Manager - R2R at Exl in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Record to Report (R2R) Manager is responsible for managing end-to-end accounting and financial reporting processes, ensuring accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities. The role leads a team of accounting professionals, drives process excellence, ensures compliance with accounting standards and internal controls, and partners with stakeholders to support financial decision-making.

The position is accountable for maintaining the integrity of financial records, delivering high-quality reporting, and identifying opportunities for automation and continuous improvement. The role often requires expertise in GAAP accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, financial statement preparation, and ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.

Financial Close & Reporting

• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, and adjustments.
• Ensure timely completion of account reconciliations.
• Review financial statements and management reports.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, IFRS, or other applicable accounting standards.
• Analyze financial results and explain variances to management.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop R2R team members.
• Conduct performance reviews and development planning.
• Allocate workloads and ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved.
• Build a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous learning.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with business units, auditors, controllers, and finance leadership.
• Manage client and leadership reviews.
• Support internal and external audit requirements.
• Resolve accounting and reporting issues through collaboration with stakeholders.

Governance & Controls

• Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor compliance and identify control gaps.
• Support risk assessment and remediation activities.
• Maintain process documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Process Improvement & Transformation

• Drive automation and standardization initiatives.
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement corrective actions.
• Lead accounting and reconciliation improvement projects.
• Leverage ERP and reporting tools to enhance productivity and accuracy.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.

Preferred

• MBA (Finance)
• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.

Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in Accounting, Finance, or Record-to-Report operations.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, and close-cycle management.
• Experience managing teams and stakeholder interactions.
• Insurance finance/accounting experience preferred where applicable.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of GAAP accounting principles.
• Financial statement preparation and review.
• General Ledger (GL) accounting.
• Journal entries and reconciliations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or other General Ledger platforms.
• Exposure to reporting and analytics tools such as HFM, BI, Alteryx, or similar is advantageous.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Leadership and people management capability.
• Attention to detail and quality orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Continuous improvement mindset and project management skills.