Financial Accountant

Wahed Invest; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wahed Invest in Mumbai seeks a proactive finance professional to lead group consolidations under US GAAP and maintain books for USA entities. You will ensure timely financial statements, strengthen internal controls, and support close processes.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, intercompany accounting, and regulatory reporting while collaborating with senior management to drive accurate financial insights.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in Accounts/Finance functions.
• CA fresher with Chartered Accountant qualification accepted.

Responsibilities

• Prepare yearly/monthly/quarterly group consolidations as per US GAAP.
• Prepare books of USA entities.
• Ensure real-time financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow) for decision making.
• Develop accounting policies to strengthen internal controls.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Coordinate/regulatory reporting with government tax filings.
• Assist management with budgeting, forecasting, and variances.

Skills

US GAAP consolidation

Advanced MS Excel

Intercompany accounting

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

Tools

Tally

QuickBooks

SAP

Job description

About Wahed

The global financial system wasn't built for everyone. For millions of people, its reliance on interest (riba) creates a barrier to managing money and building wealth without compromising their values.

At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.

Job Description

• Responsible for timely preparation of yearly/monthly/quarterly Group consolidations as per US GAAP
• Preparation of books of USA entities.
• Ensuring real-time financial statements like balance sheet, P&L accounts, cash flow statements and income statements are available for business decision making.
• Develop accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances.
• Drive key finance initiatives to improve performance and facilitate business growth.
• Establish and implement financial reporting systems to comply with government regulations and legislation.
• Coordinate and own preparation of regulatory reporting with local, state, and central government tax filings
• Planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Performing financial reporting, ad-hoc business analyses and financial modelling
• Historical trend analysis of capital and operating expenditures for budget creation and decision support
• Consolidating and monitoring annual budgets and forecasts received from various functions and SBU Heads
• Providing commentary for budget vs. actual result variations
• Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.
• Assist the management in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members.
• Define, Review, Participate and implement Accounting Policies Procedures
• Review the audit reports and Plan implementation of the audit recommendations.
• Systemized the entire accounting and MIS cycle.
• Manage intercompany accounts

Job Specification

• Proven work experience (2-3yrs) in Accounts/Finance function
• Fresher CA
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like Tally/QuickBooks/SAP
• Familiarity with advanced formulas in MS Excel
• Excellent analytical skills along with the ability to create and present detailed report.
• Problem-solving attitude