Trainee Accountant

Our industry groups cover construction, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and financial institutions.

Role overview

The Trainee Accountant handles month-end close tasks, journal entries and account reconciliations for a multi-entity company. Remote, open to candidates across India. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Day to day

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Document close procedures and keep the close checklist current
• Track prepaid expenses and amortization schedules
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller
• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules
• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities

What you need

• 1-2 years of general ledger or public accounting experience
• Organised and accurate under deadlines
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS
• Hands-on with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online or another ERP

Nice to have

• FloQast or BlackLine experience
• Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting
• Power BI or Tableau
• Public accounting audit background

Benefits

• Health insurance for you and your family
• Provident fund
• Paid leave
• Group term life insurance

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

Start: Within 30 days.

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