Senior Analyst- General Accounting and Fixed Assets/R2R (GSC)

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €29.8 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 31 countries through 661 stores & a team of 93,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website: https://www.metro-gsc.in
Company Size: 600-650
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type: Privately Held
Inception:  2011

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain FA master data and perform fixed assets processes.
• Know all Metro guidelines relevant for FA and GA processes, monitor updates, and reconcile local rules with Metro guidelines, proposing necessary adjustments.
• Maintain FA and GA accounts, clarify discrepancies, and perform inventory.
• Reconcile GL accounts and sub-ledgers related to FA and GA processes.
• Prepare standard and ad hoc reports for FA and GA and develop and regularly prepare status reports enabling progress/result monitoring on the side of the customer.
• Prepare documents for auditors and cooperate with auditors.
• Perform closing and archiving procedures for FA and GA.
• Timely process and answer all customer requests assigned via MSIT/Email and initiate and perform other tasks within FA and GA as requested.
• Write/update and align desktop procedures related to tasks performed within the sub-team.
• Perform and document controls according to ICF requirements and propose and perform controls ensuring quality of tasks performed within the sub-team.
• Actively participate and contribute to internal projects as requested and establish direct contact and cooperation with clients and third parties.
• Prepare analyses and reports for TL, and actively support and cooperate with other organization units within GSC and other team members.
• Achieve performance objectives agreed with TL, coordinate the sub-team within the scope predefined by TL, and act as TL’s backup when required.
• Ensure achieving of performance objectives assigned to the sub-team, increase efficiency by improving and standardizing processes, and assure timely processing of customer requests assigned to the sub-team.
• Provide first-level support for the sub-team and new members, analyze results, and monitor KPIs, and support the understanding of E2E processes and their business perspective related to the activities performed within the dedicated team.
• Perform journal entries of different types, calculate, post, and reconcile accruals and provisions, and monitor and reconcile automatic postings (through interface).
• Perform T&E processes.

Education:

• Should be a Commerce Graduate or MBA finance from reputed university.
• Good working knowledge of MS-Office, Outlook, excel and SAP systems.

Experience:

• Should have 4+ years of experience in accounting process handling.
• Should have 2+ years of experience of General Accounting process handling in a Shared service center

Skills:

• Attention to Detail and Problem-solving skills.
• Fluent communication and email writing skills to deal with overseas customer.

Managerial Requirements (if applicable):

Certifications (if applicable):

• IFRS certified (experience in IFRS 16 for FA)

Key Competencies:

• Strong understanding of accounting Principles and end to end R2R process.

Working Conditions:

• Environment: Hybrid
• Travel Requirements: Minimal, as per Business requirements.

• Environment: Hybrid
• Travel Requirements: As per Business requirements.