Senior Accountant – US GAAP, Record-to-Report

Buying Simplified; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Buying Simplified is seeking a finance professional to own the month-end close for a US-headquartered client. Remote within India with a preference for Bengaluru or Chennai, you will handle journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation workpapers, and intercompany/FX activities, delivering a clean close.

You will support US GAAP filings and SEC schedules, draft accounting memos on ASC topics, and work with auditors.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years in general ledger or record-to-report with at least 2 years US GAAP exposure for US-headquartered companies.
• Bachelor's/Master's in Commerce with CA/CPA/ACCA/MBA Finance; letters aside, experience matters most.
• Hands-on month-end close: entries, reconciliations and closing package.
• Clear, confident English, written and spoken; comfortable with US finance leaders.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work overlapping US Eastern Time.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close tasks: journal entries, reconciliations, closing package.
• Prepare consolidation workpapers including intercompany and FX revaluation.
• Assist with US GAAP filings and SEC schedules (S-1, 10-Q, 10-K).
• Draft accounting memos on ASC 606, ASC 842, R&D costs, stock-based compensation.
• Maintain internal controls and support auditors; guide junior analysts.

Skills

US GAAP experience

Excel proficiency

Month-end close

English communication

Intercompany / FX exposure

Education

B.Com or M.Com + CA/CPA/ACCA or MBA in Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI)

Netsuite

Job description

Buying Simplified · Remote, India (Bengaluru or Chennai preferred) · US-hours overlap · Full-time

About Buying Simplified

Buying Simplified is a specialist finance and procurement operations firm serving US life-sciences companies. Our teams in India and the US run record-to-report, accounts payable, procurement and spend analytics for biotech and pharma clients, and our GenieWorks.ai platform brings AI into those workflows. We embed people who become trusted members of our clients' finance teams.

The client(s)

You will be embedded with a fast-growing, US-headquartered company preparing to go public or raising successive rounds of funding. They may have entities in the US, China and the UK. Finance runs on SAP S/4HANA or Netsuite or DAX.

Why this role is different

You will work alongside our US-based finance transformation leader, a former Global Controller and Big 4 auditor who leads the client's IPO-readiness work. She sets direction on the complex technical topics. You own the execution and become the client's go-to person for the monthly close.

It is real exposure to public-company preparation, with senior guidance beside you rather than being left to figure it out alone.

What you will do

Close and general ledger

• Own month-end close tasks: journal entries (accruals, prepaids, R&D and clinical accruals, revenue), account reconciliations and the closing package.
• Prepare consolidation workpapers, including US–China intercompany matching, eliminations, and FX revaluation and translation (USD/CNY).
• Prepare flux analysis and monthly management reporting packs: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and KPIs.

IPO and audit support

• Prepare PBC schedules and work directly with the external auditors.
• Support preparation of US GAAP financial statements and the schedules behind SEC filings (S-1, then 10-Q and 10-K), with guidance from our US lead.
• Help draft accounting memos on topics such as ASC 606, ASC 842, R&D costs and stock-based compensation, with review.
• Operate and evidence internal controls over financial reporting (SOX-style).

Client partnership

• Join US-hours calls with the client's Controller and finance team, and walk them through close status and flux commentary clearly.
• Write clear, client‑ready emails and status updates, and own follow-ups through to closure.
• Raise issues early, with a suggested fix.

Improvement

• Review AP outputs for accounting accuracy, including payment runs and vendor master changes.
• Document SOPs and improve the close in the ERP system they use; contribute ideas for automation.
• Guide junior analysts as the team grows.
  

Who you are

Must have

• 4–7 yearsin general ledger or record-to-report, withat least 2 years on US GAAPfor US-headquartered companies (in‑house, a global capability centre, a Big 4 delivery centre or an outsourcing provider).
• Qualification:B.Com or M.Com plus one of CA (including CA Inter or semi‑qualified), CMA, ACCA, US CPA (completed or in progress), or an MBA in Finance. We care more about what you have done than the letters after your name.
• Hands‑on month‑end close: you personally prepare entries, reconciliations and the closing package.
• Exposure to multi‑entity accounting: intercompany and FX.
• Have supported an external audit, including PBC preparation.
• Clear, confident English, written and spoken; comfortable on calls with US finance leaders.
• Strong Excel.
• Able to work regular overlap with US Eastern Time.

Good to have

• SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI).
• Pharma, biotech or manufacturing accounting: inventory costing, R&D and clinical accruals.
• Any exposure to IPO preparation, SEC reporting or SOX.
• US CPA or ACCA in progress.
• Power BI or similar reporting tools.

How you work

• You own your numbers and close the loop without being chased.
• You ask the question behind the request.
• You hold a high bar for accuracy and presentation.
• You want to grow into a controllership role and are hungry to learn public‑company accounting.

Location and working model

• Remote within India, with a preference for candidates based inBengaluru or Chennai.
• Candidates outside Chennaitravel to our Chennai office forone week every two months, at company expense.
• Regular overlap with US Eastern Time for client meetings.

Growth

This role is built to grow. Strong performers move into Assistant Controller and client‑lead roles as the engagement and the team expand.

What we offer

• Hands‑on exposure to a US company's journey to public markets, with a senior US mentor.
• A visible, client‑facing role, not a ticket queue.
• Work alongside our GenieWorks.ai team as we bring AI into finance operations.
• Competitive compensation, company-paid health insurance for self (family can be added through the company plan) and company-paid life insurance.