Accounting & Controls Advisor

Grade : 14

What you will do?

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Accounting & Controls Advisor to manage financial processes across the International Centre of Excellence of Finance CBS organization. This role involves financial analysis, reconciliations, compliance, and process improvements, while working closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive operational excellence.
Accounting & Controls Advisor
- Location: India - Mumbai

**Job Type**: Full-Time
Department: Accounting & Controls, Finance CBS
Key Responsibilities:

- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Develops and maintains broad and in-depth knowledge of relevant FedEx standards, external requirements (including US/ EMEA regulations and SOX), and current/emerging system trends and best practices within area of expertise. Provides strategic advice on complex or unique issues. Develops new or innovative solutions to diverse, high impact, complex problems.
- MAXIMISING OPPORTUNITIE: Proactively identifies and analyses risks, opportunities and constraints within area of expertise. Evaluates and presents recommendations and actions, driving management decisions in high impacting cost yield management areas. Leads and/or contributes to the implementation to ensure results are realized. Consider end-to-end processes before making a recommendation.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Leads high impact, divisional and corporate level projects and initiatives. Manages cross-functional project teams and involves internal and external SMEs as required. Seeks for commitment of senior/executive management to project goals. Completes post-implementation review to identify lessons learned and recommend corrective actions.
- PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES: Develops and communicates tools and process for use by the wider business within area of expertise. Recommends improvements to processes as required to achieve best in class and optimized processes. Develops, communicates, and enforces department policies and procedures.
- PLANNING: Identifies initiates and drives goal setting and planning activities. Prioritizes duties across multiple projects / stakeholders. Coordinates cross functionally and across divisions to validate, negotiate, consolidate and communicate goals. Advises Senior/Executive team of trends/changes and developments within area of expertise, along with recommended actions.
- COMPLIANCE: Ensures ongoing compliance with defined FedEx processes and procedures, vendor contracts, relevant legislation and external regulations (SOX), and predefined agreements. Includes review of policies or standards to ensure compliance or design of new policies/ standards if appropriate.
- You will be a great fit if you

Required Qualifications & Skills:

- Strong financial accounting knowledge, including accruals, reconciliations, and payroll/D&T accounting.
- Experience with financial systems/ERPs (SAP, Oracle, Workday Payroll, or similar).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

- Experience in Power BI development for financial reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, Power Query, VBA).
- Familiarity with automation tools (Alteryx, SQL, RPA).
- What you can expect

Eg. A supportive and inclusive work environment.
Exposure to real-world projects

Grade : 14
- ** What you will do?**

**About the Role**:
We are seeking a highly skilled **Accounting & Controls Advisor**to manage financial processes across **the International Centre of Excellence of Finance CBS organization**. This role involves financial analysis, reconciliations, compliance, and process improvements, while working closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive operational excellence.

**Accounting & Controls Advisor -**

**Location: India - Mumbai**

**Job Type: Full-Time**

**Department: Accounting & Controls, Finance CBS**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Develops and maintains broad and in-depth knowledge of relevant FedEx standards, external requirements (including US/ EMEA regulations and SOX), and current/emerging system trends and best practices within area of expertise. Provides strategic advice on complex or unique issues. Develops new or innovative solutions to diverse, high impact, complex problems.
- MAXIMISING OPPORTUNITIE: Proactively identifies and analyses risks, opportunities and constraints within area of expertise. Evaluates and presents recommendations and actions, driving management decisions in high impacting cost yield management areas. Leads and/or contributes to the implementation to ensure results are realized. Consider end-to-end processes before making a recommendation.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Leads high impact, divisional and corporate level projects and initiatives. Manages cross-functional project teams and involves internal and external SMEs as required. Seeks for commitment of senior/executive management to project goals. Completes p