Senior Accountant

Blackbaud; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbaud is hiring a Senior Accountant for its Payments Accounting team in Hyderabad. The role involves leading monthly close activities, conducting financial analyses, and ensuring compliance with USGAAP. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in public accounting, with a preference for Big4 candidates.

Applicants must possess strong analytical and communication skills, proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and knowledge of payment technology. The workplace offers a flexible remote or hybrid culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant public accounting and/or industry experience, with Big4 audit experience preferred.
• Fluency in USGAAP and ability to research complex accounting issues, especially ASC606.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute monthly and quarterly close activities.
• Perform platform‑to‑processor reconciliations for Payments solutions.
• Collaborate with auditors to ensure compliance.
• Partner with teams to streamline accounting workflows.
• Research technical accounting analyses focused on USGAAP.

Skills

Accounting skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting

Tools

Workday

Blackline

Hyperion

Stripe

Alteryx

Job description

Blackbaud is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant to join our Payments Accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Revenue, Payments & Technical Accounting, this role is ideal for a self‑motivated professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and is passionate about process improvement, automation, and technical excellence. This role focuses on Blackbaud’s FinTech business and includes both the accounting for high‑volume transactions and the technical review of partner, customer, and supplier arrangements for appropriate accounting treatment.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and execute monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, balance‑sheet reconciliations, variance analyses, financial reporting deliverables, and analytical reviews.
• Perform daily and monthly platform‑to‑processor reconciliations and analysis for Blackbaud’s various Payments solutions.
• Perform and document SOX controls related to accounting and reporting processes, including designing new processes and controls to support business or systems changes.
• Collaborate with external and internal auditors to ensure compliance with quarterly and annual audit requirements.
• Develop, review, and update standard operating procedures for accounting processes and tasks.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams—including product, finance, and engineering—to streamline accounting workflows and implement or support automation.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to review new go‑to‑market offers and new arrangements with partners, customers, and suppliers for appropriate accounting treatment.
• Propose accounting operations to support those arrangements as needed.
• Research and prepare technical accounting analyses, with a focus on USGAAP and ASC606 compliance.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of relevant public accounting and/or industry experience; Big4 audit experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degreein Accounting.
• Payments or technology industry experience preferred.
• Fluency in USGAAP and ability to research complex accounting issues, especially ASC606.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with a demonstrated drive for excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, both written and verbal, with a proven track record of effective collaboration in team and matrixed environments.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and excel in a fast‑paced environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; experience with Workday, Blackline, Hyperion, Stripe, Alteryx and large data sets is highly desirable.

Blackbaud is a digital‑first company which embraces a flexible remote or hybrid work culture.

Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.