British CouncilHiring for System Accountant at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: System Accountant

Purpose of job:
The role purpose is to assist Group Reporting Manager in maintaining books of accounts British Council on ERP SAP System. The role will be responsible for closing the books on ERP as per month end and year end calendar to enable Senior Manager Financial Accounting & System Accountant to provide assurance to Financial Controllers on completion and accuracy of the accounts for financial and management reporting.

The role holder would be responsible for managing the interfaces from various systems to SAP FICO, support and maintenance of SAP finance systems and systems integrity in line with SAP best practices and the business requirements. The person will be leading on continuous improvement in SAP processes and providing insights which impacts business decision.

In the role, System Accountant will be exploring and leveraging the capabilities of ERP system for completion of Financial accounting activities.

Role context

The role holder will directly report to Sr, Manager System Accountant and is responsible for managing SAP finance systems for closing the books and systems integrity in line with SAP best practices and the business Requirements and to ensure organisation segregation of duties is maintained.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
Managing – FICO model of ERP-SAP Overall ownership of FI CO model of ERP for maintenance of books of accounts of the organisation and meeting compliances to both internal and external standards for maintaining integrity of the financial books of accounts.

Month end

Responsible for executing month end /year end activities, closing books & managing global FI settings on SAP.

Month end processes including opening/closing periods, system processes, reconciliation keys, depreciation runs & revaluation run

Reconciliations between systems/modules

SAP Interface Activities

Subject matter expert (SME) with regards to SAP access and authorisation within the finance team

Responsible for interfaces from various systems to SAP FICO. Reconciliations between systems and modules.

Managing integrity of interfaces with other systems, linked with the SAP financial module.

Liaison with SAP technical team with respect to interfaces from various systems to SAP FICO

Automation – identify and implement

Brining automation of existing processes in SAP and act as a solutions architect for projects aimed at improving Finance business process.

Financial transaction in SAP FI

Responsible for performing accounting on SAP.

Responsible for reconciliation & finalisation of various accounts.

Responsible for collating and interpreting the financial data.

Responsible for handling end to end reporting requirement levering FI-CO tool.

Project Management

Responsible for managing the new transitional activities from technical/functional standpoint e.g. system design, UAT, reporting etc.

Subject matter expert (SME) with regards to SAP access and authorisation within the finance team.

Knowledge Documentation

Service delivery processes for managing system accounting are documented and reviewed regularly to ensure its appropriateness and are aligned to KM framework as per British Council standards.

Stakeholder Management

Effectively manages relationships with internal and external stakeholders for predictable service delivery.

Provides regular performance updates to appropriate stakeholders.

Qualifications

C.A or MBA Finance from a premier institute with FICO certifications

Role specific knowledge and experience

Experience in finance and SAP leading finance service organisation

Further Information

Pay Band – 7

Contract Type – Indefinite

Department/Country- Finance/ India – Noida

Closing Date (Time) – 6 Jan 22 (IST -23:59)

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Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

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