Roles & Responsibilities:

Managing the AP and GL function
Overseeing the month end balance sheet reconciliations process and SOX compliance
Process improvements including ERP
Managing and coaching the team of 15 team members including 4-5 direct reports
Participating in strategic initiatives of the organization and contributing to it
Review variance analysis of PCL and Balance Sheet
Converting data points into meaningful outputs / targets for optimizing costs / driving efficiencies
Front ending with the Auditors and other stakeholders (internal and external)
Review analysis of various items on the PCL and Balance Sheet and its impact on the consolidated financials
Understanding the different businesses of Zeta and interacting with the internal / external stakeholders for any clarification / updates

Skillset required:

CA / CPA / MBA with 7-10 years of experience working with corporate accounting teams of (preferably) US tech companies
Managing the AP and GL function - deeply involved in the flow of transactions for the AP and GL process including but not limited to reversal and creation of accruals for month end or quarter end / amortization of prepaid expenses / US payroll accounting and fringe benefits associated with the same, Fixed asset management, review of PCL and BS including variance analysis, calculation of various ratios, compilation / review of debt related covenants, review of credit card transactions etc
Has to be hands on for transactional accounting considering the fact that multiple business units have different sources of costs with manual interfaces with the sub systems, 1000 s of vendors being dealt with on a monthly basis with the same vendor servicing multiple business units at the same time, correlation of revenue and costs to understand the gross margin implications, supporting the business in terms of proactive communication in case of any disconnect, engagement in due diligence during the time of any potential acquisition etc
Overseeing the month end balance sheet reconciliations process and SOX compliance - understand the current processes and improvise on the same by technology enhancements / AI
Process improvements including ERP to make the processes more scalable and adaptable
Managing and coaching the team of 15 team members including 4-5 direct reports - must have a problem solving attitude with an eye on increasing the productivity from the existing team - should lead by example and take ownership
Participating in strategic initiatives of the organization and contributing to it - especially during the time of major transactions like reorganization / due diligence for an acquisition
Review variance analysis of PCL and Balance Sheet - fully conversant with different line items on the PCL and BS - what are the sources or inputs of the same and how does those translate into different line items on the financials
Converting data points into meaningful outputs / targets for optimizing costs / driving efficiencies
Front ending with the Auditors and other stakeholders (internal and external) - ensuring there are no escalations and the audit process is managed in the best possible manner
Understanding the different businesses of Zeta and interacting with the internal / external stakeholders for any clarification / updates

Manager / Sr.Manager - GL Accounting