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Role: Finance & Accounting Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Letterkenny (Hybrid)

Are you a qualified Accountant with a proven track record in driving GL administration activities whilst managing a Finance & Accounting team?
Are you r eady to join a global company where you will the autonomy to future-proof your career?
Join Tata Consultancy Services as a Finance & Accounting Manager!

We are looking for a F&A Manager with effective analytical and problem-solving skills to join our team in the TCS Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre.

Careers at TCS: It means more
TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We don’t just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in Ireland and worldwide. For you, it means more opportunity to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation.

• Grow professionally with the help of your team members.
• Work with leading lights of the industry.
• Gain access to endless learning opportunities.
  

The Role
As a Finance & Accounting Manager, you will have the opportunity to further your experience in an insurance/financial services environment. The Primary Responsibilities for the F&A Manager are:

• Manage General ledger Process and month end close activities.
• Supervise, coordinate, and direct the work activities of assigned employees
• Understand financial statement and application of accounting principles.
• Support the coordination and execution the consolidation and closing of the books.
• Act as GL Administrator for two legal entities.
• Be Tier 1 support for the CTO/Finance when incidents arise and engage with the managed service provider to resolve.
• Processing of financial accounting transactions into the general ledger, including collecting, recording, verifying, and reconciling financial data.
• Reviewing of Journal Entries including Insurance and Banking entries.
• Reviewing of Bank and Control Account and initiate process for follow up on open items.
• To develop process documentation that includes Standard Operating procedures and other Quality manuals as and when required.

Your Responsibilities:

The primary role of the Finance & Accounting Manager will be to manage a Finance & Accounting team in addition to performing GL Administration activities/Tier 1 support for incident management.

The below outlines the principal areas of responsibility:

• Liaising with internal/external auditors for periodic and year-end review procedures for local statutory audits on core activities that TCS are performing.
• Review and analysis of journals at month end.
• Review and analysis of bank and Control Account reconciliations at month end.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies and accounting standards.
• Enhancement of existing processes and development of new ones to ensure the most efficient completion of duties.
• Ensure robust operation of financial and reporting controls to safeguard the integrity of reporting data across all bases.
• Communication internally with TCS (Ops/IT) and reporting to Customer Head of Finance Management/Finance & Accounting manager on day-to-day operational issues, SLA performance, exceptions etc.
• Responsibility for review and daily delivery of suite of reconciliations including bank reconciliations and premium/claims/commissions reconciliations.
• Review of ledger journal entries, supporting files and other GL accounting activity as part of month end close process.
• Oversight of the invoice processing and accounts payable procedures.
• Responsibility for assigned accounting workflows/processes within the financial close process.
• Oversight of the cash management function for policyholder bank accounts including liquidity monitoring and ensuring transfers are completed.

In a GL Administration Capacity (indicative but not restricted to):

• Responsibility for managing user groups (adding and removing users) and access to workflows (Roles, Signing limits, Organisational hierarchies) etc
• Responsibility for maintenance of master data groups including suppliers, receivables, vendors, banks, posting rules, VAT codes, nominal account codes etc.

The successful candidate will act as Tier 1 support between the Company’s IT Service Desk and the Company’s Managed Service provider for MSD365. This will involve triaging incidents and resolving or escalating to the managed service provider if a resolution is not possible.



Skills/Experience required:

• Qualified accountant with several years post qualification experience.
• Good exposure to Life Insurance Industry with relevant accounting experience.
• Proven experience of leading and developing Finance teams.
• Strong ability to apply analytical skills to business problems.
• Proven management and staff development experience.
• Knowledge of accounting reporting standards.
• Excellent communication skills – able to address non-technical and non-technical audiences in formal and informal settings.
• Detail orientation and exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• First class academic record.
• Exceptional analytical abilities and strong MS Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics or a similar ERP system.
• A proactive, self-directed approach and the ability to learn quickly with a drive for continuous improvement.
• A high sense of urgency and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Flexibility as we continue to evolve processes and job responsibilities

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

• Managing end to End service delivery and the offshore team
• Responsible for ensuring that the exception management process and relationship with Customer Management is effective
• Manage a team of finance professionals.
• Consult with the clients financial reporting team and their external auditors to demonstrate the impact of ineffective controls.
  
  Rewards & Benefits
  TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK&I and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.
  
  Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing
  At TCS, we believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our diversity motto is ‘Inclusion without Exception.’
  
  We encourage applications from all sections of society. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, sex, pregnancy and maternity, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
  
  TCS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to its employees and applicants for employment to ensure that individuals with disabilities enjoy equal access to all employment opportunities. If you are an applicant who needs an accommodation due to a disability to complete an employment application or during any phase of the hiring process, please contact us at fiona.harvey@tcs.com with the subject line: "Disability Accommodation Request".
  
  Due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then the application should be deemed unsuccessful.
  
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