Senior Accountant Corporate

What You Will Do

Join Empower's expanding global Accounting organization in Bangalore, India, as a Senior Accountant supporting the Corporate Accounting team on topics of Human Resources & Benefits (HR&B) Accounting. This role supports U.S.-based operations, accounting activities, regulatory reporting, and financial close processes in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as applicable.

• Prepare and record payroll and employee benefits journal entries in accordance with applicable accounting policies and reporting standards.
• Serve as the primary accounting liaison to the Human Resources team, supporting day-to-day payroll and benefits accounting activities.
• Analyze financial data to identify variances, anomalies, and potential errors; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations to support accurate financial reporting.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial close processes, ensuring the timely and accurate completion of assigned accounting activities.
• Perform analytical reviews of non-life subsidiaries income statements to evaluate the completeness and accuracy of quarterly financial results.
• Partner with business leaders and finance stakeholders to ensure operational changes are appropriately reflected in financial reporting.
• Support the implementation and application of technical accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based accounting, finance, and business partners across Eastern through Mountain U.S. time zones.
• Prepare and maintain accounting documentation and contribute to process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support to junior accounting team members as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant accounting or financial reporting experience, including independent responsibility for complex accounting activities, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and financial reporting practices.
• Proficiency with SAP S/4HANA, BlackLine, and relevant financial systems and reporting tools.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience preparing and reviewing complex journal entries, general ledger reconciliations, and supporting accounting documentation.
• Strong understanding of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, accounting policies, financial reporting procedures, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research and resolve complex accounting issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical accounting matters to stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage competing priorities, exercise sound judgment, and meet reporting deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, auditors, and stakeholders across geographic locations.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, lead assigned projects, and implement accounting process improvements.
• Willingness to work flexible hours as necessary to collaborate with U.S.-based teams during financial close and reporting cycles.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in India. Empower is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

What Will Set You Apart

• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP; exposure to IFRS preferred.
• Public accounting experience.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification, or an equivalent professional accounting designation.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based stakeholders or working in a multinational accounting organization.
• Direct experience with payroll accounting, employee benefit liabilities, accruals, and related general ledger reconciliations
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) or general ledger accounting systems, such as SAP, or Workday Financial Management.
• Experience supporting multi-entity accounting and regulatory reporting.
• Experience improving accounting processes, documenting controls, or supporting accounting automation initiatives.