This role will be working in Hybrid Mode and will require at least 3 days’ work from office at Hyderabad; Monday through Friday from 2 PM to 11 PM IST to provide healthy overlap between India team and US team and supporting both to ensure adequate collaboration.

• Manage and oversee the local Accounting Shared Services operations including Billing, AR, AP, and data governance to achieve corporate financial targets and continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Point person for local team’s questions, escalations, and problem solving.
• Assess current processes and identify improvement opportunities and implement plans to achieve improvement.
• Manage month-end close as it relates to Accounting Shared Services
• Assist team with prioritizing and handling inquiries to the Receivable and Payable email inboxes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and training material as needed.
• Work with employees to implement goals and monitor staff performance and take appropriate action to improve performance as needed.
• Develop and monitor important metric dashboards and other reports/controls for all shared services functions and resolve deviations as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline day-to-day shared service accounting operations and ensure compliance with the accounting standards, internal policies, and local accounting and compliance requirements.
• Develop and implement cross-training strategy on all Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions to ensure proper coverage.
• Consistently ensure that business is conducted with integrity and that behavior aligns with Cendyn’s policies, procedures, and values.
• Assist with special projects and annual audits.

• 12+ years of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable experience required.
• 5+ years in a Shared Services Leadership Role.
• Bachelor’s degree / Finance and a professional CA qualification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to provide creative solutions to real-time challenges.
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral) and ability to interface effectively with all levels of employees/management and effectively disseminate information.
• Prior experience supporting and working with a US based company required.
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Excel.
• Strong working knowledge with India booking keeping/accounting/compliance.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a dynamic work environment while maintaining high standards of work quality.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with ERP software, NetSuite preferred.
• Salesforce knowledge – preferred.