Manager, Accounting, Finance and Risk (Chennai)

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the

health, tax & accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal & regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer is

headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. The Company serves customers in over 180

countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide.

Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way they do business,

build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right! The position will lead the Accounting team based out of Chennai in India and will support the management

by ensuring all the accounting activities are managed accurately and in timely manner maintaining the

integrity of financial data. This position is critical to the overall control environment for the divisions

supported by Wolters Kluwer Financial Shared Services (FSS). FSS focuses on building accounting

expertise in a tower structure: Record to Report, Procure to Pay and Order to Cash and provides support to

the businesses of Wolters Kluwer in a standardized, harmonized, and high quality manner. If successful,

the candidate will be able to expand his/her expertise within a global organization. Additional requirements

include, but are not limited to:
• Positive communication and interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with cross- functional teams.
• An ability to quickly adapt to changes in business requirements.
• A desire to learn new skills and areas of responsibility Essential Duties and responsibilities
- Lead the month end close and Tagetik reporting process in accordance with the Corporate Reporting calendar
- Responsible for recording and reporting transactions in a timely, complete and accurate manner on daily basis
- Review end to end Accounting for AP, AR, GL, FA, Payroll functions.
- Own and review Balance sheet reconciliations on monthly basis.
- Identify and resolve issues quickly and independently, if possible, or bring them to management’s attention with proposed solutions
- Maintain and update desk-top procedures for any changes in processes, tools and procedures
- Keep updated checklists and ensure completion of tasks per such checklists
- Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and controls
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and company policies
- Manage statutory and internal audits at the unit and consolidated level
- Prepare timely and accurate consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)/ IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
- Prepare supporting schedules and analysis as required by management
- Timely and effectively communicate with accounting, finance and operations teams by providing thorough and thoughtful responses to inquiries and questions
- Manage the team sharing knowledge and providing support.
- Develop strong relationships with the business by offering solutions to resolve issues in an effective and cost efficient manner
- Complete ad hoc requests in a timely manner with the highest quality
- Recommend process improvements as deemed reasonable
- Any other duty as the organization deems fit. Education: Chartered Accountant
- 10-12 years of previous accounting experience in public or private companies with minimum 5 years of team management experience.
- Experience with SAP/NetSuite/Tally and/or other ERPs strongly preferred
- Experience with Blackline strongly preferred
- Strong reporting and data querying capabilities
- Thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Strong analytical, leadership, team management and presentation skills
- Ability to work flexible hours to well coordinate with the rest of the team during Month-End Close/Reporting
- Detail oriented approach to work; ability to maintain confidentiality; strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also functioning as an integral part of a team.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on assignments Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.in/job/4n604a