About this role
Ecolab is searching for a driven Deputy Manager for future opportunities within our Finance division in Pune, India. This is a key role responsible for leading and coordinating the accounting projects and serving as a partner to divisions and functions across the company.
What’s in it For You:
• You will join a growth company offering a competitive salary and benefits. • The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth. • The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best. • Feel proud each day to work for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.
What You Will Do:
• Lead and develop a 15+ member team delivering end‑to‑end RTR activities • Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including controllers and corporate functions • Will be responsible for managing and executing end-to-end General Ledger, Intercompany accounting processes and Fixed Asset accounting activities • Govern preparation, review, and monitoring of KPIs and SLAs to ensure service transparency and business alignment • Manage the operational activities of the department to include staffing levels, budgets, and financial goals. • Coach, mentor, and train team members to strengthen technical capability and promote a performance‑driven culture • Analyze and document business processes and problems. Develop solutions to enhance efficiencies. • Ensure strong governance over reconciliation quality, controls, and documentation • Assist staff to resolve complex or out of policy operation problems. • Manage team capacity and resources including leaves, vacations, attrition, and hiring support to ensure business continuity • Set clear performance goals, conduct regular reviews, and provide structured feedback to drive outcomes • Identify high‑potential talent and develop succession strategies to ensure leadership continuity • Detect improvement opportunities to trigger off new projects or efficiency opportunities. • Participate and/or coordinate writing, updating and defining desktop procedures, Policies and Narratives. • Collaborate and support peers to ensure overall team success and continuity of operations • Support knowledge management activities by identifying and updating knowledge as requested and required.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Degree in accounting or finance and 10 or more years of significant work experience with at least Five years of supervisory experience. • Team Handling experience (15-25 FTE) • Strong supervisory and leadership skills. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Solid understanding of accounting principles. • Understanding of internal controls over financial reporting (i.e. Sox) • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Excel, Word and Outlook software. • Strong written and oral communication skills with fluency in English.
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of Process Improvement tools (i.e. LSS) • Coaching abilities
Skills:
• Problem Solving. • Time Management. • Customer Service. • Communication and Presentation. • Stakeholder Alignment. • Adaptability. • Cultural Awareness • Team Leadership and Management • Collaboration