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At Wilhelmsen, we are continuously improving how we deliver high-quality finance services across our global organisation. Through Global Business Services, we focus on accurate financial reporting, strong governance, effective controls, compliance and continuous improvement.
We are seeking a Senior Hub Accountant with strong expertise in accounting, financial reporting, taxation, compliance, and localization requirements. The role will be responsible for managing GST/VAT, TDS, TP, WHT, Corporate Income Tax and other statutory obligations, coordinating with tax authorities, government agencies, banks, auditors and consultants, supporting audits and regulatory reviews, and ensuring compliance with local regulations while maintaining strong financial governance, reporting accuracy and control across assigned legal entities.
About Global Business Services:
In Global Business Services (GBS), you will support the delivery of finance, reporting and control services for assigned legal entities. Working closely with Finance Hub colleagues, Global Controllers, Business Unit Finance and Operations, auditors, and technology and transformation partners, you will help ensure accurate and timely financial information, strong governance and controls, effective issue resolution and continuous improvement.
Required experience and skills:
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in accounting, financial reporting, compliance or financial analysis.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and governance requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience working with financial systems, reporting tools and supporting documentation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate deliverables, manage priorities and escalate significant reporting, compliance, control or operational issues through established channels.
- Team-oriented, self-motivated and able to share technical expertise, coach colleagues and support capability development.
- Creative and improvement-focused, with sound business judgement and a commitment to high-quality service delivery.
What you will be doing:
- Execute complex accounting, reporting and reconciliation activities for assigned legal entities.
- Support period-end close and reporting activities, ensuring accurate and timely financial outputs.
- Analyse financial information, investigate discrepancies and coordinate resolution of issues and exceptions.
- Maintain compliance with approved procedures, financial controls, policies and reporting requirements.
- Maintain accurate documentation and supporting evidence for accounting, reporting, audit and compliance activities.
- Support governance, internal and external audit, compliance and control activities, including remediation and corrective actions.
- Provide technical accounting and reporting guidance and respond to stakeholder requests and inquiries.
- Coordinate assigned activities and deliverables, review work within delegated responsibilities and represent assigned activities in operational discussions.
- Raise and escalate significant compliance, reporting, control or operational issues through established governance and reporting channels.
- Identify and support opportunities for process improvement, automation, efficiency and standardisation.
- Share best practices and technical expertise across the Hub.
- Coach and support Hub Accountants and contribute to onboarding and development activities.
- Follow required health and safety practices, complete mandatory training, report incidents and risks, and contribute to a safe physical and psychosocial workplace.
- This position may require working from multiple Wilhelmsen locations across Mumbai to effectively support internal stakeholders.
Sounds interesting? If you can see yourself in this role, please let us know why you are our new Senior Hub Accountant.
Work location: Mumbai, India
Please note: As part of the application process, you may be subject to reference and additional background checks
Skills Required
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in accounting, financial reporting, compliance, or financial analysis.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and governance requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience working with financial systems, reporting tools, and supporting documentation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate deliverables, manage priorities, and escalate significant issues.
- Ability to share technical expertise, coach colleagues, and support capability development.
- Commitment to process improvement, sound business judgment, and high-quality service delivery.
What We Do
Founded in Norway in 1861, Wilhelmsen is a global maritime industry group. With the world's largest maritime network on call 24/7, our people can deliver products and services on the ground practically anywhere you have ships, or maritime related industries. We make the maritime industry spin. Committed to shaping the maritime industry, we’re also developing new opportunities and collaborations in renewables, zero-emission shipping, and marine digitalisation. Supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, with thousands of colleagues in 57 countries, we take innovation, sustainability, and unparalleled customer experiences one step further. We are Wilhelmsen. Because of our heritage and our ambitions for the future, we aspire to be the leading enablers of global trade
