This is a Senior Accountant role within our International Accounting organization in Bangalore, India. This position will be part of our International Accounting team supporting Rubrik India U.S. GAAP accounting, Local GAAP Accounting and Tax compliance. This position will require strong technical and leadership skills, the ability to effectively partner with team members around the world, execute and maintain accounting principles and company policies, strong change management skills, and ability to drive issues through to resolution and validation.
What you’ll be doing
- Own and drive the month and quarter-end USGAAP Close processes and related responsibilities for the accounting department.
- Accurate and timely execution of month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate US GAAP reporting.
- Lead Local statutory audits including preparation of statutory financial statements, ensure Local GAAP books of accounts are following Local GAAP principles and as per applicable Accounting Standards in the region. Candidates will need work experience in Ind-AS/IFRS.
- Assess risks over accounts and areas of responsibility. Apply judgment to ensure that financial integrity of accounting entries, accruals, and account reconciliations are intact and operating effectively.
- Prepare journal entries and maintain account reconciliations consistent with GAAP and corporate accounting policies to ensure close timelines are met.
- Prepare and maintain reports / schedules for management, prepare schedules requested by internal and external auditors.
- Research and document company position on technical accounting issues with the ability to effectively communicate and present to business partners, prepare course of action by various team to collaborate and address risks/issues
- Support compliance and improve processes and internal controls in the area of responsibility, implementing simple workflows where needed
- Implement and maintain the required process and internal control environment, and perform control procedures to ensure subsidiaries are complying with Company policy. Candidate will need experience in internal control framework of the organization
- Stay current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements and updates under prevailing regulatory bodies in the region
- Apply professional skepticism and an inquisitive approach to review and analyze the appropriateness and reasonableness of underlying accounting principles followed for USGAAP accounting and preparation of local statutory financial statements.
- Lead and coordinate with various internal stakeholders for timely completion of Statutory Audits or any other audits from time to time
- Provide support for statutory audits, direct and indirect tax return preparation, and responses to governmental audit inquiries.
- Work closely with the entire CAO organization to ensure effective compliance with policies and procedures.
Ideal Background
- Degree in Accountancy, with CA/CPA qualification and 4-6 yrs of working experience in accounting and book close process.
- Experience in end-to-end legal entity level accounts finalization as per IFRS /Ind AS accounting standards (Experience in EMEA regional entities accounting knowledge will be an added advantage).
- In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS
- Analytical thinker who can identify and implement effective processes improvements
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process. Public accounting or large public company experiences and Software industry experiences a plus.
- Proficiency with accounting software and experience with a software system –preferably experience in Netsuite
- Ability to analyze financial records and interpret in simple terms to other stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and multitasking skills, strong written and oral communication skills