Manager Accounting & Controls

What can you expect as a FedEx team member?

About FedEx Express

Our greatest asset at FedEx is our people.

Responsibilities

• Duties & Taxes team (accountants/ clerical associates).
• Set goals, conduct performance reviews, and develop capability through coaching and structured training.
• Establish clear RACI, workload balancing, and succession plans; foster a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Engage senior stakeholders (eg Finance Leadership, Ship-to- Collect, Clearance) to align on policies, transactions treatment and risk appetite.
• Represent the function in SteerCo/PMO forums; present dashboards, issue logs, and remediation plans.
• Manage external relationships with consultants & auditors; ensure proactive communication on complex/ambiguous matters.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting & accounting treatment of payment of customs duties & taxes paid at clearance and reconciliations of re-billing of these to external customers
• provisions, accruals, true-ups, journal approvals, Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain robust internal controls (segregation of duties, evidence, approvals, data quality checks) and audit readiness.
• Quality Driven Management (QDM) principles for decision quality; use
• Six Sigma/Lean (DMAIC, SIPOC, value stream mapping) to eliminate defects, reduce cycle time, and standardize SOPs.
• Define future-state process maps, SLAs/OLAs, control matrices, and automation opportunities (templates, validations, bots).
• KT (knowledge transfer), training, hypercare, and stabilization with measurable outcomes.
• Partner with IT on system design/ configurations Enhance data integrity via standardized templates, data validations, and reconciliations; enable self-service analytics (Power BI/Excel).
• Implement exception monitoring and metric dashboards for proactive risk management.
• % returns/payments on time; zero missed deadlines.
• Cycle-time reduction for filings/reconciliations; touchpoints automated; SLA adherence post-transition.
• Feedback from Finance/Stakeholders leadership; SteerCo action item closure rates.
• QDM usage in key decisions; documented decision logs with outcomes and benefits realized.

Preferred

• Transition (QDM / Six Sigma) & Continuous Improvement : Lead transition of duties & taxes processes to new operating models (e.g. in-sourcing)

Benefits

• When you join FedEx, you’re joining a team with possibilities that literally span the world—from opportunities for advancement and location transfer, to training and leadership programs.
• We want to keep our employees for a long time, so we offer competitive benefits, opportunities for flexible work arrangements, and programs to support well-being.

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, and offer equal opportunities, fairness and respect to all regardless of who you are. We encourage you to apply even if you feel your experience does not align with all the aspects in the job description as you could be exactly who we need for this or another opportunity. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, age, genetic information, citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under national, state or local laws. We will reasonably accommodate team members and third parties with physical and mental disabilities. " Please note that the Job will close at 12am on Posting Close date, so please submit your application prior to the Close Date" Company: INU FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.

City

Hyderabad Scheduled Weekly Hours: 48 Worker Type: Regular Posting Start Date 30-Oct-2026 Posting Close Date: 30-Dec-2026 Job Family: FXE-MEISA: Manager Accounting & Controls Position Summary: Please note that the Job will close at 12am on Posting Close date, so please submit your application prior to the Close Date Grade - 15 Leadership & People Management : Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing

Accuracy & Control

Error rate in postings; aged reconciling items; audit queries closure time.

Team Health

Attrition, internal mobility, training completion, and skill certification.