R2R Team Lead

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Date: Jan 21, 2026

Location: Pune, IN

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

Job Purpose

Spearheads process optimization and drive improvements in financial reporting accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency through cross-functional collaboration and implementation of best practices.
Manages balance sheet master data, oversees monthly task lists and performance reporting, and ensures strict adherence to organizational policies and compliance standards.
Serves as key user for master data governance, defining reporting requirements and coordinating database maintenance to support accurate financial outputs.
Maintains robust internal controls, develops and updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and acts as the primary point of contact for query resolution and stakeholder support

Key Accountabilities

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify inefficiencies, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness in financial reporting.
Collaborate and deliver on key ‘Finance Process Improvement Projects’ driven with the organization, per project timelines
Act as a key user to prepare and maintain End-to-End Balance Sheet Master data for Legal Entities within the region.
Review and maintenance of Monthly task list across entities and reporting performance.
Ensure compliance with company policies by updating and reviewing BSAR Master data.
Update the changes requested by Users as per the agreed mapping.
Establish preconditions within Master data for accurate BSAR generation.
Maintain and share BSAR reporting setups and general ledger structures.
Collaborate with Regional Center analysts, BU Accounting Managers, and Shared Services for relevant BSAR database maintenance.
Prepare and maintain SOPs related to process and act as a point of contact to resolve queries from all regions.
Perform and review rock controls related to the process and ensure effectiveness in the control

Education

Accounting professional with 8 plus years of experience in financial data management and reporting using latest tools.
Minimum 1-2 project implementation experience in Master data management.
Proficient in Reconciliation tools, MS Excel with advanced skills.
Familiarity with automation techniques like Power BI, Excel Macro etc.
Knowledge of Balance Sheet Reconciliations processes.
Self-Managed – should drive change on their own with minimal direction needed.

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance and Accounting related field.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 50434

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