, India
Job Family Group: Finance
Worker Type: Regular
Posting Start Date: October 14, 2026
Business Unit: Experience Level: Experienced Professionals
Job Description: What's the role The Reporting & Accounting Senior Manager is accountable for ensuring the effective delivery of reporting and accounting activities that support internal and external reporting requirements, business appraisal processes and financial decision-making. The role leads complex reporting operations, drives process improvements and ensures the quality, integrity and timeliness of financial reporting outputs.
The role partners closely with Reporting & Accounting Managers, Finance Leadership, Group Reporting and other finance stakeholders to strengthen reporting effectiveness, resolve reporting issues and improve end-to-end reporting processes. The role is expected to lead transformation initiatives, develop finance talent and embed best practices that enhance reporting quality, operational performance and financial stewardship.
The ideal candidate is an experienced reporting and accounting leader who combines strong technical expertise with operational leadership and continuous improvement capability. They are comfortable managing complex reporting environments, driving transformation and developing finance talent while maintaining high standards of governance, control and delivery excellence. They build trusted stakeholder relationships, solve complex reporting challenges and inspire teams to achieve sustainable performance and continuous improvement.
What you will be doing - Lead reporting and accounting delivery: Ensure high-quality execution of reporting and accounting activities supporting internal and external financial reporting requirements.
- Drive reporting excellence: Maintain the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of reporting outputs while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, governance requirements and reporting policies.
- Lead transformation and improvement initiatives: Manage and deliver change programmes that enhance reporting effectiveness, simplify processes and improve finance performance.
- Partner with reporting and finance leaders: Work closely with Reporting & Accounting Managers, Group Reporting and finance stakeholders to align priorities and improve reporting outcomes.
- Resolve complex reporting issues: Provide expert guidance on reporting content, accounting matters and process challenges to ensure consistent and high-quality delivery.
- Strengthen financial governance and controls: Ensure reporting activities operate within established control, assurance and compliance frameworks.
- Develop finance capability: Coach and develop reporting and accounting professionals, strengthening technical capability, leadership effectiveness and future readiness.
- Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing: Promote best practice adoption, cross-team collaboration and continuous learning across the reporting and accounting community.
- Champion digital and data-driven finance: Leverage automation, analytics and digital tools to improve reporting efficiency, transparency and insight generation.
- Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve process effectiveness, standardisation and service quality across reporting and accounting activities.
What you bring - Financial reporting and accounting expertise: Deep understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles, financial close processes and governance requirements.
- Reporting process management: Experience overseeing reporting activities, reporting cycles and financial information delivery across complex organisations.
- Finance transformation and change leadership: Ability to lead large-scale change initiatives, process redesign and operational improvements.
- Problem solving and technical judgement: Ability to resolve complex reporting issues and balance technical accounting requirements with business needs.
- Performance and service delivery management: Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain delivery excellence and drive operational performance.
- Data and analytics capability: Understanding of reporting systems, financial data, automation and analytics solutions that improve finance outcomes.
- Stakeholder management and influencing: Ability to engage effectively with reporting teams, finance leaders and business stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
- People leadership and coaching: Experience developing teams, managing performance and building strong technical and leadership capability.
- Communication and executive engagement: Ability to communicate complex reporting matters clearly and provide meaningful insights to stakeholders.
- Continuous improvement mindset: Demonstrated ability to simplify, sta ndardise and optimise finance processes while maintaining strong governance.
Leadership Expectations - Lead the delivery of reporting and accounting activities with a strong focus on quality, integrity and accountability.
- Create an environment that promotes collaboration, capability development and operational excellence.
- Drive reporting improvements, innovation and simplification across finance processes.
- Build strong partnerships across Reporting & Accounting, Group Reporting and wider Finance teams.
- Role model financial stewardship, governance and control discipline.
- Support and develop talent through coaching, feedback and growth opportunities.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, learning and adaptability.
Experience and Qualifications - Significant experience in financial reporting, accounting, controllership, finance operations or related finance disciplines.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams, reporting activities or complex finance delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of accounting standards, reporting requirements, governance frameworks and financial controls.
- Demonstrated success leading reporting improvements, transformation initiatives or operational excellence programmes.
- Experience partnering with senior finance stakeholders and influencing organisational outcomes.
- Professional accounting qualification or relevant finance, accounting or business degree preferred.
Success Measures - Timely, accurate and compliant delivery of reporting and accounting activities.
- Improved reporting quality, efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Successful delivery of reporting transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong adherence to governance, assurance and financial control requirements.
- Increased capability and engagement across reporting and accounting teams.
- Effective resolution of reporting issues and improved reporting process performance.
- Measurable business value delivered through improved reporting effectiveness and decision support.
What we offer You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
An Inclusive & Progressive Place to Work - To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we're nurturing an inclusive environment - one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
- We're creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we'll take it from there.
- We're closing the gender gap - whether that's through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
- We're striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Shell in India Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.
Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.
Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.
Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India's growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.
Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.
We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, https://jobeax.com/link/vFAvBw6C7W8EBKK0, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.
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