DIRECTOR U.S. TAX, ACCOUNTING & GLOBAL OPERATIONS

Location Ahmedabad or Cochin

Position Type: Full-Time | Senior Leadership

Work Time : 8.30PM to 5.30AM (nightshift)

Reports To: President & CEO

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic leader to oversee our Tax, Accounting and overall business operations across our United States, Ahmedabad and Cochin offices.

This is a senior leadership position with significant responsibility and authority. The selected candidate will work directly with the President & CEO and will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization across all three locations.

We are specifically looking for someone who combines deep practical U.S. Tax and Accounting expertise with exceptional leadership, people management and operational capabilities.

The successful candidate must be comfortable taking ownership, making decisions, managing managers and driving results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Provide overall leadership for operations across the United States, Ahmedabad and Cochin offices.
- Lead and oversee Tax, Accounting, Client Relations, Human Resources, Recruitment, Administration and related operational functions.
- Manage department heads, managers and senior professionals.
- Take responsibility for hiring, staffing, employee development, performance management, promotions, corrective actions and terminations in accordance with company policies and applicable requirements.
- Build and maintain high-performing professional teams.
- Establish accountability, KPIs and measurable performance standards.
- Ensure appropriate staffing and capacity across departments.
- Oversee workflow, assignments, deadlines, productivity and quality.
- Ensure smooth coordination between the U.S. and India offices.
- Establish, improve and enforce SOPs, internal controls and quality-review procedures.
- Resolve operational, employee, departmental and client-service issues.




- Identify problems proactively and implement solutions without requiring continuous involvement from the President & CEO.

U.S. TAX EXPERIENCE The candidate must possess extensive practical U.S. tax experience, including:

- Individual and business taxation.
- Forms 1040, 1120-S, 1120 and 1065.
- Federal and state taxation.
- S Corporations, C Corporations and Partnerships.
- K-1s, shareholder and partner basis.
- Capital accounts, contributions and distributions.
- Depreciation and fixed assets.
- Book-to-tax adjustments.
- Tax return review and quality control.
- Ability to analyze and resolve complex tax matters.

U.S. ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE The candidate must also have strong practical accounting experience, including:

- Bookkeeping and accounting review.
- Bank and credit-card reconciliations.
- General Ledger review.
- Adjusting and closing journal entries.
- Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss review.
- Month-end and year-end closing.
- Fixed assets and depreciation.
- Loans and shareholder/partner transactions.
- Review and correction of accounting records prior to tax preparation.
- Ability to identify accounting errors and provide appropriate technical guidance.

LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONS The successful candidate will be expected to operate with a high degree of independence and ownership. The candidate should be capable of:

- Managing multiple offices and departments.
- Managing and developing managers.
- Recruiting high-quality professionals.
- Building and restructuring teams when necessary.
- Making difficult personnel and operational decisions.




- Creating accountability throughout the organization.
- Improving productivity and turnaround time.
- Developing training and technical-development programs.
- Maintaining high standards of client service.
- Improving processes and operational efficiency.
- Ensuring that decisions are properly implemented and followed through to completion.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

- 1015+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Extensive hands-on U.S. Tax and Accounting experience is mandatory.
- Senior management experience within a U.S. CPA firm, tax/accounting practice, or established U.S. Tax and Accounting outsourcing/KPO organization is highly preferred.
- Experience managing managers and professional teams.
- Solid technical, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent leadership and decision-making ability.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication.
- Strong client-facing and interpersonal skills.
- CA, CPA, EA or similar professional qualification preferred.
- Experience building or scaling professional-services teams is highly desirable.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for more than a technical professional and more than an operations manager.

We are looking for a leader who combines:

Deep U.S. Tax Expertise

- Strong Accounting Expertise
- Leadership
- People Management
- Operational Excellence
- Client Service
- Business Thinking
- Complete Ownership

The successful candidate will become a key member of the organization's senior leadership and will work directly with the President & CEO. This is an opportunity for an experienced professional to take substantial responsibility for a growing U.S. Tax and Accounting organization and play an important role in its continued expansion.

The right candidate should have the capability and ambition to RUN THE OPERATION, BUILD THE TEAM, DEVELOP LEADERS, MAINTAIN QUALITY AND DELIVER RESULTS.

📌 Director _ U.S. TAX & Accounting _GLOBAL Operations (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Syriac Consultancy
📍 Ahmedabad