Senior Accountant

Metriqe Solutions; Chennai District; On-site; INR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Metriqe Solutions in Chennai, India, seeks a Senior Accountant with 3+ years of experience to manage month-end close, reconciliations, and client deliverables for US-based accounts.

The role requires handling bank reconciliations, payroll accounting, and statutory filings, with a fixed night shift (7 PM to 4 AM) and work-from-office arrangement. Strong communication and software skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to quickly interpret and evaluate the accuracy of data and information.
• The ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles.
• Knowledge and experience of accounting software (Oracle/M3/Yardi).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, proficiency in Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Work on General Ledger responsibilities including month-end close, bank reconciliations, payroll accounting, income journals, sales tax filings, and balance sheet reconciliation for US entities.
• Prepare monthly deliverables and provide reconciliations for management review.
• Manage daily activities of preparers and monitor performance.
• Prepare error tracker and present RCA to management.
• Identify unreconciled items and resolve with clients or internally.
• Follow up with clients on aged/reconciling items; communicate via emails/calls.
• Submit monthly financial reports to clients in a timely, accurate manner.
• Complete tasks per commitments and measure performance via KPI dashboards.
• Escalate issues to senior management when needed.
• Adhere to information security and control procedures.

Skills

Data interpretation

Deadline adherence

Accounting principles

Oracle/M3/Yardi

Communication skills

MS Excel

Senior Accountant exposure

Tools

Oracle

M3

Yardi

Job description

• Work/Review on General Ledger (Month end activities), including bank reconciliation statements, Payroll accounting, Income Journal, Sales tax working/filing, Balance Sheet reconciliation for US companies.
• Perform reconciliations / prepare monthly deliverables to the Management group for various financial reports.
• Manage the activities performed by the assigned preparers daily and monitor their performance.
• Error tracker to be prepared and presented to Management along with RCA (Root cause Analysis).
• List out unreconciled items and resolve them promptly internally and as well as with the clients
• Follow up with Clients on aged and reconciling items and get a resolution.
• Interact with Clients regularly through emails/calls
• Monthly financial submissions to the Client
• Complete all assigned jobs as per committed time, in an accurate and client-specific manner
• Update the Work allocation matrix on completion of tasks on hand to measure performance / prepare monthly KPI metrics
• Escalate matters to the next level of Management for pending issues
• Adhere to information security and control procedures

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Ability to quickly interpret and evaluate the accuracy of data and information
• The ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles
• Knowledge and experience of accounting Software. Preferred experience /working knowledge in Oracle/M3/Yardi
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent computer skills, proficiency in Microsoft
• Senior Accountant - 3 + Years of Experience in Finance and Accounting

Work Mode: Work from office(5 days a week)

Shift Timings: 7 PM - 4 AM (Fixed night shift)