**Please apply only if you're aligned to the following mandates:

Joining availability is immediate to 30 days Relevant expertise in Bookkeeping, Expense reimbursement , Month end closing & Account reconciliations , Cash receipts and Payment processing. Mandatory experience with NetSuite tool

Papaya Global is reinventing global payroll and workforce management. Our automated platform helps companies hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees in more than 160 countries.

We are seeking an experienced Accountant to own the full accounting cycle through trial balance for our India entity. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors, ensures compliance with applicable Indian regulatory and statutory requirements, and safeguards the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial records.

Key Responsibilities

Own full-cycle bookkeeping through trial balance, ensuring the general ledger is accurate, complete, and audit-ready

Post journal entries and perform monthly reconciliations across bank accounts, corporate credit cards (Mesh), vendors, customers, and intercompany balances

Manage end-to-end Accounts Payable, including invoice intake, GL coding, three-way matching, vendor reconciliations, and payment runs

Prepare and file monthly and quarterly statutory returns applicable in India (GST – GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B reconciliations

- TDS / TCS
- Qualified Tax
- PF and ESI)

Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close in line with group reporting timelines

Prepare schedules and supporting workpapers for financial statements, statutory audits, internal audits, and tax audits.

Manage India Vendors - Onboarding, MSME Applicability, PO Creation, etc.

Liaise with Indian tax and regulatory authorities and external consultants (Income Tax, GST, PF, ESI, MCA / ROC) and support responses to notices and assessments

Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, internal controls, and documentation





Partner with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Payroll, Operations, and FP&A;) to ensure accurate and timely financial information

Administer the global employee expense reimbursement process — review and validate claims against policy, ensure proper GL coding and tax treatment (including GST input credit and TDS where applicable), and process reimbursements on schedule

Own cash receipts posting and reconciliation — apply customer receipts to invoices, investigate and clear unidentified or on-account items, and reconcile receipts to bank statements and the AR sub-ledger Requirements

B.Com / M.Com from a recognised university – required

- Inter CA / CMA or equivalent professional qualification – preferred

5+ years of hands-on experience managing full-cycle bookkeeping through trial balance, including direct ownership of Indian statutory compliance – required

Experience in a high-tech company or MNC / shared services environment – required

Proven hands-on experience applying AI tools in accounting operations beyond basic usage, including AP/AR processing, reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and improving accuracy and turnaround time

Hands-on proficiency in NetSuite (Mandatory); prior exposure to Tally / Zoho Books and expense platforms (e.g., Mesh, Expensify, Navan) – preferred

Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP, SUMIFS) – required

Strong written and verbal English communication skills – required (role involves daily interaction with global teams)

Skills

High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy

Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through

Able to work independently and collaboratively within a distributed, cross-border team

Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Ability to perform under pressure during close cycles and statutory filing deadlines

Excellent interpersonal skills

Reporting To

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📌 Accountant (Bookkeeping , Reconciliations & NetSuite tool) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Papaya Global
📍 Bengaluru