IFF is seeking a finance professional for a hybrid role based in Hyderabad, India, within our Global Business Services team to deliver streamlined, scalable support and drive efficiency, compliance, and service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Month-end activities: plant closing, posting of manual journal entries, allocation cycles, inventory reconciliations between FI and MM, preparation of inventory reports, and other ad-hoc activities.
• During-the-month activities: inventory listings, inventory GL reconciliations in the Blackline tool, communicating with stakeholders for supporting documentation, and Statistical Key Figures updates for allocation cycles.
• Quarterly and year-end activities: provide required support to business teams, accounting teams, legal entities, and regional controllers as needed.
• Provide required support to close internal and external audits on time.
• Provide support in the timely preparation of metrics, dashboards, and KPIs for reporting to management.
• Drive process improvements and keep SOP documentation up to date.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable internal controls (SOX & non-SOX).
• Provide best-of-the-best service to the organization and ensure customer delight.
• Work as a team and provide support to team members.

Requirements

• Semi-Qualified CMA, Qualified CMA, or MBA (Finance) with 1 to 2 years of experience in Inventory & Cost Accounting, R2R, or General Ledger Accounting.
• Experience in Manufacturing Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and Product Costing preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• SAP ERP (FI-CO) end-user experience required.
• Exposure to SAP ERP (CO-PCA) as an end-user preferred.
• Experience with the BlackLine tool is an advantage.
• Flexibility to work regional shifts during month-end closing activities.
• Adaptability to changing business needs and requirements, with a strong understanding of business processes and systems and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Strong organizational, time management, communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams, countries, centers, and time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Positive attitude with a zeal to learn new things and the ability to handle a heavy or varied workload.
• Strong accounting and analytical skills.
• Capable of challenging the status quo for process improvement.

Benefits

• Hybrid model (3 days/week).
• Two-way transportation.
• Learning and development programs.