Senior Accountant

About the team: Our global accounting & reporting team is responsible for finalising financial statements of all subsidiaries in EMEA & APAC as per the required GAAP in the respective countries. They play a large part in ensuring compliance to related regulatory guidance, compliance with accounting policies and standards, practices, and principles. This team owns the process of accurate and timely closure of financial books of accounts, audit of financial statements, and auditing processes. They maintain and improve the overall control environment over reporting. About the role: As a Senior Accountant role within our International Accounting organisation in Bangalore, India. This position will be part of our International Accounting & Reporting team, supporting Rubrik subsidiary local reporting (Primarily for India). This position will require strong accounting skills, the ability to effectively partner with stakeholders (internal and external) and team members, execute and maintain accounting principles in line with the local accounting framework, regulations and company policies, and the ability to drive issues through to resolution and validation. What you’ll do? Owns the end-to-end process of preparing and filing annual financial statements, ensuring tax compliance, ensuring full compliance with applicable accounting standards and the applicable corporate law for India entity. Support other APAC and EMEA entities in preparing and filing annual financial statements. Prepare journal entries and maintain account reconciliations consistent with local GAAP and corporate accounting policies to ensure close timelines are met. Prepare and maintain reports/schedules for management, and prepare schedules requested by internal and external auditors. Leads and coordinates the annual statutory audit of the books of accounts, acting as the primary liaison with external auditors to ensure a smooth and efficient audit closure. Apply judgment to ensure that the financial integrity of accounting entries, accruals, and account reconciliations is intact and address risks/issues Ensure the reasonableness of all accounting principles and treatments adopted under the local reporting framework. Act as a key liaison for the statutory audit, providing timely information and explanations to fulfil auditor requests. Research and document the company's position on technical accounting issues, with the ability to effectively communicate and present to internal and external stakeholders Liaise and collaborate with internal teams, internal and external auditors, and consultants Ensure compliance for Indian Direct, Indirect taxation and Company secretarial, liaison with the consultant to respond to the direct and Indirect tax notices on time. Stay current on evolving Accounting Standards pronouncements Manage tax disputes with the Tax authorities and liaise with the consultants to file the appropriate response on timely manner Filing any other statutory or local returns Experience you'll need: Degree in Accountancy, with CA and 5-7 yrs of relevant working experience in accounting in Indian entities, preferably MNC or auditing of Indian entities, preferably Big 4s. Experience in prepaid, accruals, FA accounting, intercompany accounting, commission accounting, lease accounting, payroll accounting, reconciliation, fluxes and process documentations is expected. In-depth understanding of I GAAP and Ind AS. Knowledge of IFRS is a plus Analytical thinker who can identify and implement effective process improvements Proficiency with accounting software and experience with a software system –preferably experience in NetSuite. Ability to analyse financial records and interpret in simple terms to other stakeholders Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational and multitasking skills, strong written and oral communication skills Join Us in Securing and Accelerating the World's AI Transformation Rubrik (RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, leads at…