Global Accounting Associate

**Role: Global Accounting Associate**

**Location**:Mumbai, India**

**Job type: Full time, Permanent - Hybrid**

**Why QS?**

At QS, our culture fosters a flexible working environment that encourages our employees to own their career whilst personally and professionally thriving. We collaborate, respect and support each other - and as a company, our values underpin these.

Our mission is to empower motivated people around the world to fulfil their potential through higher education, and to ensure everyone has the same opportunity to achieve that potential. We celebrate the diversity of our teams and believe through sharing our experiences we can learn from one another and become stronger together, which enables us to achieve our goal.

At QS, you’ll be responsible for implementing real change in the international higher education landscape, full of exciting and interesting challenges where you can drive positive impact across the business.

**As a Global Accounting Associate, **this is what you’ll be doing**:
**The role**:
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**Role responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the full spectrum of finance functions which include finance operations, statutory/management reporting, taxation, governance and compliance, and treasury in subsidiary companies in India, UK, Canada, USA, Singapore, Nigeria, France and Germany.
- Assist the Accountant in month-end/ year-end financial close process and budget/ forecast in revenue recognition, commission computation and other tasks as directed.
- Liaise with auditors, tax advisors, company secretary and other statutory bodies related to finance function, and effectively resolve the matters in hand.
- Effectively manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders through appropriate communication and collaboration.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for review by the Accountant across all subsidiaries in India, UK, Canada, USA, Singapore, Nigeria, France and Germany.
- Any ad-hoc projects per business requirements.

**Key skills and experience**:

- Proven working experience preferably with some external/ internal audit and corporate exercise exposure.
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English.
- Assertive with good inter-personal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders globally at all seniority levels.
- Responsible, proactive in problem-solving, independent and committed to deliver with integrity, and understand the importance of confidentiality.
- Able to multi-task with high attention to details and open to work flexibly under tight deadlines and change focus as priorities evolve.
- Positive outlook with heaps of enthusiasm, commitment to continuous self-development and infectious self-drive to ensure we continue to achieve our objectives.

**So, who are we and what do we do?**

QS is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, insights, and intelligence to the global higher education sector - supporting university excellence across the world. Our student recruitment and enrolment solutions enable universities and business schools to connect with talented individuals seeking to further their academic progress and career development. Our portfolio of professional services includes consultancy, student mobility and academic partnerships management, and branding solutions. We publish highly visible and influential rankings of international universities, including the QS World University Rankings® which reaches a global audience of hundreds of millions of people.

Founded in 1990, our activities span across 50 countries, working with over 2000 of the world’s leading higher education institutions and over 12,000 employers.

Headquartered in London, QS has over 800 employees globally with offices in Australia, Malaysia, India, Romania, Singapore, France, Germany, and the USA. QS keeps growing organically, through acquisition and by recruiting top talent across key regions.

**We take investing in our people very seriously.**

As standard you will have:

- Competitive base salary
- Access to an annual bonus scheme (for qualifying roles only)
- 21 days annual leave - increasing to 23 days after 5 years’ service + 8 days casual leave
- 14 days holiday for the year 2024
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Access to Provident Fund and Pension Fund Scheme
- Group Medical Insurance
- A vibrant social environment and multicultural and multinational culture

But that’s not all. Outside of these standard benefits we also offer resources to allow professional growth and wellness initiatives to nurture a healthy mindset:

- Free subscription to the Calm App - the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
- A focus on welfare which is led by our global wellness team, with mental health first aiders globally
- Access to a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives and groups
- Strong recognition and reward programs - including a peer-to-peer recognition platform, quarterly and annual QS Applaud Awa