Associate, Controllership

Role overview

Controllership, close and reporting

• Perform assigned RTR accounting and controllership activities accurately and on time.
• Prepare month-end journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, amortizations, reclasses, and standard or ad hoc entries.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and aging, and support timely resolution.
• Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and income statement variance analysis and explain results to stakeholders.
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations, investigate imbalances, and coordinate resolution with WBD counterparts.
• Complete close activities according to the close calendar, accounting policies, and reporting requirements.
• Prepare financial reporting schedules, management reporting, and other close deliverables.

Controls, audits and transition

• Maintain SOX-standard supporting documentation, execute assigned controls, retain evidence, and escalate control exceptions or financial reporting risks.
• Support internal and external audits, statutory requirements, walkthroughs, testing, information requests, and closure of open items.
• Support transition, knowledge transfer, training, shadowing, testing, and readiness for RTR activities moving into the Hyderabad Accounting COE.
• Support process standardization and documentation updates; support SAP/ERP changes and use Excel, Power BI, and other tools for analysis.
• Share knowledge with team members and new joiners; support close coordination, issue tracking, backup coverage, prioritization, and timely escalation.

Required qualifications and experience

• MBA, B.Com, CA Inter, CMA Inter, M.Com, or equivalent relevant finance/accounting qualification is required; CA, CPA, or CMA is an advantage.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience; US GAAP experience is preferred.
• Strong RTR, month-end close, journal entry, balance sheet reconciliation, variance analysis, financial reporting, audit support, and internal controls experience.
• At least 1 year of SAP FI/CO or equivalent experience; SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and BlackLine exposure is preferred.
• Experience in transitions, transformation, process stabilization, or migration activities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency is required; Power BI working knowledge is preferred.
• Experience in a multinational or multicultural matrix organization; ability to work across time zones.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, issue-resolution, communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills; attention to detail, ownership, and commitment to quality and compliance.

Desired experience

• Big 4 public accounting or captive finance shared-services/Global Capability Center experience is desired.
• Media, entertainment, studio, production, or distribution industry experience is desired.
• Finance transformation, automation, process standardization, or system implementation experience is desired.
• Self-driven approach, willingness to learn and take on responsibilities, and effectiveness in a fast-paced, changing environment are desired.

Workplace and schedule

• The role is based in Hyderabad and requires office attendance three days a week after stabilization; specific days are determined upon hire.
• Normal working hours are 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. IST, Monday through Friday.
• Business needs may require work outside normal hours or on holidays, subject to applicable laws and company policy.