Manager, Accounting

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. Headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. Every day, customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way they do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems. The company aims to assist them in getting it right. In this role, you will need to possess good communication and interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with cross-functional teams. An ability to quickly adapt to changes in business requirements and a desire to learn new skills and expand areas of responsibility are essential. Your responsibilities will include meeting assigned deadlines and delivering on goals and objectives. You will actively participate in the month-end close and reporting process in Tagetik in accordance with the Corporate Reporting calendar. Reviewing RTR transactions in a timely, complete, and accurate manner, identifying and resolving issues quickly and independently, or escalating them to management with proposed solutions will be part of your duties. Additionally, you will review assigned reconciliations of general ledger/AP/AR/Bank accounts on a monthly/quarterly/semi-annual basis, maintain and update desk-top procedures for any changes in processes, tools, and procedures, and keep updated checklists ensuring completion of tasks per such checklists. Timely and effectively communicating with accounting, finance, and operations teams, providing thorough responses to inquiries and questions, supervising work of senior Accountants, and developing strong relationships with the business to offer solutions to resolve issues will be crucial aspects of the role. Furthermore, supporting fellow team members, completing ad hoc requests in a timely manner with high quality, recommending process improvements, and working on special projects as appropriate are also part of the job responsibilities. The ideal candidate should have a CA inter or Bachelor of Commerce education, along with 12-15 years of previous accounting/audit experience in public or private accounting. Experience with SAP and/or other ERPs, as well as Blackline, is strongly preferred. Strong reporting and data querying capabilities, thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work flexible hours (US hours) to coordinate effectively with the team during Month-End Close/Reporting are required. A detail-oriented approach to work, the ability to maintain confidentiality, strong problem-solving skills, the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while being an integral part of a team, the capability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, and the willingness to take initiative and follow through on assignments are also essential qualities for this role.,