Lead Accountant
Qualys · Pune
Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!
Responsibilities :
- Perform and oversee month-end and year-end closing activities for multiple international entities, ensuring accuracy and adherence to established timelines.
- Review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by junior accountants through FloQast and ensure timely resolution of reconciling items.
- Provide guidance, feedback, and corrective action plans to resolve outstanding reconciliation issues.
- Prepare and review accrual calculations, including payroll, employee benefits, bonus, vacation, travel, and accounts payable accruals.
- Perform quarterly and annual balance sheet and profit & loss flux analysis and present key financial variances to senior management and headquarters finance teams.
- Ensure accurate accounting and reconciliation of intercompany transactions, including monthly cross-charge allocations among global entities.
- Lead the statutory audit process for assigned international entities and ensure completion within regulatory deadlines.
- Manage auditor selection processes, including coordinating interviews, evaluating proposals, and facilitating engagement letter execution.
- Act as the primary liaison with external auditors and ensure timely resolution of audit queries and information requests.
- Coordinate with local compliance providers, consultants, and corporate service partners to support statutory filings, financial statements, and annual regulatory requirements.
- Review statutory financial statements and audit adjustments, ensuring proper reconciliation between US GAAP and local GAAP reporting requirements.
- Maintain compliance with local regulatory, statutory, and reporting obligations across various jurisdictions.
- Perform trial balance mapping and reconciliation between statutory books and management reporting systems.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of supporting documentation required for audits, regulatory filings, KYC updates, and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) registrations.
- Support the implementation and continuous improvement of accounting processes, controls, and documentation standards.
- Monitor compliance deadlines and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely submissions.
- Prepare and submit annual, monthly, and periodic statistical surveys and regulatory reports through government portals as required.
- Maintain proper documentation and records supporting all regulatory and statutory filings.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, or related field.
- Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, audit, or international finance operations.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, local statutory reporting requirements, and accounting controls.
- Experience managing statutory audits across multiple international jurisdictions.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools.
- Experience with FloQast or similar account reconciliation platforms is preferred.