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Ref #
W165866
Staat/regio
Karnataka
Afdeling
Financiën en accounting
Locatie
India
Plaats
Bangalore

Beschrijving bedrijf

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

FUNCTIEOVERZICHT

The candidate’s primary responsibilities will be to manage teams in charge of performing Sales audit, accounting (journal entries, reconciliations, analyses, etc.) and operational (sales-to-cash reconciliations and processing, etc).  Additionally, the candidate will support functional area Managers with projects and ad-hoc requests.  The candidate will be responsible for providing guidance and expertise to the teams and business partners, ensuring the teams’ KPIs are being tracked and necessary actions are put in place to address any deviation and/or improve performance, streamlining procedures, and assisting in the ongoing review of the SOX internal control process, as well as provide support and require documentation for internal and external audits for the areas of responsibilities. The candidate will be involved in various ad-hoc projects and will contribute to the development of continuous process improvement initiatives and best practices through leverage of technology and effective collaboration/communication.

ESSENTIËLE TAKEN EN VERANTWOORDELIJKHEDEN

Key Performance Indicators: 
-Accurate, efficient and timely close for areas of responsibilities (journal entries, reconciliations, checklists, etc.), from both US GAAP and Statutory perspectives
-Cash and Credit card receivables are reconciled timely and any outstanding balance is monitored, explained and resolved in a timely manner
-Store projects’ are reconciled timely and corresponding invoices are issued within agreed timelines
-Compliance with the Company’s policies, procedures, internal controls and SOX requirements
-Value added analysis supporting business decisions and process improvements
-Team building and talent development
-Effective communication and strong relationships with internal and external customers

Main accountabilities:
-Support functional area Managers based in Europe with the team management of Bangalore based resources
-Team management in collaboration with the functional area Managers: prioritize work, coordinate deliverables, monitor team workload and performance and escalate and address issues timely, coach and develop team members, provide regular feedbacks
-Support the preparation and review of teams’ KPIs and follow-up / coordinate action plans resulting from the review
-Ensure Cash and Credit card receivables are reconciled timely and that any outstanding balance is monitored, explained and resolved in a timely manner
-Provide guidance on accounting regarding recurring activities, projects and ad-hoc requests 
-Review monthly GL reconciliations for accounts in the areas of responsibilities  
-Review journal entries related to monthly close for areas of responsibilities
-Maintain and review documented procedures and ensure compliance with internal policy and SOX requirements.
-Support coordination with auditors and to prepare and manage execution of European statutory audits 
-Support internal and external audits (US GAAP, SOX and Statutory).
-Identify and support process improvement and efficiency enhancement opportunities.
-Assist with ad-hoc assignments and special projects as required.

ERVARING, VAARDIGHEDEN EN KENNIS

-Leadership and project management skills
-Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal)  
-Results orientated, flexible, resourceful, and self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple deliverables
-Advanced analytical skills/”out of the box” thinking to logically question and proactively flag potential issues
-Strong problem solving abilities
-Experienced in driving improvements and change within a finance function 
-Strong time-management skills, ability to adhere to tight deadlines 
-Ability to work independently, to deliver under pressure in a complex/matrix-type environment
-Strong customer service to the business, « can-do» attitude
-Detail oriented and experienced in follow through and completion of projects

Education and Experience: 
-8 + .years of experience in finance, accounting and/or audit (mix of a “Big 4” and private industry a plus)
-Proficiency in Excel and solid understanding of general ledger applications (SAP experience a plus)
-University degree in accounting, audit, finance
-CA/ CPA / ACCA or equivalent will be given preference
-Knowledge of US GAAP / European statutory experience 
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