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MotiveLead Accountant
Motive is hiring a Lead Accountant for its India team. The role takes part in month-end and quarter-end closing, covering accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory, capitalized internal…
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Motive is hiring a Lead Accountant for its India team. The role takes part in month-end and quarter-end closing, covering accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory, capitalized internal software, and intercompany activity. The accountant also reviews reconciliations, leads process improvements, and assists with treasury tasks, audit requests, and one-off analyses. The position is on-site and reports to the Director, Accounting. The best candidate brings deep technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and a…
Job Description
Motive is hiring a Lead Accountant for its India team. The role takes part in month-end and quarter-end closing, covering accruals, prepaid expenses, inventory, capitalized internal software, and intercompany activity. The accountant also reviews reconciliations, leads process improvements, and assists with treasury tasks, audit requests, and one-off analyses. The position is on-site and reports to the Director, Accounting.
The best candidate brings deep technical accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and a habit of steady improvement. The accountant handles a varied workload with limited direction, works through difficult accounting questions, and helps build up the accounting function as the company scales.
Core work during close covers allocations, eliminations, consolidations, journal entries, and reconciliations. The role handles intercompany activity, subsidiary funding asks, and the obligations attached to them across international entities. The accountant keeps documentation ready for audit, finds automation chances that tighten controls and cut manual effort, and works alongside Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Legal to clear up accounting issues.
Applicants need six or more years of steadily growing accounting experience, ideally at a quickly scaling technology, SaaS, or multinational company. An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field is required. A professional qualification such as CA or CPA is preferred. The job requires advanced Excel skills and the capacity to examine large financial data sets. The posting does not give a salary or benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Help with closing activity at month-end and quarter-end: allocations, eliminations, consolidations, journal entries, and reconciliations
- Handle intercompany activity, subsidiary funding asks, and the compliance obligations attached to them
- Support audits and financial reporting while keeping documentation audit-ready
- Find and carry out process fixes and automation that tighten controls and cut manual effort
- Settle accounting questions alongside Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Legal
- Review reconciliations and assist with treasury work, audit requests, and ad hoc analysis
Requirements
- Six or more years of steadily growing accounting experience, ideally in a quickly scaling technology, SaaS, or multinational setting
- Undergraduate or postgraduate training in accounting, finance, or a closely related field
- Sound understanding of GAAP-level principles, closing mechanics, intercompany accounting, and statutory compliance
- Experience with complicated reconciliations, audit requests, and documentation spanning several entities
- Advanced spreadsheet skill, and capacity to examine large volumes of financial information
- Sharp problem-solving, organizing, and communication abilities, with skill at getting agreement across teams
Qualifications
- A recognized accounting credential, such as CA or CPA, or an equivalent (preferred)
Core Skills
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Where is this job based?
The posting lists India as the location and describes the role as on-site.
Who does this role report to?
The Lead Accountant reports to the Director, Accounting.
What experience is required?
Six or more years of steadily growing accounting experience, plus an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
Does the posting list a salary?
No. The posting does not state a salary or pay range.
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