Manager

Description - Perform/review routine reconciliations and validations of financial data across source systems such as Journey, SDM, Oracle, and other upstream feeds. - Investigate and resolve routine variances identified during gross, ceded, and system reconciliations (including Dataiku and Workiva, source-to-Oracle checks). - Update and maintain SmartView and standard close reports at various stages of the monthly and quarterly close cycle. - Prepare recurring close schedules, reconciliation templates, and supporting working papers. - Assist in preparation of close-related documentation, including tax split files, earnings reviews, and statutory support schedules. - Coordinate with upstream teams, systems, and operations to resolve data discrepancies in a timely manner. - Ensure compliance with documented close procedures, controls, and reporting timetables. Responsibilities - Lead and own end-to-end financial close and reporting activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial results. - Perform independent, high-level review of reporting and financial outputs, including pre close and post close, and complex variance reporting - Prepare and review year-end financial statements, including cash flow statements, ensuring robust casting, cross-checks, and overall financial integrity. - Act as a key contact for external audits, providing support files, technical explanations, ad-hoc reports, and formal responses to audit queries. - Develop close papers (P&L) and management reviews, delivering analytical insights on performance, intercompany eliminations, and key insurance provisions (UPR, DAC, IBNR), including quota share validations. - Perform quarterly balance sheet reviews and provide senior-management-ready commentary on movements, risks, and judgmental balances. - Support regulatory, statutory, and governance-driven reporting requirements, including year-end, tax, and earnings-related deliverables. - Serve as a subject-matter expert during close and reporting cycles, supporting issue resolution, control effectiveness, and continuous process improvement. Qualifications - Chartered Accountant, CPA, CFA or equivalent with 8 - 10 years’ experience in US GAAP / IFRS accounting experience - B.Com with strong practical experience in Accounting and reporting for more than 12-14 years