Finance Accounting Intmd. Analyst
Citi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
This role is responsible for performing detailed accounting analysis, preparing accurate financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Key activities include participating in month-end and year-end close processes, reconciling accounts, and analyzing financial data to support management decision-making.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 5 to 8 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, or financial reporting. A bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required, and professional certifications like CPA, CA, ACCA, or CIMA are highly preferred.
Full description
Job Description
The Intermediate Finance Accounting Analyst is a developing professional role which integrates in-depth specialty knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices; demonstrates good understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing the objectives of the subfunction/ job family. Applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and methodologies. Breaks down information in a systematic and communicable manner. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange potentially complex/sensitive information.
Moderate but direct impact through close contact with the businesses' core activities. Quality and timeliness of service provided will affect the effectiveness of own team and other closely related teams.
Responsibilities:
- This role is responsible for performing detailed accounting analysis, preparing accurate financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Key activities include participating in month-end and year-end close processes, reconciling accounts, and analyzing financial data to support management decision-making.
- You are expected to deliver timely and precise financial information, identify and investigate variances, and contribute to the continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for presenting financial information
- Supports the management and control of data flows to and within Finance applications to ensure integrity and completeness of data, including by preparing and recording financial transactions for legal vehicle and regulatory reporting purposes, updating the general ledger, recording financial transactions, and preparing of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with management reporting requirements, for legal vehicle & regulatory purposes. Also, includes specialized accounting, such as equity compensation, securitization, payroll and investment accounting.
- Identifies and resolves problems using independent judgment.
- Implements workflow or process change and redesign and uses a strong basic understanding of the specific function.
- Accountable for regular reporting or process administration as "owner."
- Focuses primarily on execution within defined parameters.
- Assists in the management of one or more processes, reports, procedures or products.
- Directs day-to-day work of junior level employees.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
- 5 to 8 years of professional experience in an accounting, auditing, or financial reporting role.
- Proven experience with general ledger functions, financial statement preparation, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Experience in a corporate accounting department or a public accounting firm is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles (e.g., GAAP, IFRS).
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas).
- Experience with accounting software.
Work Timing: 1 to 10 pm
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- A professional certification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or CIMA is highly preferred.
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Job Family Group:
Finance------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Financial Accounting------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
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Most Relevant Skills
Accounting Processes and Financial Controls, Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Accounting, Management Reporting, Policy and Regulation, Risk Management.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
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