Executive - Finance/Accounts

Nest Digital; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nest Digital is establishing a Center of Excellence in India to support a leading US fintech client's accounting products. The role focuses on migrating customers from legacy systems to the new product, ensuring data accuracy, and guiding the migration from scoping to go-live.

You will train users, work with US customers across time zones, and may pursue CPA support as you grow with the product suite. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting, bookkeeping, or ERP experience.
• Strong accounting fundamentals.
• Hands-on data migration to a new accounting/ERP system.
• Hands-on experience with year-end closing.
• Good analytical and communication skills with US customers/non-accountants.
• Comfortable in customer-facing work and US time zones.
• Clear documentation and ability to train end users.

Responsibilities

• Understand each customer's business and configure the right accounting setup.
• Lead migrations from legacy systems to the new product from scoping to go-live.
• Coordinate with technical teams on data requirements and validate data before loading.
• Ensure opening balances are accurate and approved by the customer.
• Mentor team members, coordinate across teams, and build the migration knowledge base.
• Train end users and support customers after go-live.
• Handle hands-on accounting work as needed, including month-end and year-end close.

Skills

Data migration

Accounting fundamentals

Customer-facing

Year-end closing

Communication skills

Education

CA/CMA/CPA/ACCA

Tools

NetSuite

QuickBooks

Sage

Microsoft Dynamics

Xero

APIs/SQL basics

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 3-8 years

Role Overview

We are setting up a Center of Excellence in India to work with a leading US fintech company on one of its fast-growing accounting products. The team will help the companys customers move from legacy accounting software, the companys own or third-party, to the latest product, and support them after go-live.

Who Should Apply

Open to CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA and other finance professionals who want a customer-facing role built around a real product.

You will get product training, work with US customers and US accounting practices, and the company will support you if you want to pursue your CPA.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand each customers business and turn it into the right accounting set-up.
• Lead the accounting side of migrations from legacy systems to the new product, from scoping to go-live.
• Work with technical teams on data requirements and check the data before it is loaded.
• Make sure opening balances are accurate and signed off by the customer.
• Guide and review team members, coordinate across teams, and build the teams migration knowledge base.
• Train end users and support customers after go-live.
• Handle hands-on accounting work as needed, including month-end and year-end close.

Required Qualifications Skills

• 3+ years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or accounting software/ERP.
• Strong accounting fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience in data migration to a new accounting or ERP system.
• Hands-on experience in financial year-end closing.
• Good analytical and communication skills, including with US customers and non-accountants.
• Comfortable in customer-facing work and US time zones.
• Clear documentation, attention to detail, and ability to train end users.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to US accounting practices, GAAP, taxation, or payroll.
• Experience with cloud accounting/ERP platforms such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, or Xero.
• Basic understanding of APIs, integrations, or SQL.
• CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent is a plus.

Success Profile

An accountant who is comfortable with technology and customers, and can take a client from a legacy system to a verified, working new one.

Key Competencies: Accounting | Data migration | Year-end closing | Customer communication | Team guidance

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