Overview

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Fixed Assets accounting, reporting, and close process across all Empower legal entities.
• Review Ariba purchase requisitions and capital expenditures to ensure proper capitalization and expense classification in accordance with US GAAP and company policy.
• Execute Fixed Asset accounting activities, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals, retirements, and construction-in-progress placements into service.
• Prepare, review, and post Fixed Asset and other assigned general ledger journal entries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Own Fixed Asset master data governance in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring accurate asset setup, classification, lifecycle management, and data integrity.
• Perform and oversee Fixed Asset reconciliations, including subledger-to-FI reconciliations, BlackLine account reconciliations, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Perform account analysis and general ledger reconciliations for assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts, investigating and resolving variances in a timely manner.
• Prepare and reconcile Fixed Asset roll-forwards and support monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including preparation of accounting analyses, fluctuation explanations, and reporting for assigned areas beyond Fixed Assets as needed.
• Perform periodic asset reviews, including impairment assessments, to ensure asset accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting policies.
• Serve as the Fixed Assets Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAP S/4HANA (FI-AA), driving asset master data governance, reporting, reconciliations, and process optimization across the organization.
• Design, execute, and monitor internal controls over Fixed Assets, including SOX compliance, control documentation, and remediation of identified deficiencies.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accounting analyses, reconciliations, documentation, and responses to audit inquiries.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, reporting quality, and control effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) yers of progressive general ledger accounting experience, including 3+ years of dedicated Fixed Assets accounting experience in a multinational organization.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, fixed asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, impairments, and accounting policy compliance..
• Proficiency with SAP S/4HANA Fixed Assets (FI-AA), including asset master data management, capitalization, retirement, transfer, and depreciation processes, BlackLine, and relevant financial systems and reporting tools.
• Experience performing Fixed Asset subledger-to-FI reconciliations, general ledger account reconciliations, roll-forward reporting, account analysis, and month-end close activities.
• Knowledge of SOX/internal control frameworks, including control execution, documentation, audit support, and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Demonstrated ability to support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong understanding of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, accounting policies, financial reporting procedures, and knowledge of SOX/internal control frameworks, including control execution, documentation, audit support, and remediation of control deficiencies.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research and resolve complex accounting issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with finance, accounting, FP&A, procurement, and business stakeholders, including the ability to communicate technical accounting matters to stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and meet reporting deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, auditors, and stakeholders across geographic locations.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, lead assigned projects, and implement accounting process improvements.
• Willingness to work flexible hours as necessary to collaborate with U.S.-based teams during financial close and reporting cycles.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in India. Empower is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP; exposure to IFRS preferred.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification, or an equivalent professional accounting designation.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based stakeholders or working in a multinational accounting organization.
• Experience supporting multi-entity accounting and regulatory reporting.
• Experience improving accounting processes, documenting controls, or supporting accounting automation initiatives.