Director - Accounting - Telecom

Job Responsibilities

Compliance: Lead the team that owns the global bookkeeping process (accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue recognition, VAT) as well as the financial statement preparation and distribution to senior management, including but not limited to: consolidated income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and monthly/quarterly financial statements ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and regulatory requirements (US GAAP and Indian GAAP)

Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to the board of investors and to the fiscal administrations

Process and systems: Proactive design, development and implementation of the accounting processes, chart of accounts, to support the firm during the ERP design and implementation phase by interacting with the different business functions such as logistics and production;

Business Partnering: Effectively connect with various groups throughout the organization (e.g. legal, FP&A, HR, etc) and build strong relationships with external auditors to address the needs of the Global Accounting function and support other functions;

Audit: Play a key role in the external audit, statutory audits, quarterly reviews, and ongoing controls testing by preparing audit requests and working with the auditors to explain and document various transactions, business processes and internal controls.

Payroll: overview and manage the payroll provider relationship.

Required Expertise/Experience:

- Deep knowledge of US GAAP standards and Indian GAAP standards as well as regulatory requirements.

- Experience in working in a technology company with headquarters in the USA is preferred.

- Fluent written and spoken English and comfortable in presenting in front of a large audience including senior leadership.

- Experience in ERP implementation is preferred

- Prior people management experience is required.

- Experience in well-established international corporations or hyper-growth startup companies preferred.

- Unwavering character and unquestionable personal and professional integrity.

- High initiative and a self-starter who operates with a sense of urgency, can both manage resources and roll up sleeves to complete projects end-to-end; highly process-driven and with precise attention to detail.