experience leading accounting teams.
• Prior controllership experience in a multinational, matrixed, global organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence senior finance and business leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, deliver against tight deadlines and maintain composure under deadline pressure.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, solution-presentation and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high level of transparency.
• High attention to detail, strong ownership mindset and commitment to quality and compliance.
• Able to work effectively across various time zones.

• Experience in media, entertainment, production, distribution or related industries.
• Experience with SAP or other large ERP platforms.
• Experience managing finance transformation, automation, process standardisation or system implementation initiatives.

• Normal hours of work are 3:00 p.m. IST to 11:00 p.m. IST, Monday to Friday.
• Due to business needs, the role holder may be required to work outside these hours and on holidays for the proper performance of the role, without additional pay.
• Subject to applicable laws, the company reserves the right to change hours of work where essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice.