Assistant Manager/Manager - Accounts and Finance

Emeritus; India; Remote; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global education technology company is seeking an Assistant Manager/Manager for Accounts and Finance to support the Accounting department. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, managing accounts payable, audit assistance, and ensuring timely government filings. A Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and relevant experience are required. This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a remote work environment and excel under pressure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience on month-end and year-end close processes, account reconciliations and financial audit.
• Comfortable working with various internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Comfortable working in a remote-first work environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Accounting department in producing accurate and timely financial statements.
• Review and account AP & corporate expense reports.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliation.
• Prepare AP and other Accounting documents requested for audit.
• Ensure government filings and business renewals are filed on time.

Skills

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel

Knowledge of advanced accounting platforms such as NetSuite

Knowledge of advanced cloud-based reporting

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to work under pressure with changing deadlines

Detail-oriented, flexible, and able to multitask

Highly organized, strong analytical and problem solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

3 to 5 years accounting experience

Job description

Assistant Manager/Manager - Accounts and Finance

To support the Accounting department in producing accurate and timely financial statements by preparing and recording detailed AP, AR and other general accounting transactions.

Authority

This position reports to the Accounting Senior Manager.

Skills

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of advanced accounting platforms such as NetSuite.
• Knowledge of advanced cloud-based reporting, AR and AP system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with changing deadlines and responsibilities.
• Must be detail-oriented, flexible, and able to multitask.
• Highly organized, strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 3 to 5 years accounting experience.
• Hands‑on experience on month‑end and year‑end close processes, account reconciliations and financial audit.
• Comfortable working with various internal stakeholders (e.g., Human Resources, IT, Operations, Marketing) and external vendors.
• Comfortable working in a remote‑first work environment.

Key Result Areas

Objectives/Activities

• Month‑End & Year‑End Processes
• Review and account AP & corporate expense reports
• Perform monthly bank reconciliation
• Help with tax filings
• Perform month‑clode activities such as accruals, prepays, deferrals, etc.
• Support with revenue recognition & refunds
• Review monthly Income Statement and provide explanation on monthly fluctuations for P&L accounts

Accounts Payable Processing

• Review and approve POs and invoices in Nexonia
• Process weekly check run for vendor payments
• Request and maintain W‑9/W‑8 information for vendors and record new vendor information into NetSuite
• Create necessary AP accrual journal entries and monthly dererral entries
• Coordinate 1099 filings

Audit Assistance

• Prepare AP and other Accounting documents requested for audit
• Work directly with auditor for any questions
• Perform walkthrough of Accounting tasks as requested by auditors

Fixed Assets

• Ensure the accuracy of Fixed Assets additions & retirements
• Maintain Fixed Assets Module
• Verify that all assets are depreciated monthly
• Verify that monthly depreciation journal entries are accurate
• Create all necessary retirement entries

Government & Business Filings

• Ensure government filings and business renewals are filed on time
• Maintain Business Filings document
• Work with tax consultant
• Assist management on special projects as necessary
• Work with various departments as information is required from accounting department
• Assist accounting/finance department in ad hoc tasks and/or projects

Equal Employment Opportunity

Emeritus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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