Staff Accountant

Job Overview

Imagine a career where your creative inspiration can fuel BIG innovation. Year-over-year, Intuit has been recognized as a best employer and is consistently ranked on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies To Work For” , Fortune World’s “Most Admired Software Companies” lists and the Economic Times’ “India’s Best Companies to Work For”. Immerse yourself in our award-winning culture while creating breakthrough solutions that simplify the lives of consumers and small businesses and their customers worldwide. 

Intuit’s Finance team drives business growth and profitability through strategic, financial and operational leadership. Our team is comprised of finance, accounting, supply chain, corporate strategy & development and tax professionals that support and enhance Intuit's operating efficiencies.

Come join Intuit's Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) organization as a Staff/Lead Accountant on our India Accounting & Compliance team. We are looking for leaders with a passion for innovation to join our team and make an positive impact to the business.

Responsibilities

This is a Staff/Lead Accountant role within our International Accounting and Compliance organization and is in Bangalore, India.  This position will be part of our India Accounting & Compliance team supporting Intuit India entities U.S. GAAP accounting, Local GAAP Accounting  Audit and various Tax compliances in the region.

This position will require strong technical and leadership skills, the ability to effectively partner with team members around the world, execute and maintain accounting principles and company policies, strong change management skills, and ability to drive issues through to resolution and validation.

Accounting Responsibilities

• Own and drive accurate and timely US GAAP month and quarter-end close processes in partnership with the US GAAP Accounting Shared Services Centre and key stakeholders within the CAO Organization.
• Collaborate to ensure strict adherence to Intuit's Corporate Accounting Policy and Close processes.
• Responsible for completing monthly P&L and balance sheet analytical reviews, including commentary and revenue trend analysis for close review with FP&A and other key stakeholders, and presenting quarterly balance sheet fluctuation to CAO leadership
• Research and prepare technical accounting position papers on US GAAP and local GAAP issues, analyzing the impact of new or changing accounting standards, and presenting updates to the CAO.
• Own and act as the primary point of contact for the annual statutory audit with external auditors, providing support for internal audits. You'll also prepare the statutory bridge reconciliation from US GAAP to local GAAP for the secondary ledger and develop annual statutory financial statements with input from local accounting and tax advisors, presenting the results to the CAO.
• Assess risks and maintain the financial integrity of accounting entries, accruals, and account reconciliations, consistently preparing journal entries and managing account reconciliations in accordance with GAAP and corporate accounting policies to meet close deadlines
• In partnership with Internal Controls team, ensure to maintain robust internal controls of subsidiaries and comply with company policy, leveraging experience with the organization's internal control framework to coordinate ICFR audits and resolve any audit issues.

• Partnering with Corporate Tax Team to ensure the entity's transfer pricing process by ensuring appropriate agreements, assessing local business changes impacting the structure, and driving the timely calculation and settlement. This includes leading to the completion and filing of Corporate Tax Returns and Indirect Tax/VAT Returns, liaising with both external advisors and internal teams.
• Partner with Corporate Tax team in researching technical taxation issues affecting the regional legal entity, ensuring comprehensive documentation of conclusions and positions in white papers
• In Collaboration with Corporate tax team, participate in local entity tax audits/inspections and complete statutory and taxation checklists to support the accurate filing of corporate and statutory returns.
• Lead and take full ownership of all other statutory tax compliance filings for the entity, including researching and documenting the process for each filing.

• Drive compliance with local laws and regulations by educating business partners on statutory reporting obligations, ensuring localization of accounting systems, and providing critical support for system implementation projects from requirements definition to launch.
• Cultivate strong cross-functional relationships with partners like GBS FP&A, CAO, Treasury, and Legal to actively identify, lead, and support change initiatives, proactively developing new methods and processes through project work that extends beyond your primary function.

Qualifications

We're looking for a CA/CPA qualified accountant with 6-9 years of experience in a dynamic accounting environment. You should possess:

• Comprehensive accounting expertise: Proven experience in end-to-end legal entity account finalization, adhering to IFRS/Ind AS, and a deep understanding of GAAP and Ind-AS. This includes hands-on experience with general ledger accounting/review, and month-end/year-end close processes, and statutory financial statement preparation, ideally within a public accounting firm or large public company.
• Strong tax compliance acumen: Excellent knowledge and practical experience in direct and indirect tax compliance, including GST, withholding tax, and transfer pricing. You should be adept at navigating tax accounting complexities and intercompany transactions.
• Process improvement and systems proficiency: An analytical mindset capable of identifying and implementing effective process improvements. You'll also be proficient with accounting software, with a preference for experience in Oracle R12, Coupa, or Blackline.
• Exceptional communication and autonomy: Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical and multitasking skills, and robust written and oral communication. We need a mature, proactive, and resourceful individual who takes the initiative and works independently with minimal supervision.

• Proven track record of driving automation and process simplification initiatives within accounting and tax functions leveraging technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.