It’s never been a more exciting time to join Vistra. 

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business – to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we’re absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that. 

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Senior Manager – Spain, reporting to the Finance Controller; this full-time and permanent position is based in Mumbai, India and offers regional coverage, allowing you to make a significant impact to our Spain Finance team and its growth.

Purpose of the role:

We are looking for a Senior Manager to join the Finance Team supporting the Spain business of Vistra, a leading global fund administration, trust and corporate services provider. The candidate will report to the Finance Controller and be a key member of the Vistra Finance Controllership Team.

The role regularly interfaces with the Europe Finance Team, Shared Services Accounting Team and Global Finance. This is a hands-on role and will be responsible for core accounting, reporting, treasury and tax functions, including month-end closing, general ledger reconciliations, other accounting operations functions, Treasury, tax provisions and related accounting, intercompany transaction accounting and payroll review. This position provides opportunity for growth as well as a broad view of all accounting across the Europe business and exposure to Vistra Global.

Key responsibilities:

• Conducts the day-to-day accounting activities and accounting operational functions including revenue accounting/recognition, billing reconciliation, cash, accounts payable, intercompany transactions, expense accruals, other asset and liability accounting and payroll.
• Effectively leads and manages month-end, year-end close processes including meeting month-end general ledger close deadlines, financial reporting and supplementary schedules/analysis deadlines and reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts by established deadlines.
• Recommend and develop improvements to company’s revenue accounting, including revenue accruals and deferred revenue accounting entries. Develop improved methodologies and supporting schedules for monthly revenue, accrued revenue balance and deferred revenue balances. 
• Prepare tax provisions for book reporting purposes and record corresponding accounting entries, including deferred tax items. Collaborate with external tax professionals on forecasting tax estimates and issuing tax payments. Provide financial reports and supporting schedules to external tax professional for preparation of annual filings. 
• Provide support with insightful analysis on monthly financial results (e.g. deep dive analysis on key revenues and expenses, month vs. month variances).
• Perform treasury functions, including monitoring of all cash activity, preparation of monthly cash flow projections and executing/approving vendor payments and bank transfers
• Play an active role with general ledger system conversion (to SAP S/4HANA) and related accounting process changes
• Lead role in setting SOPs, deliverables and expectations of Vistra Shared service teams performing accounting operations on behalf of Vistra Spain – i.e. client billing and accounts payable related to vendors performing services on behalf of Vistra Spain clients. Regularly communicate and work with shared service team leads to ensure work completed meet established requirements so that resulting accounting activity, entries, and reports are accurate, complete and timely.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (mandatory)
• SAP S/4HANA knowledge will be an added advantage

• 5 years of experience as a proven leader of his/her team
• Commitment and ability to meet deadlines associated with the month-end close and with numerous recurring and ad-hoc deliverables during the month
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple deliverables, including recurring work and projects
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reconciliation skills
• High proficiency with Office 365 [Word, Excel and PowerPoint]. Ability to work with large data files with advanced Excel skills is required.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; excellent attention to detail
• Works effectively and collaboratively with teams that interface with the Controller’s group, including the Global Finance team
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality

Company Benefits:

At our Vistra GDH office, we believe in putting our employees’ well-being first! We offer a hybrid working arrangement.

Additionally, we provide attractive insurance benefits, excellent job exposure and career prospects.

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey.