Financial Accountant

ApplyBoard simplifies the study abroad search, application, and acceptance process by connecting international students, recruitment partners, and academic institutions on one platform. With an exceptional team from around the world and speaking more than 75 languages, our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Our core values, such as Caring About Each Other, Innovating and Improving, and Making Work Fun, propel us forward together and continuously strengthen our engaging culture. We are in growth mode and are looking to empower passionate and exceptionally talented team members.

The Opportunity

Financial Accountant will work as part of ApplyBoard India Finance team and work primarily for the Global Business Strategy team. He/she will be responsible to support the Business Strategy with monitoring & improving financial operations, product line reporting, and compliance efforts. The position will be based in our Gurgaon India office. He/she will report to the Director of Finance Asia Pacific with dotted line reporting to the Global Business Strategy team.

What you'll be doing everyday:
• Manage inventory & COGS accounting, including reconciliation of inventory accounts
• Manage month, quarter and year-end close processes
• Prepare financial statements
• Support preparation of yearly budgets and quarterly reviews
• Work with product and merchandising teams to evaluate attractiveness of new products
• Manage and coordinate with core accounting teams to manage audits
• Establish internal controls over sourcing & payment processes
• Initiate and oversee special projects aligned with business intelligence and business growth
• Handle tax payments to any authorities along with rest of Finance team, as needed
• Understand key regulations and compliance issues in new markets

What you bring to the table:
• MBA or Bachelor’s Degree (Accounting or finance preferred) from a reputed college with 4-5 years of experience
• 4+ years of relevant financial or accounting experience
• Entrepreneurial experience: you’ve either built a company of your own or worked as an early employee of a startup
• Fluency with G Suite, Google Sheets
• Proficient in Google Sheets, including pivot tables. Ability to build complex reports from multi-data sources and analyze large volumes of data
• Fluency / comfort with technology and learning about new tools
• Experience on NetSuite or other ERP systems for service company preferred
• Ability to work independently, assume responsibility and deliver within deadlines
• Strong abstract thinking & problem-solving skills; it is critical that you can break down problems and solve them without supervision
• Fluency in written and spoken English required, other languages are a plus but not required
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills