Finance Team Lead - General Accounting
McKinsey & Company · Chennai, India +1 · 3d ago
Staff / Lead / PrincipalOn-siteCorporate Finance & FP&A
Who you'll work with
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
What you'll do
You will ensure the integrity of our global financial operations, monthly reconciliations, and general ledger closes while adhering strictly to USGAAP.
You will take ownership of a workstream to solve some of the toughest challenges our offices face. You will manage monthly closing routines, oversee balance sheet reconciliations, ensure subledger closes (AP, AR, and FA), and coordinate closely with global internal and external stakeholders.
You will dive into multiple aspects of financial operations—you could be analyzing data, testing hypotheses, developing strategies, or presenting recommendations to local offices globally.
Your work will help ensure a healthy state of the firm's financial accounts, provide a true and fair view of our financial statements, and minimize disruption during critical month-end reporting periods.
You will be based in our Gurugram or Chennai office and will be part of our Finance Global Operations service line. This team provides a broad range of support services to our firm-wide colleagues.
Your background
- CA / CA (Inter) / CMA / MBA, with Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 2+ years of core general accounting and professional services experience, including at least 1 year of team handling/leadership experience
- Very strong knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and USGAAP
- Conversant with SAP modules (Accounts Payable, Cash Management, AR, FA, and GL), Microsoft Excel, and the Frontier application
- Excellent organizational capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently, take complete ownership of assigned responsibilities, and see them through to completion
- Proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning
- Ability to create work product-focused materials and outputs, while maintaining high attention to detail
- Exceptional time management to prioritize multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in a complex, high-pressure, and largely autonomous work environment
- Ability to work in-person
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels