Chief Accounting Officer

This Senior Accountant role is within our International Accounting and Compliance organization. The position is located in Bangalore, India and will be part of our India Accounting & Compliance team supporting Intuit India entities U.S. GAAP accounting, Local GAAP Accounting & Tax compliance.

This position requires 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.

• Own and drive the month and quarter-end USGAAP Close processes for a legal entity, proven experience in end-to-end legal entity ledger accounts close and finalization
• Lead local statutory audits including preparation of statutory financial statements in compliance with Ind-AS. 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.
• Research and document company position on technical accounting issues, effectively communicate and present to business partners, prepare a course of action by various teams to collaborate and address risks/issues
• In partnership with Internal Controls team, ensure to maintain robust internal controls of subsidiaries and comply with company policy, leveraging experience with the organization's internal control framework to coordinate ICFR audits and resolve any audit issues.
• Support compliance and improve processes and internal controls in the area of responsibility, implementing simple workflows where needed
• 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 general ledger, books of accounts and statutory financial statements for appropriateness and reasonableness of applied accounting principles
• Lead and coordinate with various internal stakeholders to timely completion of Internal, ICFR, Interim and Statutory Audits or any other audits from time to time
• Own the compliance activities in accounting, company secretarial, banking and related regulatory compliances. Work closely with the global CAO organization and cross-functional teams to ensure effective compliance with policies and procedures

Key qualifications include:

• Degree in Accountancy, with mandatory CA/CPA qualification and 4-6 years of post-qualification experience in accounting, book close process, direct and indirect tax compliances of a company
• Experience in end-to-end legal entity level accounts finalization as per IFRS /Ind AS accounting standards
• Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, withholding tax, regular tax compliance, transfer pricing, CbyC report, GST and other tax compliances
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Ind-AS
• Analytical thinker who can identify and implement effective processes improvements
• Experience in general ledger accounting/review, month-end/year-end close process, statutory financial statements preparation in a public accounting or large public company
• Proficiency with accounting software and experience with a software system – preferably experience in Oracle R12
• Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical and multitasking skills, strong written and oral communication skills
• Technically strong with solid knowledge and experience in Direct and Indirect tax compliance including compliances related Intercompany transactions
• Mature, proactive, resourceful and takes initiative in responsibilities, independent worker who can deliver with minimal supervision