Accounting Manager (Operation and Investment)

Job Description

Job Description

[About Our Client]

Operation management firm

[Job Summary]

We are seeking a seasoned Accounting Manager with approximately 10 years of hands-on accounting experience to oversee global financial close, consolidation review, and performance analysis for its investment operations. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise, experience working with international subsidiaries, and the ability to partner with external accounting firms to ensure accurate and compliant group financial reporting

[Job Description]

1. Monthly Closing Management for Global Subsidiaries

- Lead the monthly close process for global subsidiaries, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

- Collect, review, and validate monthly financial statements from overseas entities.

- Review key Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet accounts, identifying and resolving variances or discrepancies.

- Manage close timelines and maintain ongoing communication with local finance teams.

2. Budget vs. Actual & Performance Analysis

- Analyze monthly actual results against budgets and forecasts.

- Perform detailed variance analysis on revenue, expenses, and profitability.

- Identify key financial drivers by entity, investment, project, and cost category.

- Prepare and present financial analysis reports to senior management.

3. Review of Consolidation Deliverables (Outsourced)

- Review consolidated financial statements prepared by external accounting firms.

- Validate consolidation adjustments, including intercompany eliminations, FX translation, and equity method entries.

- Reconcile subsidiary-level financials to consolidated group results.

- Coordinate with external service providers to resolve issues and improve consolidation processes.

4. Group-Level Financial Management & Compliance

- Oversee intercompany transaction monitoring and reconciliation across subsidiaries.

- Ensure consistency with applicable accounting standards (U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS).

- Support internal controls, accounting policies, and documentation at the group level.

- Assist with audit coordination and responses to auditor inquiries.

- Support investment-related accounting, reporting, and analysis as required.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s a plus).

- Approximately 10 years of progressive accounting experience, including group or multinational environments.

- Prior experience in investment management, private equity, asset management, or financial services strongly preferred.

- Strong understanding of financial statements, consolidations, and intercompany accounting.

- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, financial modeling).

- Experience working closely with overseas subsidiaries and external accounting providers.

- Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.