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Empower is a financial services and fintech company focused on helping people and organizations build greater financial confidence. Its offerings span retirement planning, investment management, personalized financial guidance, and digital tools such as the Empower Personal Dashboard™, which brings financial information into one view. Serving more than 19 million Americans, Empower works with individual investors, workplace plan participants, plan sponsors, and financial professionals. The company also emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion alongside community-focused initiatives.
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Director of Accounting and Reporting - Bangalore Hybrid

Lead Empower’s global accounting and reporting operations from Bangalore, overseeing controls, compliance, and finance transformation. Drive SAP S/4HANA adoption while building high-performing multinational accounting teams.

INIndiaHybridFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredAccounting Manager

Description

  • Direct global accounting and reporting operations in Bangalore
  • Maintain accurate financial reporting, robust controls, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence
  • Build and scale a high-performing accounting and reporting organization
  • Strengthen technical capabilities across accounting processes, systems, controls, and talent
  • Support Empower’s SAP S/4HANA transformation through testing, implementation, standardization, leading practices, and continuous improvement
  • Provide strategic guidance across accounting operations, external reporting, audit, governance, and digital finance
  • Oversee AP, intercompany, fixed assets, insurance, legal entity, revenue, compensation and benefits accounting, and external reporting
  • Lead India-based accounting and reporting teams within a global matrix structure
  • Work with functional leaders to align priorities, define accountability, manage performance, and deliver effectively
  • Promote a One Empower culture centered on cross-functional problem-solving and simpler ways of working
  • Expand accounting and reporting capabilities in India
  • Set service expectations, performance measures, and governance practices with global functional partners
  • Identify, escalate, and resolve accounting, reporting, control, operational, and resourcing risks
  • Oversee close, reporting, and compliance activities under US GAAP, IFRS, and applicable regulations
  • Advance SAP S/4HANA adoption, process standardization, and operating model transformation
  • Promote automation, artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital finance solutions
  • Improve accounting quality and close performance through BlackLine and other finance technologies
  • Lead external reporting, technical accounting, audit readiness, and governance programs
  • Enhance internal controls, SOX compliance, risk management, and regulatory frameworks
  • Define performance metrics and reinforce accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Collaborate with Finance, Technology, Risk, Audit, Tax, FP&A, and business leaders on strategic initiatives and organizational change
  • Build and lead high-performing global teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, commerce, or a related discipline
  • At least 12–15 years of accounting leadership experience in large multinational organizations, ideally in insurance, retirement, wealth management, or another regulated financial services setting
  • CPA, CA, CMA, ACCA, or an equivalent professional accounting qualification is preferred
  • Demonstrated experience managing and developing managers and senior accounting professionals across multiple disciplines
  • Advanced knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, including insurance accounting under IFRS 17 and ASC 944, financial instrument accounting and reporting under IFRS 9 and relevant US GAAP guidance, technical accounting, and regulatory and external reporting
  • Extensive experience leading insurance accounting, legal entity accounting, revenue accounting, fixed assets, and intercompany accounting functions
  • Strong understanding of audit, SOX, internal controls, SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports, and governance frameworks
  • Proven ability to build and lead high-performing global accounting teams in shared services, GCC, or complex operating environments
  • Ability to develop deep technical expertise across accounting and reporting processes, systems, controls, and talent
  • Extensive SAP S/4HANA expertise with experience in finance transformation, process standardization, and leading-practice adoption
  • Experience using BlackLine, artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to improve accounting quality, reporting, controls, and operational efficiency
  • Strong problem-solving, customer focus, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Demonstrated success leading transformation and influencing senior stakeholders

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment
  • Flexible career development paths
  • Opportunities for internal mobility
  • Support for purpose, well-being, and work-life balance
  • Welcoming and inclusive workplace
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Equal opportunity employment

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