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The Manager, Record to Report for Controllership will provide end-to-end ownership for the Record-to-Report accounting and controllership activities. This role will be based in Hyderabad and will be responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting, strong balance sheet governance, effective internal controls, and successful delivery of close, reporting, audit support, and compliance requirements.
This is a critical role within the Accounting COE and will play a key part in transitioning, stabilizing, and scaling controllership activities including transition from other regions. The Manager will partner closely within Controllership, Global Business Services (GBS), and other global and regional stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial outcomes at scale.
The role requires a strong controllership mindset, technical accounting knowledge, proven people leadership, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed, global environment. The successful candidate will be expected to lead transition of accounting work to WBD’s Hyderabad center, drive operational discipline, process standardization, automation, continuous improvement, and a culture of accountability, quality, and compliance.
This role will manage 5 Asst Manager and Sr Associate accounting positions in Hyderabad, supporting the controllership function. Your normal hours of work are 3:00 p.m IST. to 11:00 p.m IST. Monday to Friday. However, due to business needs, you may be required to work outside these hours and on holidays for the proper performance of your role without any additional pay. Subject to any applicable laws, the Company reserves the right to change your hours of work where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Controllership, Close and Reporting Leadership
Manage RTR accounting and controllership activities.
Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with applicable accounting and reporting requirements.
Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve out-of-balance items with WBD counterparts.
Ensure strong balance sheet governance, account reconciliation quality, variance analysis, management reporting, and timely issue resolution.
Analyze financial results against expectations and provide meaningful insights to controllership and business stakeholders.
Review monthly and quarterly Balance Sheets and Income Statements, including part of footnotes disclosures and supplemental schedules, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Ensure accounting implications of business transactions are assessed timely.
Responsible for system/manual reconciliations between the Business Unit boundary systems and SAP, ensuring data consistency and accuracy
Continuous support in identifying, designing, and implementing process improvements and standardizations across areas of responsibility to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Review and approve journal entries, applying independent judgment to determine appropriate accounting treatment in line with US…