Senior Financial Accountant

The ideal candidate is responsible for the coordination and execution of account reconciliations, budget compilation, and backup to the accounts payable function.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process for complex legal entities, including quality reviews.
• Prepare statutory reporting.
• Prepare corporate income tax calculations and entries.
• Manage the group, statutory, and tax audits of the entities in scope, including liaising with external auditors.
• Liaise with the other finance departments, namely Business Finance, Credit Control, corporate accounting, and Tax compliance teams.
• Act as contact person with local service providers and resolve issues as required.
• Acts as subject matter expert.
• Any other ad hoc tasks Functional Skills and capabilities:
• Fluent in English both written and spoken.
• Has a "can-do" attitude, pro-active, flexible mind-set
• High level of accounting knowledge
• Working knowledge of key systems (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Tally, QuickBooks, NetSuite, etc.) is essential.
• Can work in a dynamic environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to make sound and independent judgments. Required

Qualifications

• CPA or CA degree
• 5+ years of relevant accounting or auditing experience in a multinational company • Process automation experience and thinking preferable. US or Foreign Direct Tax Compliance or Tax Provision (Any other tax-related experience can be reviewed)
• Advanced Excel skills - Able to create Excel models/automation (querying, generating and understanding complex formulas, debugging)
• Visualization ( Tableau, Power BI)
• Optional: Excel VBA (macro), Python, SQL Skills
• Should have major experience in direct taxation with good in Excel, VBA/Python is good to have Dashboarding skills like Tableau/Power BI is highly preferred
• Excellent in communication as they will be working with the US team
• 60% taxation and 40% technology experience Shift - 1 pm-11 pm - cab will be there

How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to respond/submit their updated resumes and for additional job opportunities.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to self-manage and display good planning and organization abilities
• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail
• Deadline-driven individuals who contribute to the success of the team
• Ability to cope with stressful situations
• Ability to deal with different individuals at all levels in the organization
• Takes own initiative and has a solutions-orientated approach
• Maintains a high standard of accuracy and quality
• Proactive approach with the ability to think ahead in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and be a knowledge expert
• Strong analytical skills, and an ability to understand underlying business drivers and provide actionable insights based on your analysis.
• Sound and proven working knowledge of accounting practices and principles
• Knowledge and prior exposure to international entities, foreign currency, and inter-company transactions
• Extensive knowledge of tax legislative requirements locally, and in international jurisdictions
• Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or related Required Experience:
• Advanced demonstrated experience gained in a similar position
• Advanced demonstrated experience gained within the Finance function of a similar information technology environment Skills in Summary Accounting Reconciliation, Accounting Software, Financial Auditing, Financial Controlling, Financial Procedures, Financial Processes, and accountability for financial forecasting processes.
• Reconciles accounts, resolving discrepancies, and collaborate across various finance and non-finance functions.
• Responsible for analyzing journals, producing data analysis and reports and assists with variance analysis.
• Responsible for the assembly of the annual audit information for external auditors.
• As a partner in the accounting process, recommends how to improve efficiency using automation. Analyses past performance financial data and prepares budgets and forecasts for business unit management.
• Implements effective financial controls, including systems reconciliations and ensuring the integrity of reported figures.
• Plans month-end activities which include the preparation and processing of month-end journal entries and executing a variety of actions in the accounting system Knowledge,