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Armanino (USA) is proud to be among the top 20 Largest Firms in the United States of America and one of the Best Places to Work. Armanino (USA) has more than 2500 employees across the USA and more than 20 offices in different states of the USA. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas. 

This open position is for Armanino India LLP. Armanino India LLP is a fully owned subsidiary of Armanino (USA).

Responsibilities 

• Own and actively manage assigned client engagements and deliverables, taking direct responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and timely completion of work.
• Perform hands-on accounting work for assigned clients, including preparing month end close journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expense schedules, fixed asset schedules, accounts payable and receivable reconciliations, payroll entries and other month-end and year-end accounting activities.
• Participate directly in the monthly and year-end close process, including reviewing account activity, investigating unusual or unexpected balances, identifying reconciling items, resolving differences and ensuring the general ledger is complete and accurate.
• Prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules, including Statements of Financial Position (Balance Sheet), Statements of Activities (P&L), Statements of Cash Flows, trial balances, management Reports and other client-specific financial reporting.
• Perform and review nonprofit-specific accounting, including contribution and grant accounting, donor restrictions and releases, conditional contributions, functional expense allocations, grant reconciliations and tracking of restricted and unrestricted activity.
• Take ownership of complex or judgmental accounting matters, research issues as they arise, develop appropriate solutions, document accounting conclusions, and work with U.S.-based engagement leaders when additional technical guidance is required.
• Actively participate in client onboarding and accounting cleanup projects, including reviewing historical accounting records, reconciling opening balances, identifying accounting and reporting issues, cleaning up the general ledger, establishing recurring accounting processes, and transitioning clients into the ongoing service model.
• Work directly within client accounting and reporting systems, including QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Excel, and other financial applications used by assigned clients.
• Own assigned workstreams and client deadlines, proactively following up on outstanding information, resolving open items and driving deliverables through completion rather than relying solely on delegation to other team members.
• Review work prepared by accounting team members while also completing assigned work directly, particularly for complex, technical, judgmental or time-sensitive areas.
• Identify and resolve accounting and reporting issues found during reconciliations, close procedures, financial statement preparation, onboarding, or client reviews and clearly document the resolution.
• Communicate directly with U.S.-based engagement teams and clients to obtain supporting documentation, resolve accounting questions, explain financial information, discuss outstanding items, and ensure client deliverables remain on schedule.
• Identify opportunities to improve client accounting processes, including month-end close procedures, reconciliations, supporting documentation, financial reporting, internal controls, system utilization and process efficiency.
• Lead and develop members of the India-based accounting team, providing practical accounting guidance, technical coaching, training, feedback, and support while maintaining personal responsibility for assigned client work.
• Manage and balance work across the team, establishing priorities and monitoring deadlines while remaining actively involved in the underlying accounting and client delivery work.
• Train and mentor team members through practical involvement in client work, including reviewing workpapers together, explaining accounting conclusions, providing corrective feedback, and helping team members develop stronger nonprofit accounting skills.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, U.S.-based engagement teams, and other internal stakeholders to support high-quality and consistent client service.
• Maintain a strong focus on accuracy, accountability, documentation, deadlines, and client service, and take ownership of issues through final resolution

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience owning client or entity-level accounting deliverables and performing hands-on accounting work.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and nonprofit accounting principles, with the ability to apply accounting guidance to actual client transactions and clearly document conclusions.
• Demonstrated experience performing and reviewing month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, payroll accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial statement preparation.
• Ability to independently investigate and resolve accounting issues, including reconciling differences, unusual balances, historical accounting issues, incorrect classifications, and incomplete supporting documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online and Sage Intacct. Experience working directly within both systems, including general ledger activity, reporting, dimensions/classes, reconciliations, and month-end close, is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to work with large general ledgers, reconciliations, schedules, data analysis, lookups, PivotTables, and other accounting workpapers. Experience with other accounting, payroll, expense management, bill payment, or financial reporting platforms such as Bill.com, Ramp, Expensify, Deel, Rippling, or similar applications is a strong plus.
• Experience with accounting system implementations, conversions, client onboarding, and general ledger cleanup is strongly preferred, including the ability to understand historical accounting records and establish efficient recurring processes.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and competing deadlines while personally owning assigned deliverables from start to completion.
• Ability to work effectively in a U.S.–India delivery environment, including managing deadlines, priorities, handoffs, and communication across teams and time zones.
• Strongly Preferred Nonprofit accounting experience preferred but not mandatory, including knowledge of nonprofit financial reporting, contribution and grant accounting, donor restrictions, releases from restriction, functional expense reporting, and other common NFP accounting requirements. Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation: Commensurate with Industry standards 
• Other Benefits: Provident Fund, Gratuity, Medical Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance etc. employment benefits depending on the position.

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