Accounting Specialist ensuring financial transparency for Decathlon Colombia, contributing to financial processes and accountability in Bogotá.
About the role
- Senior Accounting Manager leading finance operations for Smartsheet in India. Overseeing accounting integrity, compliance, audits, and regional financial analysis.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the main point of contact for local accounting matters, supporting the India Country Manager and local operational teams within the CFO organization.
- Lead India's accounting operations by managing the outsourced accounting firm to ensure a timely, accurate, and successful monthly close process.
- Guarantee financial integrity by ensuring all financial reporting is accurate and compliant with US GAAP, Indian GAAP, and internal company policies.
- Oversee month-end activities, including the review and approval of all key journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany transactions for the India entity.
- Drive financial analysis by conducting in-depth monthly reviews of the India entity's financials with the international accounting team, providing clear analysis and substantive support for all figures.
- Lead the end-to-end financial statement audit process for the India entity, serving as the primary liaison with external auditors.
- Ensure full tax compliance by partnering with the tax team on all local requirements, including Income Tax audits, GST, TDS reporting, transfer pricing, and other intercompany entries.
- Manage external relationships, acting as the key point of contact for external vendors, banks, tax authorities, and other regulatory bodies.
- Provide technical expertise on complex financial reporting issues and the application of technical accounting rules under Indian GAAP.
- Support regional growth and planning by collaborating with the FP&A team on financial forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range planning.
- Drive scalable solutions by proactively identifying opportunities for process improvement and leading the implementation of new systems.
- Develop the financial infrastructure by defining, implementing, and maintaining robust systems, procedures, and policies to ensure accurate accounting data reporting for India.
- Support global projects by partnering with other finance teams on projects or tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required; Chartered Accountant (CA) is strongly preferred.
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- A combination of public accounting (Big 4 preferred) and private industry experience is highly desirable.
- Demonstrable experience managing accounting operations for a multinational company's subsidiary in India.
- Deep expertise in both Indian GAAP and US GAAP and strong understanding of Indian tax regulations (GST, TDS, Income Tax).
- Experience managing audits in India.
- Proficiency with large-scale ERP systems (Netsuite, Oracle or SAP) and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to work effectively with remote teams and stakeholders across different time zones.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Inclusive environment
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