03 Nov
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Amber Road
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Pune
About Amber Amber is a long-term accommodation booking platform built for students. We help over 80 million students worldwide find and book full-time accommodation near their universities—without the hassle of negotiation, non-standardized paperwork, or fragmented payment processes.
Today, Amber is the leading global student housing platfor m, with 1M+ student housing unit s listed across 10 countrie s and 80+ citie s. Backed by $18.5M in fundin g from marquee investors like Gaja Capita l, we're building the future of student living.
We are looking for an experienced Associate Director – Accounts to own end-to-end accounting for Amber's global entities — USA, China, and other regions — reporting into the VP Finance. This is a replacement hire for a critical role that owns books of accounts, statutory compliance, and audit closure across global geographies. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting depth, first-hand exposure to multi-entity/multi-currency operations, and the maturity to work independently across time zones with local advisors, auditors, and banking partners .
Ensure accounting is maintained in line with local GAAP/IFRS requirements as applicable to each entity, with reconciliation to group reporting standards
Manage statutory and tax compliance calendars for each geography, working with local consultants/advisors (payroll tax, sales tax/VAT, corporate tax filings, annual returns, etc.)
Lead audit closure for global entities — coordinate with statutory auditors, prepare schedules, resolve queries, and ensure timely sign-off
Own intercompany accounting and reconciliations across India, USA, China, and other entities
Manage banking operations, cross-border payments, and FX/remittance accounting for global entities
Build and maintain robust internal controls, SOPs, and documentation for global accounting processes
Partner with FP&A;, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure accounting positions are aligned with business and regulatory requirements
Drive process standardization and automation across global entity accounting
Manage and mentor a small team handling day-to-day accounting for these geographies.
CA qualification mandatory
Prior experience handling accounting for global/non-India entities is a plusStrong academic record
Comfortable working with multi-currency, multi-GAAP accounting and cross-border compliance
Solid stakeholder management skills — ability to work independently with overseas auditors, tax consultants, and bankers
Experience in startups, internet businesses, or high-growth organizations is a plus
Multi-entity, multi-currency accounting
Cross-border tax and statutory compliance exposure.
Audit management and stakeholder coordination
Team management
📌 Associate Director Account Management (Pune)
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