Accounting Manager - India entity and U.S. intercompany support

Accounting ManagerLocation: India (On-site)Reports to: U.S. Finance LeadershipScope: 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

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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