Invesco, Ltd.
Job Description

Job Title:
General Ledger Manager

Department:
Finance & Corporate Services
Location:
Hyderabad, India

Division:
Global Business Services

Reports to:
R2R Senior Manager

Supervises:
General Ledger Supervisors
Summary Description: Responsible for managing the Hyderabad Shared Service Center (SSC) general ledger activities, ensuring compliance with Invesco’s regulatory reporting requirements. Understands US GAAP and ensures proper accounting treatment of financial transactions. This role supports financial reporting and accounting across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

  1. Prepare the Quarterly and Annual Reports on Form 10-Q/K and manage the internal and external review for these documents.
  2. Create and maintain SEC calendar to inform parties of necessary deadline adherence for the following processes: financial close, BOD package, press release and 10-Q/K.
  3. Monitor and ensure timely identification and compliance with evolving accounting guidance, provide US GAAP interpretation and prepare technical memorandums that document issues in a clear, logical and comprehensive manner.
  4. Communicate and explain accounting issues and evolving accounting guidance to the management team.
  5. Manage communications with external auditors on external financial statements and accounting issues to ensure auditor agreement with company decisions on accounting disclosures, and issues.
  6. Ensures timely and accurate delivery of General Ledger accounting services in accordance with US GAAP
  7. Understands proper accounting treatment for all General Ledger accounting services provided by the Hyderabad SSC, including but not limited to compensation accounting, revenue recognition, expense accruals, lease accounting, cash accounting, and investments.
  8. Ensures the Hyderabad General Ledger SSC team executes all assignments in accordance with established Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Accounting services will include but are not limited to preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, compliance with auditor and SOX requirements, and providing ad hoc reporting to support accounting inquiries.
  9. Provides leadership in the creation and distribution of standard GL reports to corporate and business units
  10. Ensures General Ledger team is providing financial data and analysis to support Corporate Controller’s local statutory audit requirements
  11. Provides oversight to General Ledger Supervisors, sets priorities, and ensures Supervisors are aware of critical deadlines or changes in policy or procedures
  12. Engages General Ledger Accounting team to identify continuous improvement opportunities and escalates opportunities to R2R Senior Manager
  13. Supports GBS transition team to migrate additional general ledger accounting services to Hyderabad SSC, which includes assisting with the creation of transition plans and training materials, development of SLA’s, and participation in stabilization efforts
  14. Reviews, provides input, and signs off on R2R desktop procedures documented by General Ledger Hyderabad SSC team
  15. Directs general ledger team to execute upon service level obligation remediation plans identified and approved through the Customer Council
  16. Serves as initial point of escalation for issues identified by the General Ledger Hyderabad SSC team. Works with team to resolve issues.
  17. Participates in special projects as required by the Director of Shared Services Center Hyderabad or R2R Senior Manager, including but not limited to strategic initiatives and software implementations
  18. Interviews, hires, orients, trains, motivates, evaluates, disciplines, and when necessary discharges subordinate personnel in conjunction with the SSC Lead

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required: (List only the minimum requirements needed for satisfactory job performance.)
Work Experience: 8 to 10 years of Accounting experience, specifically in the Record-to-Report process; Experience managing the month end close process for a global operation; Experience with accounting and financial systems, preferably Oracle; Experience in Record to Report process improvement and application systems implementation; knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
Education/Training: A Bachelor’s Degree in Business is required with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance preferred. Knowledge of Financial Services Industry preferred.
License/Registration/Certification: Certified Public Accountancy or Charted Accountancy Highly Preferred
Critical Competencies required:

  • Strong knowledge and understanding of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); understanding of internal control elements; strong problem solving and analytical skills; good interpersonal skills; good written and oral communication skills; highly organized; ability to meet strict deadlines; ability to interview, hire, and train employees; excellent customer service skills; ability to plan, assign, and direct work .
  • Extensive experience in SEC filings and heavy exposure to financial reporting including filing 10Q and 10K
  • US GAAP knowledge

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities and requirements.


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