About this role
International Subsidiary Accounting Lead
We are seeking a detail-oriented International Subsidiary Accounting Lead to perform and lead financial activities supporting our India integrated solutions operations within the National Region Internal Accounting team. This hands-on role executes key finance processes while overseeing in-country operations, compliance, and reporting; coordinates with subsidiary companies on inbound and outbound intercompany billing and cost allocations; and prepares and reconciles intercompany balances.
What You Will Do:
- Manage and perform in-country finance process including:
- Supplier Invoice to Payment
- Banking
- Intercompany Billing and cost allocation to US Operations for Services provided
- Inbound US Intercompany billing for services provided and settlement
- Payroll and related payroll liability settlements
- Monthly and annual close
- Monthly Reporting to India operations business leaders and reporting to US for consolidation
- GST & TDS compliance and settlement
- Audit – Tax – Regulatory compliance
- Review and validate monthly results and reconciliations
- Manage and guide service providers
- Establish, maintain and enhance internal controls and internal control structure to support accurate financial reporting and reduce the risk of misappropriation of assets.
- Develop and maintain standardized documentation for global accounting procedures to drive efficiency, consistency, and compliance across jurisdictions
- Support the design and implementation of automated reconciliation tools, aligning with Finance transformation initiatives focused on modernization and global scalability
- Build and deliver financial reports, dashboards, and analytics, providing insights into global personnel costs and trends to support leadership decision-making
- Partner with IT, National Office Departments and India Operations teams to implement and validate Firm practice structure and business changes are deployed in India finance operations.
- Drive process improvements with a focus on automation, standardization, and efficiency in a global accounting environment
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Controller, Treasury, FP&A, HR, and international stakeholders to ensure alignment of financial data and process and support global business decisions
- Maintain oversight of finance operations, monthly and annual close, reconciliations, reporting, compliance, and internal controls for a large-scale operation
- Work on international accounting operations, including foreign currency considerations, intercompany billing, cost allocations, settlements, global payroll processes, and consolidation reporting.
- Maintain a working knowledge of India finance, tax, and regulatory requirements—or the ability to quickly learn them—including GST, TDS, audit, tax, and statutory compliance processes
- Manage and optimize end-to-end finance processes, including supplier invoice to payment, banking, payroll liabilities, intercompany activity, financial close, and management reporting
- Review and validate monthly results, identify trends, investigate variances, and provide financial insights to business leaders
- Establish, maintain, and enhance internal controls designed to support accurate financial reporting, reduce risk, and align with firmwide fraud risk policies.
- Develop standardized accounting procedures and documentation to promote consistency, efficiency, and compliance across jurisdictions
- Support automation, reconciliation tools, dashboards, finance transformation initiatives, and scalable global processes
- Build and deliver financial reports, dashboards, and analytics that support leadership decision-making and provide visibility into personnel costs, operating trends, and finance performance
- Lead, guide, and coordinate with in-country accounting teams, service providers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- 5 years of experience in accounting, with exposure to multinational operations, shared services environments, standalone subsidiary operations, understanding, establishing, and enhancing finance business processes
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis and reconciliation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Prior Workday experience
- CPA certification
- International accounting experience
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New York
Salary
Range:
NY Minimum Salary (USD)
$ 75,000
NY Maximum Salary (USD)
$ 175,000