Accounting Manager
Location: India (On-site)
Reports to: U.S. Finance Leadership
Scope: India entity and U.S. intercompany support
Role Purpose
The Senior Accounting Manager in India exists to keep the books accurate, current, and audit-ready while executing accounting work cleanly and on time. This role provides reliable, decision-ready financial inputs to U.S. finance leadership. This is a hands-on ownership role. The individual must be capable of running the books end to end without hand-holding.
End-to-End Accounting Ownership (Non-Negotiable)
You will independently own and execute:
General Ledger ownership, Journal entries and month end adjustments, Monthly, quarterly, and annual close. Accruals and prepaids. Intercompany accounting between India and U.S. entities
Full reconciliation ownership for:
- Bank accounts
- Credit cards
- Clearing and suspense accounts
- Payroll and benefits
- Vendor balances
- Intercompany balances. Books must be clean, supported, and explainable at all times
- Accounts Payable Ownership
- Vendor setup and maintenance
- Invoice validation and coding
- Payment coordination and tracking
- AP aging control and clean up
- Ensuring approvals follow the matrix
- Preventing duplicate or unauthorized payments
- Accounts Receivable and Intercompany Billing
- Intercompany billing between India and U.S
- Client invoicing where applicable
- AR tracking and aging
- Collections tracking and follow ups
- Ensuring revenue is recorded accurately and timely
- Payroll Coordination
- India payroll inputs, validation, and reconciliation
- Support U.S. payroll with accurate accounting inputs
- Reconcile payroll, benefits, taxes, and accruals
- Ensure payroll entries are complete and properly supported
- Controls, Documentation, and Audit Readiness
- Maintain clean audit trails
- Enforce documentation and backup standards
- Follow and enforce approval matrices
- Ensure proper segregation of duties
- Prepare schedules and support for internal and external audits
- Respond to auditor questions with clarity and speed
- Reporting and Communication
- Provide timely and accurate reports to U.S. finance leadership
- Explain variances, adjustments, and balances clearly
- Flag issues early with proposed solutions
Maintain consistent communication across time zones
Requirements
This role requires
real ownership experience, not partial exposure.
- 7 plus years of accounting experience
- Prior experience as a Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager
- Proven experience running books end to end
- Strong intercompany accounting experience
- Experience supporting U.S. entities from India
- Experience with month end close under deadlines
- Prior audit support experience
Required Skills
- Strong GAAP accounting fundamentals
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets
- Accounting systems experience (NetSuite, QuickBooks, or similar)
- High attention to detail with speed
- Strong written and spoken English
- Ability to work independently and take ownership
What This Role Is Not
- Not a data entry role
- Not a coordinator role
- Not a training position
This role
owns accuracy, timelines, and integrity of the books.
What Success Looks Like
- Books are always current and audit-ready
- Clean closes with minimal post close adjustments
- Intercompany balances reconcile without delays
- AP and AR are controlled and predictable
- U.S. finance leadership trusts the numbers without rework
