The Senior Accountant is responsible for managing financial close, general ledger, balance sheet, and reporting processes in compliance with U.S. GAAP, company policies, and regulatory requirements. The role ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, supports budgeting and forecasting, and collaborates across departments to maintain operational efficiency, internal controls, and compliance. This role covers key areas of full cycle general ledger accounting, including but not limited to cash & bank, selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, revenue and cost of goods accounting, operation accounting, intercompany transactions, asset management, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analysis, and tax.
This position will be responsible for performing and reviewing end-to-end Record to Report (R2R) processes to ensure compliance with the accounting standards (U.S. GAAP), internal controls, and company policies, while driving process improvement and operational excellence across all R2R functions.
Responsibilities
- Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities to ensure timely and accurate financial results.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.
- Analyze trial balances and financial results, investigate variances and resolve discrepancies.
- Prepare financial statements, P&L packages, and management reports with clear variance explanations.
- Prepare local statutory, governmental, and other external reports.
- Partner with FP&A and department leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
- Maintain accounting records in accordance with U.S. GAAP, corporate policies, and the chart of accounts.
- Perform and approve balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations; ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely resolution of open items.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet review materials and communicate key findings to management.
- Manage some SG&A expenses accounting, including cost center allocations and period-end accruals.
- Prepare schedules and record prepayments and amortization.
- Maintain revenue accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including deferred revenue, unbilled revenue, and returns.
- Perform pricing variance, cost of sales, and gross margin reviews and reconciliations; identify abnormalities and coordinate resolutions with cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Product, and Legal teams on customer and supplier rebates and contract reviews, including rebate calculations, accruals, and settlements.
- Collaborate with Treasury on daily and monthly cash reporting, including payment discounts.
- Support tax accounting processes, including deferred taxes, local taxes, provisions, and adjustments.
- Manage intercompany postings, allocations, invoicing, reconciliations, and eliminations.
- Ensure alignment with transfer pricing policies and support related documentation requirements.
- Prepare audit schedules and support quarterly reviews and annual audits.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX, internal controls, and company accounting policies.
- Maintain and improve process and control documentation within assigned areas.
- Develop, refine, and implement accounting procedures to improve efficiency, accuracy, and automation.
- Identify cost-control opportunities and implement resolutions.
- Provide accounting guidance and support to project managers, operations teams, and other business partners.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as requested by management.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for assigned areas.
Job Details
- Job Location: Pune (Weikfield)
- Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO) only
- Shift Timing: US Shift (5:30 PM to 2:30 AM)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required; CPA, CA, or Master’s degree in related field strongly preferred.
- Minimum 6 years of accounting experience in a performance-driven environment.
- Proficiency with U.S. GAAP, accounting principles, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Proficiency in SAP (ECC 6.0 and/or S4) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Familiarity with reporting tools such as Power BI, SAP BPC, and SAP Analysis for Office.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of interacting effectively with all levels of management.
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptable, takes ownership, and thrives in a rapidly changing environment.
- Previous management experience preferred.
- Knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean / Six Sigma) is a plus.