Tesco India Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Hybrid Full-Time Permanent Apply by 15-Aug-2025
About the role
In this job, I am accountable for:
• Execute the financial close process in accordance with agreed period close schedules
• Support internal and external audit plans for areas and clarify / resolve issues raised
• Spear head the meetings with stakeholders / Finance Technology/ Business team involving critical issues and key
business changes
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
• Leading on our leadership framework to nurture people and delivering through a high performing team
• Subject matter expert and responsible for being the Single point of contact to the Functional/Group Controller by
providing assurance and deeper insight and trend analysis of financial statements
• Collaboratively working with Global Process Owners, Group Control and Group technical to establish best practice in
regard to the operational application of financial accounting which are compliant with IFRS, SOPs and RACMs (Risk
& Control Metrics) or any compliance changes e.g UK Sarbanes-Oxley style compliance
• Embedding new technology approaches including the use of Automation, Continuous Improvement and Data
Analytics to providing greater assurance and insights
• First point of contact between Controls and the Business partnering/FPNA organisation
Key people and teams I work
• Execute the financial close process in accordance with agreed period close schedules
• Support internal and external audit plans for areas and clarify / resolve issues raised
• Spear head the meetings with stakeholders / Finance Technology/ Business team involving critical issues and key
business changes
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
• Leading on our leadership framework to nurture people and delivering through a high performing team
• Subject matter expert and responsible for being the Single point of contact to the Functional/Group Controller by
providing assurance and deeper insight and trend analysis of financial statements
• Collaboratively working with Global Process Owners, Group Control and Group technical to establish best practice in
regard to the operational application of financial accounting which are compliant with IFRS, SOPs and RACMs (Risk
& Control Metrics) or any compliance changes e.g UK Sarbanes-Oxley style compliance
• Embedding new technology approaches including the use of Automation, Continuous Improvement and Data
Analytics to providing greater assurance and insights
• First point of contact between Controls and the Business partnering/FPNA organisation
Key people and teams I work
What is in it for you
At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you.
As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.
Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.
Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable.
Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment.
Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually
Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy.
Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF.
Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws.
Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.
Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.
Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.
Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
You will be responsible for
Refer to "About the role"
You will need
I am accountable for in my job:
• Regional Group and Functional Controllers
• Managing a team of 2 to 6 (local+globally)
• Finance Business Partners and FPNA
• Reporting to the Market Controller as a first point of
• Global Process Owner
contact
• Internal and External Auditors
• Finance Technology & Other NonFinance Stakeholde
Operational skills relevant for this job:
Experience relevant for this job:
• Working Knowledge of ERP - Oracle / Other ERP in
• Professional accounting qualification and experience
Finance Domain
working in a R2R (Record to Report) role
• Working Knowledge of MSOffice
• High profile role with significant interactions with
• Analysis and Decision making
senior stakeholders cross functionally and international
• Commercial acumen & Big Picture Thinking
teams
• Strong desire to 'get things right', with the confidence
• A drive for change and a track record in delivering
to challenge existing, or proposed ways of working
continuous improvement projects
• Self-motivated individual with strong perseverance
-Ability to Communicatie complex ideas simply
About us
Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers.
Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues.
Tesco Business Solutions:
Established in 2017, Tesco Business Solutions (TBS) has evolved from a single entity traditional shared services in Bengaluru, India (from 2004) to a global, purpose-driven solutions-focused organisation. TBS is committed to driving scale at speed and delivering value to the Tesco Group through the power of decision science. With over 4,400 highly skilled colleagues globally, TBS supports markets and business units across four locations in the UK, India, Hungary, and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation underpins everything that the Tesco Group does, bringing innovation, a solutions mindset, and agility to its operations and support functions, building winning partnerships across the business. TBS's focus is on adding value and creating impactful outcomes that shape the future of the business. TBS creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the Tesco Group by becoming the partner of choice for talent, transformation, and value creation.