GDS Tax - ACR Manager EG - RTR

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Job title    Manager
Reports to    Senior Manager (GPO)

Job purpose
The R2R Manager leads the Record to Report operations across multiple entities or clients, ensuring accurate, compliant, and digitally enabled financial reporting.
The role is responsible for month-end closing governance, control framework ownership, and team leadership, while driving automation and analytics-led process transformation.
The Manager ensures financial integrity, audit readiness, and operational excellence, acting as the bridge between delivery teams, controllers, and transformation leadership.
Key Responsibilities
•    Process Leadership & Operational Delivery
o    Oversee end-to-end R2R activities, including:
o    Journal Entry and Adjustment Oversight
o    GL Accounting and Subledger Reconciliations
o    Intercompany Matching, Confirmation, and Settlement
o    Fixed Asset Accounting and Reporting
o    Period-End Closing and Trial Balance Review
o    Management Reporting and Variance Analysis
•    Ensure timely and accurate financial close, adhering to corporate calendars and SLA requirements.
•    Lead review and approval of journals, reconciliations, and accruals prepared by seniors and staff.
•    Monitor open items, suspense accounts, and balance sheet integrity, ensuring proper resolution.
•    Drive accounting standard adherence (IFRS/GAAP) and ensure accuracy in financial statements.
•    Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and O2C/P2P teams for interlinked accounting and reporting activities.

Control, Compliance & Audit Governance
•    Own financial control and compliance framework, including SOX testing, internal audits, and statutory audits.
•    Review and ensure proper documentation for reconciliations, audit trails, and journal evidence.
•    Establish and monitor key R2R controls — reconciliation, review, approval hierarchy, and system access.
•    Drive monthly balance sheet substantiation, including account certifications and signoffs.
•    Partner with Finance Controllers to ensure entity-level control and governance readiness.
•    Prepare and present monthly financial control dashboards for leadership and client reviews.

Digital & Analytical Enablement
•    Champion automation and analytics across journal, reconciliation, and close processes.
•    Lead deployment of automation tools (Power Automate, UiPath, AI Agents) for reconciliations and journal postings.
•    Promote Power BI dashboards and analytics for visibility of closing timelines, exceptions, and KPIs.
•    Identify process mining and data analytics use cases for faster close and improved control assurance.
•    Drive initiatives for touchless close, predictive exception identification, and self-reconciling journals.
•    Collaborate with Transformation teams to embed AI/ML models into reconciliation and closing workflows.

People Leadership & Collaboration 
•    Act as the primary contact point for internal stakeholders (Controllers, FP&A, Tax, Treasury) and client leadership.
•    Lead month-end governance meetings, presenting close progress, risks, and issue mitigation plans.
•    Coordinate with cross-tower teams (P2P, O2C, R2R) to ensure seamless inter-process accounting.
•    Partner with clients to define KPIs, transformation objectives, and automation opportunities.
•    Ensure effective communication of closing progress, exceptions, and reconciliations across all levels.

Client & Stakeholder Management
•    Act as the strategic advisor and process SME for client organizations, guiding on R2R optimization, transformation, and adoption automation.
•    Participate in contract governance, transformation steering committees, and quarterly business reviews (QBRs).
•    Support solution design, transition planning, and process benchmarking during new client onboarding and transformation projects.
•    Partner with cross-tower Managers and GPOs (P2P, O2C) to ensure end-to-end finance process integrity and unified digital architecture.

Functional & Technical Skills
•    In-depth understanding of end-to-end Record to Report lifecycle, including:
o    Journal Processing & Validation
o    Intercompany Accounting
o    GL Reconciliation & Balance Sheet Substantiation
o    Fixed Asset & Lease Accounting
o    Financial Close & Reporting Governance
o    SOX, Internal & External Audit Management
•    Strong command of accounting principles (IFRS / GAAP) and closing frameworks.
•    Proficiency in ERP platforms such as SAP, D365, Business Central, Oracle.
•    Strong Excel, Power BI, and data analysis capabilities.
•    Familiarity with automation tools (UiPath, Power Automate, AI Agents) and process mining.
•    Excellent understanding of control frameworks, audit standards, and reconciliation models.

Future-Ready & Behavioural Competencies
•    Digital Fluency: Leads automation and analytics adoption across the R2R process.
•    Analytical Leadership: Uses insights to improve accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
•    Agility: Manages multiple close cycles, timelines, and entity variations effectively.
•    Collaboration: Partners with global stakeholders to ensure integrated financial reporting.
•    People Leadership: Coaches team members and promotes accountability and quality ownership.
•    Continuous Improvement: Drives simplification, standardization, and automation initiatives across processes.

Performance Metrics / KPIs
•    Accuracy and timeliness of financial close
•    Audit and control compliance (SOX, internal, statutory)
•    Reconciliation completion and quality rate
•    Automation adoption and exception reduction
•    Stakeholder satisfaction and governance feedback
•    Team productivity and capability growth

Qualifications & Experience
•    Education: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy/Management Accounting (preferred) or related field
•    Experience: 10 – 15 years of experience in finance operations, with at least 3 years managing R2R / GL / Financial Close teams.
•    Proven exposure to ERP transformation, automation enablement, or process transitions.
•    Experience managing multi-country or multi-client delivery environments.

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