Senior Accounting Manager - APAC-MEA Region

Company:

Boeing India Private Limited

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected.  No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

About Position / Position Summary

This Senior Accounting Manager - APAC-MEA Region position with overall responsibilities for leading the Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa Accounting team in a challenging, dynamic and complex environment

This role will be based out of Bengaluru, India.

Position Responsibilities:

Provides oversight and consultation on application of accounting practices, principles and theory in application of local GAAP and relationship to US GAAP

Provides oversight to ensure that the development of systems, processes and concepts of operations enables the business to comply with all local and US accounting requirements, regulations and policies. Examples include accounting integration for new entity set-up

Responsibilities included in the statement of work are:

Manage the accounting for the Company's international business units in the region, which includes a mix of commercial, corporate and some defense business activities

Ensures that all requirements of the monthly close processes are complete including analysis of account fluctuations and monthly account reconciliations

Completion of statutory reporting requirements and support of internal and external audits of our international activity, including working closely with external auditors for completion of annual financial statements

Responsible for entity oversight and governance support, including entity directorships, bank account signatory, various invoice approvals, and other compliances

Partner with local business leadership across large defense and commercial entities. Participate in regular country-leadership meetings.

Act as liaison between the US and local Accounting Teams including enterprise accounting system journal support, intercompany out of balance clearing, variance analysis, unbilled cost COE, and other closing activities

Effective oversight of off-shore third-party BPO support

Support Tax audits as necessary

Support M&A activities impacting business within the regions

Build strategic relationships to influence personal and organizational effectiveness and enable cross-business/functional integration

Align organization’s strategies to Boeing strategies and execute on priorities

Communicate across, up and down through the organization—translating and making key company/leadership goals or priorities relevant

Sustain a high performing team that delivers results and thrives in the international environment

Ability to operate across multiple ERPs, including in particular SAP and Oracle E-Business

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

A Bachelor’s degree or higher is required as a BASIC QUALIFICATION

Fully qualified chartered accountant

Experience leading teams

Experience working with Third Party / BPO Providers

Experience completing annual statutory audits

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience ) :

US GAAP knowledge or exposure

Experience working in a multinational business

Familiarity with ERP tools such as Oracle E-Business and/or SAP, Blackline, etc.

Experience working as part of a global team

Typical Education & Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 17 Plus years' related work experience or Master’s Degree with 16+ years of experience with an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Relocation:

This position does offer relocation within INDIA.

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (India)