Assistant Manager Accounting

About the Role

leadership role

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Review work prepared by associates with a focus on completeness, accuracy, and analysis.
  
• Identify errors, document review notes, and provide clear corrective feedback.
  
• Review and prepare complex financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
  
• Ensure project wrap-up, file completeness, documentation, and sign-offs.
  
• Provide best practices on classification, documentation standards, and processes.
  
• Calculate and prepare KPIs, dashboards, and client-level performance metrics.
  
• Manage team deliverables, conduct regular check-ins, and escalate issues as needed.
  
• Service complex client engagements with minimal supervision.
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to address operational and client needs promptly.
  
• Work as a

  performance coach

  to train staff on accounting concepts, tools, and processes.
• Support in appraisals, goal setting, staffing, hiring, and practice initiatives.
  
• Participate in issue resolution, process improvements, and advisory support.
  
• Maintain high standards of confidentiality, objectivity, and professional skepticism.
  
• Work independently under tight timelines and manage multiple priorities.
  

Role Expectations

• Lead and deliver accounting/audit work within deadlines and quality standards.
  
• Regularly interact with clients, seniors, and cross-office counterparts.
  
• Communicate work progress, risks, and dependencies clearly.
  
• Guide seniors on advanced accounting methodologies and financial statement preparation.
  
• Participate in improving systems, tools, processes, and advisory initiatives.
  
• Proactively engage clients for growth, advisory opportunities, and account expansion.
  
• Allocate tasks, track progress, conduct reviews, coach teams, and resolve issues.
  

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• 610 years of accounting experience (Public Accounting / Controller profile U.S. GAAP focused).
  
• Experience reviewing and preparing complex financial statements.
  
• Strong exposure to

  Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognition, Prepaids, Accruals, Intercompany Accounting

  .
• Hands-on recent experience with

  QBO (QuickBooks Online)

  ,

  Intacct

  , or similar accounting software.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to recommend process improvements.
  
• Excellent team management, supervisory training, and communication skills.
  
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PPT), Adobe, Outlook, and tools like Bill.com, MIP Abila, Business Central.
  
• QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification is a plus (must be obtained post-joining if not available).