Team Lead

Analytix Business Solutions; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Analytix Business Solutions is seeking a leader to deliver accurate end-to-end accounting services for a portfolio of US-based clients. You will supervise final accounting reviews, coordinate client communications, manage workflow, and drive quality controls in an outsourced environment.

The role requires strong US GAAP knowledge, client-facing skills, and a track record of process improvement. You will guide a team, own deliverables, and uphold service levels across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience in overseeing end-to-end US accounting processes.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Own service delivery for assigned US clients and act as the first escalation point.
• Plan recurring deliverables and monitor due dates to meet SLAs.
• Lead client calls, communicate status and risks, and build relationships with US stakeholders.
• Oversee month-end/year-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Maintain SOPs, checklists, and process maps to ensure consistency and quality.
• Mentor and develop team members, allocate work, and support performance reviews.

Skills

Team leadership

US GAAP

Accounting review

Client communication

Process improvement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Lead the accurate and timely delivery of end-to-end accounting services for a portfolio of US-based clients. The role combines final-level accounting review, client communication, workflow ownership, people leadership, quality control, and continuous process improvement in an outsourced accounting environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Delivery & Portfolio Management

• Own service delivery for assigned US clients and act as the first point of escalation for accounting and operational matters.
• Plan recurring deliverables, monitor due dates, manage priorities, and ensure adherence to agreed service levels and client-specific calendars.
• Lead periodic client calls, communicate status and risks clearly, resolve queries, and build trusted working relationships with US stakeholders.
• Support client onboarding, transition, process stabilization, and documentation of client-specific accounting requirements.

2. End-to-End US Accounting Review

• Review bookkeeping and accounting activities across accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank and credit-card reconciliations, payroll entries, loans, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, accruals, and intercompany transactions.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, schedules, trial balance review, and closure of open items.
• Review profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash-flow information, general ledgers, and supporting schedules for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Ensure transactions and financial reports are aligned with client policies, applicable US GAAP principles, and documented accounting treatment.
• Coordinate audit, tax, and year-end support by preparing accurate schedules and responding to information requests.

3. Quality, Controls & Risk Management

• Perform final-level review before deliverables are released to clients and maintain a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and evidence-based review.
• Identify unusual balances, unreconciled items, duplicate or missing entries, aging issues, and process-control gaps; drive timely corrective action.
• Maintain SOPs, checklists, review notes, process maps, and client documentation; ensure team adherence to approved procedures.

4. Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Allocate work based on client priorities, complexity, capacity, and individual capability; monitor progress and rebalance workload when required.
• Guide team members on accounting treatment, review queries, client communication, and problem resolution.
• Conduct regular one-to-one discussions, provide timely feedback, support performance improvement, and contribute to goal setting and appraisal inputs.
• Train and mentor new and existing team members; identify skill gaps and coordinate targeted learning interventions.
• Promote ownership, collaboration, accountability, and a client-focused culture within the team.

5. Operational Excellence

• Monitor productivity, quality, utilization, turnaround time, rework, and pending-item trends; report risks and recovery actions to management.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, automate, and strengthen accounting workflows and review controls.
• Partner with internal teams such as Tax, Payroll, HR, Technology, and Quality to resolve delivery dependencies and improve client outcomes.
• Participate in hiring and technical evaluation of accounting talent when required.