Accountant (I3/I4)

Job Description

What Youll Do The Global Accounting team at Avalara is looking for an Accountant. Reporting to the Global Accounting Manager, you will participate in the month-end close for global operations and will be a critical part of the Global Accounting team based in India to support accounting tasks across Avalaras global operations. You will be responsible for tasks such as review quarterly and annual financial statements, perform independent technical accounting research and document conclusions, reconciling accounts, preparing multiple journal entries and reports, researching variances, performing account analysis, maintaining accounting system data, and communicating with other teams. You are expected to generally work during UK hours (2 pm to 11 pm IST) and beyond that. What Your Responsibilities Will Be What Your Responsibilities Will Be You will contribute to the month-end close process to prepare, accurate financial data that is in compliance with US GAAP and Avalara accounting policies. Perform global account reconciliations, summarize activity, and resolve reconciling differences along with highlighting open and aged items. You will prepare the requested audit documentation and analysis. Collaborate with different teams across the globe to standardize accounting processes/ policies and contribute to a disciplined financial statement close, You will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting You will work in Hybrid work environment What Youll Need to be Successful What Youll Need to be Successful Chartered Accountant or MBA. Ideal background from SaaS industry You have 3+ years ears of intermediate accounting experience, public accounting experience. Experience with internal controls and SOX compliance. Experience with NetSuite (preferred) or other large ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP. Hands-on knowledge in using Alteryx and PowerBI, or similar, and experience driving process automation Experience with Kyriba treasury management system, or similar How Well Take Care of You Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. Health Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. Inclusive culture and diversit y Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America What You Need To Know About Avalara We re Avalara. We re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business . Our growth is real, and we re not slowing down until we ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them. We ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. We re An Equal Opportunity Employer Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company we don t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. What Youll Need to be Successful Chartered Accountant or MBA. Ideal background from SaaS industry You have 3+ years ears of intermediate accounting experience, public accounting experience. Experience with internal controls and SOX compliance. Experience with NetSuite (preferred) or other large ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP. Hands-on knowledge in using Alteryx and PowerBI, or similar, and experience driving process automation Experience with Kyriba treasury management system, or similar What Your Responsibilities Will Be You will contribute to the month-end close process to prepare, accurate financial data that is in compliance with US GAAP and Avalara accounting policies. Perform global account reconciliations, summarize activity, and resolve reconciling differences along with highlighting open and aged items. You will prepare the requested audit documentation and analysis. Collaborate with different teams across the globe to standardize accounting processes/ policies and contribute to a disciplined financial statement close, You will be reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting You will work in Hybrid work environment