Assistant Manager

We are seeking a highly organized and detail‑driven Senior Accountant to oversee and execute key finance operations, including month‑end close, general ledger account reconciliations, and fixed assets accounting. This role requires strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams, strict adherence to accounting policies and internal controls, and the ability to maintain a robust audit trail. The ideal candidate brings hands‑on accounting expertise, proactive problem‑solving skills, strong analytical judgment, and the capability to drive accuracy and efficiency across financial processes.

I. Month-End Close

• Lead and support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities, ensuring adherence to timelines, accounting policies, and quality standards.
• Drive process transitions from onshore/client teams to EXL/shared services, including documentation of end‑to‑end process flows, RACI, SLAs, and control points.
• Develop, standardize, and communicate accounting policies, SOPs, and desk‑level procedures to ensure consistency across teams.
• Prepare, review, and post journal entries in NetSuite or equivalent ERP systems, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Review Business Unit‑level trial balances to identify anomalies, variances, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Own intra‑company and intercompany accounting processes, including coordination, reconciliations, and elimination entries during close.
• Own and oversee monthly balance sheet account reconciliations in FloQast, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.
• Drive reconciliation standardization, aging analysis, and clear ownership of reconciling items across the team.
• Lead efforts to reduce aged/open reconciling items through root‑cause analysis and corrective action plans.
• Enhance reconciliation review controls, escalation mechanisms, and close dashboards within FloQast.
• Play a key role in transition and stabilization of reconciliation processes, ensuring knowledge transfer, shadowing, and hand‑off readiness.
• Lead fixed asset accounting activities including additions, transfers, retirements, depreciations, and CIP accounting in NetSuite.
• Support transition of fixed asset processes, including data migration checks, asset master setup, and policy alignment.
• Perform periodic reconciliation between the fixed asset subledger and general ledger, resolving differences proactively.
• Identify opportunities to improve capitalization controls, approval workflows, and asset tracking.
• Ensure adherence to fixed asset accounting policies, depreciation methodologies, and audit requirements.
• Oversee daily, weekly, and monthly bank and cash reconciliations, ensuring timely completion and review.
• Lead investigation and resolution of reconciling items, coordinating with treasury, AP, AR, and external banks as required.
• Drive improvements in bank reconciliation efficiency, including standard templates, automation opportunities, and exception reporting.
• Ensure accurate posting and review of bank‑related journal entries such as fees, interest, and FX adjustments.
• Support transition and knowledge transfer of bank accounting processes, ensuring control effectiveness post‑transition

II. Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation

III. Fixed Assets Accounting

IV. Bank Accounting & Cash Reconciliations

V. Process Improvement, Controls & Stakeholder Management

• Identify and implement process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control robustness across GL, FA, and Bank processes.
• Act as a key liaison between onshore stakeholders, auditors, and offshore teams during transitions and steady‑state operations.
• Support SOX and internal control compliance by strengthening documentation, review mechanisms, and audit trails.
• Mentor and review work performed by junior accountants, providing guidance and ongoing feedback.
• Participate in transformation initiatives including process re‑engineering, tool optimization (NetSuite/FloQast), and KPI tracking.

B'Com, M'Com, MBA Finance, CA Intermediate, CMA US, ACCA