18 Oct
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XFactor Talent
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India
18 Oct
XFactor Talent
India
About the position
Our client is an agile, fast-growing business where new requirements show up all the time: new entities, new tools, new workflows. They need a Finance Accountant who enjoys that pace. You’ll handle recurring finance operations within a standardized, automation-led model, and you’ll also help build the processes that let the operation scale.
This role suits someone who likes learning new systems quickly, sees a messy process as a problem worth solving, and gets satisfaction from leaving things cleaner and more automated than they found them. You’ll work alongside senior accountants and a team lead, with direct exposure to European finance operations.
Depending on experience, the role is offered at Finance Accountant or Senior Accountant level.
Key Responsibilities
Weekly operations
Accounts payable and accounts receivable processing
Bank reconciliations
Monitoring incoming documents and document flows
Exception handling and query resolution
Month-end close
Month-end close preparation and execution
Balance sheet reconciliations and suspense account review
Accruals and prepayments
Management reporting preparation (P&L;, balance sheet, MIS)
Supporting the review and sign-off cycle
Building and improving processes
Setting up new processes and workflows as client requirements evolve
Learning and adopting new tools and platforms quickly, and helping the team do the same
Spotting manual work and turning it into automated, exception-based processes
Redesigning templates, structures and checklists to improve accuracy and visibility
Taking ownership of problems end to end: finding the root cause, fixing it, and documenting the fix
Client onboarding (project work)
Onboarding new administrations into the standardized model
Cleaning up existing records,
clearing backlogs, and making historical corrections
Setting up workflows and automation (e.g. document capture and bank feeds)
First-month go-live support
Quality and teamwork
Following internal review checklists and controls before work goes for sign-off
Maintaining clear documentation and contributing to the team knowledge base
Supporting continuity and backup coverage within the team
What You Bring
3–6 years of hands-on experience in finance and accounting operations (Senior Accountant level: 5+ years or demonstrable ownership of close and reporting)
B.Com / M.Com; ACCA, CA Inter or CMA part-qualified candidates are strongly welcome
Solid grounding in full-cycle bookkeeping, AP/AR, reconciliations and month-end close
Experience with cloud accounting platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Exact Online, Twinfield or Odoo, and the confidence to pick up current ones fast
Familiarity with automation tools such as Dext, bank feeds or OCR/document capture is a strong plus
Exposure to European, UK or US finance operations (VAT, payroll, multi-entity accounting) is a plus
Experience in an outsourcing or accounting-practice environment handling multiple clients and deadlines
Strong written and spoken English for working with a European team and client The Kind of Person We’re Looking For A builder: you’ve set up or improved a process before and you enjoy doing it A fast learner: a new tool or requirement feels like a challenge, not a disruption A problem solver: you clear backlogs, untangle reconciliations, and ask “why does this keep happening?”
Comfortable with change: priorities shift in a growing business, and you adapt without losing accuracy An owner: detail-oriented, process-driven, and accountable for the quality of your work
📌 Senior Accountant (India)
🏢 XFactor Talent
📍 India