Statutory Specialist Accounting

Job Purpose and Impact

Job Details

• Job Family Name: FINANCE
• Job Subfamily: Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Specialization: Accounting and Financial Reporting
• Job Band: Professional
• Location: Bangalore/Gurgaon

Seasoned professional individual contributor. Works independently with limited supervision. Ability to solve difficult (i.e. requires significant effort) and often complex (i.e. involves multiple layers and components to solve) problems. Ingenuity/ innovative mindset and ability to collaborate across teams are required.

Job Summary

The Statutory Reporting Specialist is part of the Global Statutory Reporting Center of Excellence (COE) team and supports the India market. The role works closely with the in-country finance team to ensure statutory accounting and reporting activities are completed accurately, consistently, and on time across the assigned legal entities. This includes supporting compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, and regulatory requirements, while contributing to standardization, automation, and process improvement across the COE landscape. The role also supports statutory audits, cross-functional collaboration, and global initiatives related to statutory reporting governance and transformation.

Key Accountabilities

• Statutory Reporting Operations: Prepare and support the preparation of end-to-end statutory financial statements for the India entities. Ensure completeness and accuracy of local statutory books and records. Perform adjustments between group and local GAAP, manages statutory audit timelines, and ensures timely closure of local ledgers. Collaborates across teams to deliver high-quality annual financial statements and regulatory filings within prescribed deadlines.
• Financial Statements & Analysis: Prepare and analyze statutory financial statements and disclosures for complex legal entity structures in India. Provides deep analytical insights into financial results, variances, and trends to support audit readiness, compliance reviews, and management decision-making.
• Internal Controls & Governance: Support controls activities for statutory reporting and entity compliance.
• Process Improvement & COE Excellence: Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance statutory reporting processes, systems, and operating models.

Qualifications

• Professional Certification: CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent preferred.
• Work Experience: Minimum 5 years in financial reporting, statutory compliance, or external audit; Big 4 experience is an advantage.
• Global Exposure: Experience in a shared services or Center of Excellence (COE) environment with multinational operations highly desirable.
• Systems & Tools: Strong knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and statutory reporting tools (e.g., BlackLine, Workiva). Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with automation and analytics tools (Power BI, Alteryx) is a plus.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English required.