Deloitte | India Offices of the US

Cost and Revenue Accounting Assistant Manager Job Description:

• Oversee revenue accounting activities: Support the accurate and timely revenue recognition and reconciliation processes. Also, responsible for expense analysis.

• Review financial work: Assess journals, reconciliations, and account analyses prepared by the revenue accounting team.
• Analyze revenue variances: Investigate and explain fluctuations, trends, and discrepancies related to revenue and cost.
• Prepare reports and dashboards: Develop management reports and visual dashboards to highlight key revenue insights and associated risks.
• Task allocation: Assist in ensuring efficient workload distribution within the team to achieve deliverables.
• Team training support: Support onboarding and ongoing training of team members on expense and revenue recognition policies and best practices.
• Internal controls: Help evaluate and improve procedures and controls governing revenue accounting.
• Process improvement: Contribute to identifying and implementing automation and process improvement initiatives.
• Audit support: Assist with internal and external audit processes by preparing required documentation and explanations.
• Ensure compliance: Maintain compliance with relevant accounting standards, regulations, and company policies.
• Stay current: Keep updated on emerging regulations and support communication of changes affecting revenue recognition.
• Liaison role: Act as a reliable point of contact for cross-functional teams and business units regarding revenue accounting matters.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/master’s degree in accounting, Finance, or CA Inter/ICWA qualified/ CMA qualified
• 7-9 years’ experience in expense and revenue accounting, general ledger, audit, or financial analysis, including experience in a supporting or senior team member capacity; prior exposure to leadership or mentorship is a plus.
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hands-on experience with ERP systems, especially SAP.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in multinational corporations or shared service environments.
• Ability to communicate complex financial data to both senior management and non-finance audiences.
• High on integrity, with a proactive and collaborative mindset.