Senior Accounts Associate

Job Purpose

The purpose of this job is to provide strong support in areas like day-to-day accounting, month-end activities, reporting, etc. to a US-based client

Perform daily tasks like AR Invoicing, AP Vouchering, Cash Applications etc.
Perform weekly/monthly bank reconciliations
Prepare monthly Sales Tax (US), Sales Commissions and other such requirements
Prepare Accruals, Adjustments and necessary Journal Entries
Reconcile key GL accounts prior to month end or on a need basis
Assist Onshore teams in month end close and preparation of financial statements
Take ownership in getting business inputs for key P&L and Balance Sheet items
Build annual operating plans, budgets and other key items as necessary
Prepare Opex reviews and cost projections, perform Capex reviews
Coordinate with the CFO/CEO and the executive team on long-term financial planning
Analyze and report KPIs, identify trends and highlight variances
Compare anticipated and actual results and identify areas of improvement
Prepare detailed procedure documentation for key accounting processes and suggest improvements
Review accounting transactions for data accuracy
Guide junior executives as necessary

B.Com with CA (Inter) with 3 to 5 years of experience in Accounting, Finance reporting, etc.
Strong US accounting knowledge
Solid team management skills with ability to guide/mentor multiple junior executives
Strong Financial Modelling skills with ability to build Budgets, Forecasts/Projections
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience in ERP systems like SAGE 500 and QuickBooks would be preferred
Exposure to Business Intelligence tools like PowerBI would be a plus
Should show confidence and prowess to interact with top management of the client with ability to ask the right questions and add value to the deliverables
Should be dynamic and ready to face challenging situations especially during month end

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