GBS Finance and Accounting Interface Manager

The GBS Finance and Accounting Interface Manager leads global close governance by driving standardized, efficient month-end close processes and ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues across locations. It supports end-to-end R2R operations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards while managing risks, internal controls, audits, and process improvements. The position requires strong cross-functional coordination, stakeholder communication, and project management to deliver high-quality outcomes and enhance overall R2R performance.

Responsibilities:

• Owns global close governance, readiness, escalation.

• Standardize close process across locations, aiming for efficiency and consistency within the organization.

• Oversee successful close procedures by ensuring issues and blockers are immediately escalated and addressed.

• Investigate, escalate and track issues; implement corrective actions and maintain issue/error logs.

• Identify process gaps, risks and improvement opportunities and drive assigned initiatives to completion with quality and timeliness.

• Support R2R operations, including review and approval of transactions and reports for complex activities or during entity transitions/stabilization.

• Ensure all transactions and reports comply with GAAP, accounting standards, and Global Accounting Policies.

• Contribute to the overall management and development of the R2R tower and achievement of its objectives.

• Perform internal controls review and documentation in line with iPace requirements.

• Act as a point of contact for audit requirements and queries.

• Update SOPs to reflect process changes.

Core Capability Requirements:

A. Project & Delivery Management

• Coordinate cross-functional activities

• Manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables

B. Governance, Compliance & Control

• Ensure quality and compliance adherence

• Assess risks, drive issue prioritization, and escalate when needed

C. Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Communicate effectively across teams

• Provide structured updates on close status, risks, and action plans

D. Decision-Making & Execution

• Demonstrate strong prioritization and assertiveness

• Drive actions across multiple stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• CPA/CMA certification (preferred)

• 6–8 years of R2R experience in a Shared Services or BPO environment

• Strong experience in:

  • General Ledger

  • Intercompany and Fixed Assets Accounting

  • Month-end closing (MEC)

  • Reconciliation, reporting, and consolidation

  • Lease accounting

• Knowledge of IFRS and end-to-end finance processes

• Experience in SAP

• Background in process migration, transitions, or continuous improvement initiatives is an advantage

• Proven track record in stakeholder management, crisis handling, and process improvements

• Proficiency in MS Office

• Strong written and spoken English communication skills