# Associate Manager, Financial Accounting & Control **Company**: London Stock Exchange Group **Experience**: senior **Job type**: contract **Category**: Finance **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Colombo-Sri-Lanka/Associate-Manager--Financial-Control--FTC--9-to-12-months-_R0123564-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/associate-manager-financial-accounting-and-control-4de30f40-5b7/ ## Description The main responsibilities of this role will be preparing, developing, and analyzing financial information so that the London Stock Exchange Group's senior management can make well-informed decisions, leading to future stability, growth, and profitability. The role focuses on core accounting skills, working across different business divisions in order to support the whole organization. **Responsibilities** - Preparation of month-end accounts close and review processes to ensure accuracy of P&L and Balance Sheet, and adherence to all Group reporting deadlines. - Responsible for onboarding of additional scope and aligning the process according to the TOM. - Ensure that the team meet tight reporting deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and quality. - Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations and substantiations. - Support the external audit process for companies within scope including liaising with the external auditors to address their questions and requests (CAS). - Adherence to internal controls as per group policies and the financial control framework. - Support Group projects and ensure detailed implementation of any new systems and processes. - Work collaboratively in identification and support of continuous improvement activities. - The role will be encouraged to partner with Entity Accountants, Financial Controllers, Group Reporting, and Statutory Reporting teams and be a key member of the Finance CoE. **Key Relationships** - Group financial controllership team - FP&A and Business partnering teams - Wider controllership function especially group policy and consolidations and compliance - Financial Accounting and Control teams in India and Sri Lanka - External and internal auditors - Revenue Assurance - Cash Applications team **Preferred Skills And Experience** - Bachelor's degree in Finance or a passed finalist of a recognised professional qualification - Having minimum 4 years of experience in General Accounting. - Strong track record in processing core accounting transactions and consolidations to ensure balances are accurately reflected in the general ledger. - Background in a finance shared services environment would be an added advantage. - Financial control process including account reconciliations and substantiations. - Analysis, production, and delivery of reporting packs / schedules to represent financial performance. - Hands on experience in SAP, Oracle, Oracle Fusion, and Blackline will be an added advantage. - Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages, especially in Excel. - Excellent communication skills in oral & written English. - Be a lead proponent in driving a collaborative culture while working across Finance. - Adaptable to working in a constantly evolving environment to meet business priorities and deadlines. - Strong process orientation, with ability to craft robust reporting frameworks. - Ability to build strong working relationships with global colleagues. - Improve opportunities, i.e., challenge ways of working, embrace Group practices, seek, and provide information and clarification. - Accuracy and outstanding attention to detail. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Nice to have - General Accounting - Financial control process - Account reconciliations - SAP - Oracle - Oracle Fusion - Blackline - Microsoft Office Packages - Excel --- Source: [Apply at lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com](https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Colombo-Sri-Lanka/Associate-Manager--Financial-Control--FTC--9-to-12-months-_R0123564-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)