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Senior Manager, Technical Accounting

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Hybrid (Bangalore)Posted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager, Technical Accounting to lead complex accounting analysis, policy implementation, and controls across finance processes and systems in a hybrid Bangalore role.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical accounting assessments and prepare clear, well-supported accounting memos under US GAAP and IFRS where relevant.
  • Advise on revenue recognition, COGS, commissions, equity and stock-based compensation, investments, financial statements, leases, intercompany transactions, and other complex accounting matters.
  • Evaluate new products, contracts, commercial arrangements, investments, and business initiatives for accounting and reporting implications.
  • Maintain and improve accounting policies, position papers, documentation standards, and technical accounting playbooks.
  • Partner with external auditors and advisors to resolve technical accounting questions and align on conclusions.
  • Translate accounting conclusions into practical requirements for close procedures, reconciliations, reporting, systems configuration, and control activities.
  • Partner with external consultants to develop and implement process narratives, RACMs, control documentation, and testing procedures.
  • Lead India IFC readiness, including walkthroughs, risk assessment, control-owner alignment, testing support, deficiency evaluation, and remediation.
  • Strengthen business-process and system controls across key accounting areas, embedding approvals, access controls, data validations, segregation of duties, and exception reporting.
  • Establish sustainable control ownership, monitoring, evidence retention, remediation tracking, and reporting to Finance leadership, using automation and AI where appropriate and auditable.
  • Define and execute a phased roadmap for building an in-house Internal Audit and Controls function while retaining consultants for specialist and independent support.
  • Serve as a trusted accounting advisor to senior Finance and cross-functional leaders, driving alignment when priorities or interpretations differ.
  • Establish governance, decision rights, operating rhythms, and accountability for technical accounting and controls initiatives.
  • Coach and develop team members, raising the quality of accounting analysis, documentation, control ownership, and execution.
  • Communicate risks, decisions, dependencies, and recommendations succinctly to Finance leadership.

Qualifications

  • Chartered Accountant, CPA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
  • Typically 8–12+ years of progressive experience in technical accounting, controllership, financial reporting, internal controls, or audit, preferably in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment.
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP; practical exposure to IFRS and multi-entity accounting is preferred.
  • Big 4 experience is preferred.
  • Experience supporting SOX readiness, IFC, ICFR, or controls-based audits.
  • Experience implementing controls in a multi-entity, multi-system environment.
  • Experience with accounting policy implementation following new products, acquisitions, investments, or significant commercial changes.
  • Practical experience evaluating AI-enabled finance workflows and establishing human-in-the-loop controls.
  • Strong technical accounting judgment, written communication, stakeholder-management, prioritization, and execution skills.
  • Ability to translate accounting conclusions into scalable, practical, and auditable operational processes.

Skills

Required:Technical accountingPolicy developmentRegulatory & framework knowledgeCommunications with stakeholdersAudit coordination
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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