The Accountant shall be involved hands-on, in all day-to-day accounting operations, with functional responsibility for accounting, accounts payable, facilities/general expense optimization, and associated administrative compliances. Responsibilities also include production of financial reports; proper maintenance of accounting records; accurate processing of financial transactions; and supporting the administration of a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the companys reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles, adhere to accounting standards, and result in flawless audits. The key role responsibilities are: Administrative Responsibilities: Support, hands-on, finance, accounting, and transactional reconciliations, areas of the organization Prepare accurate monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow. Maintain control of various aspects such as general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, billing, account receivables and cash-flow planning. Prepare a variety of ad hoc financial scenarios as may be requested. Transactional Responsibilities: Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing. Perform month-end closing procedures, including overhead allocations, account reconciliations, and updating schedules. Maintain an orderly accounting filing system Payments Process Reconciliation Responsibilities: Manage fund balancing/reconciliations and transactional reserves, across banks and business correspondents, agents/aggregators, for various backend payments processing flows Reporting Responsibilities: Assist in production of cash flow reports, annual budget, and forecasts. Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management. Compliance Responsibilities: Prepare and assist with developing audit schedules for the annual audit. Complies with financial/legal/taxation requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions and completing various financial/taxation related registration filings. General requirements: Bachelors degree in accounting or finance. Post-graduation in relevant area is preferred Typically, 3-5 years of finance and accounting experience Solid experience in accounts payable and receivable, general ledger and payroll. Proficiency with Tally and/or other accounting software and excellent Excel skills, and preferably having excel/tally automation and integration skills Proactive, hands-on professional who take complete ownership of transactional activities Verbal and written communications skills and the ability to interact effectively with others, both internally and externally. Excellent time management skills, with the ability to perform multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality. Demonstrable ability to make complex and time-sensitive decisions in the best interests of the organization.