Assistant Accountant, Remote

Position summary

Expect extra hours during year-end close and audit fieldwork in January and February. Magpiefield closes the books in eight business days. You will own a set of balance sheet accounts and the entries that hit them. You will be employed through our employer-of-record partner in India, with a local contract and salary paid in Indian rupees. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

Responsibilities

• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff
• Clean up legacy account balances that do not tie out

Skills and experience

• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants
• Available for extra hours at month-end and year-end
• Organised and accurate under deadlines
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS

Why work with us

• 24 days paid time off
• Home office setup budget
• Annual learning budget
• Company laptop

Who we are

Grant reporting covers dozens of federal, state and private funders, each with its own outcomes.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Magpiefield SAS.