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Senior Financial Accountant

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Senior level
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Senior level
The Senior Financial Accountant will manage external reporting, monthly consolidations, and collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate financial performance and compliance.
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Senior Financial Accountant - Chennai (Hybrid Role)

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

About the job

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

This is a role in the group finance team responsible for our external reporting to the market. The Group Financial Accountant will play a key role in the monthly consolidation process, quarterly and annual filings and has an on-going role in supporting the wider finance teams in ensuring preparation and appropriate review of accounting standard updates, accounting for once-off transactions and working with legal, co sec, taxation, treasury and other cross functional teams. This individual should ideally have experience with US GAAP, IFRS, SOX and PCAOB requirements. The individual should also have experience working with a multinational corporate group and an understanding of what it takes to prepare accurate consolidated results in a timely fashion.

Senior Financial Accountant Responsibilities Include

  • This individual plays a key role in the Corporate Reporting Team in the monthly and quarterly preparation of the consolidated group numbers
  • They will work as part of a cohesive team of global finance professionals and will need to be able to support the achievement of the team’s goals while managing individual responsibilities
  • They will provide supporting analysis with the monthly and quarterly consolidated numbers which accurately depict financial performance of the group
  • They will be responsible for specific corporate holding and investment entities within the Group and will be charged with keeping high quality financial control over those entities
  • They will support the Group’s SOX and PCAOB preparedness through the completion and documentation of monthly/quarterly financial controls over their responsible areas
  • The individual should be a self-starter, a strong communicator and a proven project manager
  • They should have good report writing and presentation skills
  • Foster close working relationship within the Corporate Reporting Team and other group teams (general ledger finance, finance business partners, taxation, treasury and legal teams) in identifying, analyzing and communicating accounting issues from new transactions or other activities
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop & continually improve processes & systems for both financial and statutory reporting
  • The individual is expected to recognize the importance of and create a culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.

What You Will Need:

  • Qualified CA or CMA 
  • Should have experience in Month end Closures, Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Statutory Audit, Taxation, P&L, VAT, preparing Financial Statements
  • We are open to receiving CV's from both practice and industry-trained accountants. 
  • 4-5 years Post Qualification with accounts preparation experience.  
  • Confident using Excel to an advanced level. 
  • Comfortable using systems. If you have Oracle Financials that would be a bonus. 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to convert financial data to understandable information. 
  • Ability to work on own initiative. 
  • An outstanding team member and partner to ICON.  

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

  • Various annual leave entitlements

  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.

  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.

  • Life assurance

  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values.   We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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ICON plc Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office

200 Feet Radial Rd, MCN Nagar Extension, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600097

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