Accounting Manager - US Accounting

Lytegen; Mohali; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sky Sun, the India-based support center for Elevation Energy Solutions, is seeking an US Accounting Manager to own day-to-day US entity accounting. This working manager role requires hands-on daily work while building a team around you to scale the function.

You will close books, reconcile accounts, and prepare financials for lenders and ownership, with a clear path to senior roles as processes mature.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of accounting experience, with at least 3 years working on US client books at an outsourced accounting, KPO, or offshore staffing firm, or in a US-facing GCC finance team
• A working manager's mindset: you stay hands-on in the daily work while developing the team around you
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and the full accounting cycle
• Advanced hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, including QuickBooks Online Advanced features and US accounting workflows
• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, not just participation in it
• QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification required; QuickBooks Online Advanced certification preferred, with relevant QuickBooks Payroll/Bookkeeping certifications or credentials considered an advantage
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills: pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation workpapers
• Strong written and spoken English; comfortable communicating directly with US management
• Willingness to work night shift aligned to US business hours
• B.Com or M.Com required; CA Inter, CMA, MBA (Finance), or CPA/EA in progress is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close for multiple US entities: journal entries, accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and close checklist management in QuickBooks Online
• Perform bank, credit card, and payment platform reconciliations across multiple accounts
• Manage accounts receivable, including reconciliation of financing partner payments, deductions, and claw backs against project records
• Manage accounts payable workflows: vendor bills, approvals, and payment scheduling
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions between US and international entities
• Book payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll reports to the general ledger
• Prepare monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with variance commentary for management and lenders
• Clean up and reconcile historical periods, and document accounting processes and SOPs as you go
• Support external accountants and lenders during reviews, audits, and due diligence
• Hire, train, and manage junior accountants as the team grows

Skills

US GAAP

Month-end close

Excel

Communication

Hands-on accounting

US client books

Education

B.Com or M.Com

CA Inter

CMA

MBA (Finance)

CPA/EA in progress

Tools

QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Gusto

Bill.com

Wise

QuickBooks Payroll

Job description

Designation: Accounting Manager (US Accounting)
Shift: Night Shift (US Process) 8:30 PM to 5:30 AM IST (It may vary due to business requirement)
Working Days: 5 Days a week
Company: Sky Sun (India support center for Elevation Energy Solutions Inc., USA)
Location: Mohali, Punjab (onsite)

About Us

Elevation Energy Solutions is a US-based residential solar installation and field services company currently operating across five states, including California, Texas, and Arizona, with a goal of expanding to all fifty US states. Sky Sun is our growing India operations center in Mohali, primarily supporting Elevation Energy Solutions. You will work directly with US leadership and own core pieces of the companys financial operations.

The Role

We are hiring an US - Accounting Manager to own day-to-day accounting for our US entities. This is a working manager role: you run daily accounting operations yourself while building the team around you. You will close the books, reconcile the accounts, and produce financials that go to lenders and ownership, with a defined path to Senior Accounting Manager as the function scales. If you are looking for a purely supervisory seat, this is not it. If you want to build a US accounting function from the inside and grow with it, this role is the right fit for you.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close for multiple US entities: journal entries, accruals, prepaids, depreciation, and close checklist management in QuickBooks Online
• Perform bank, credit card, and payment platform reconciliations across multiple accounts
• Manage accounts receivable, including reconciliation of financing partner payments, deductions, and claw backs against project records
• Manage accounts payable workflows: vendor bills, approvals, and payment scheduling
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions between US and international entities
• Book payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll reports to the general ledger
• Prepare monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with variance commentary for management and lenders
• Clean up and reconcile historical periods, and document accounting processes and SOPs as you go
• Support external accountants and lenders during reviews, audits, and due diligence
• Hire, train, and manage junior accountants as the team grows

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of accounting experience, with at least 3 years working on US client books at an outsourced accounting, KPO, or offshore staffing firm, or in a US-facing GCC finance team
• A working manager's mindset: you stay hands-on in the daily work while developing the team around you
• Working knowledge of US GAAP and the full accounting cycle
• Advanced hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, including QuickBooks Online Advanced features and US accounting workflows
• Demonstrated ownership of month-end close, not just participation in it
• QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification required; QuickBooks Online Advanced certification preferred, with relevant QuickBooks Payroll/Bookkeeping certifications or credentials considered an advantage
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills: pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation workpapers
• Strong written and spoken English; comfortable communicating directly with US management
• Willingness to work night shift aligned to US business hours
• B.Com or M.Com required; CA Inter, CMA, MBA (Finance), or CPA/EA in progress is a plus

Nice to Have

• Experience with solar, construction, contracting, or other project-based businesses (job costing, project-level P&L)
• Exposure to multi-entity structures and consolidation
• Familiarity with Gusto, Bill.com, Wise, QuickBooks Payroll, and other US finance tools
• Experience building processes or teams from an early stage