Accountant

Overview

Perform monthly global financial accounting activities and reporting tasks in a Record-to-Report (R2R) role supporting Avantor's global consolidation and external reporting.

What you'll do

• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual financial close activities including journal entry preparation, account reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and financial statement reviews with adequate supporting documentation.
• Prepare and report timely monthly financial results through reporting and consolidation tools to support Avantor's global consolidation and external reporting requirements.
• Manage statutory and management reporting requirements under US GAAP and local GAAP (HGB), including analysis of accounting differences and preparation of supporting documentation.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations in Blackline, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding reconciling items.
• Perform monthly P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis, identify key business drivers, investigate variances and communicate findings to management.
• Calculate and record accounting estimates and reserves including bad debt reserves, inventory reserves, sales cut, accruals, rebates, credit notes, E&O reserves and foreign exchange revaluation adjustments.
• Support lease accounting, fixed asset accounting, depreciation and amortization accounting, and other complex accounting areas as applicable.
• Prepare quarterly tax reporting packages and support direct and indirect tax information requests from tax advisors and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze and resolve intercompany transactions and reconciliation differences with global counterparts to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Coordinate with shared service teams, FP&A, Tax, Treasury and Business Finance teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reporting.
• Support external, internal and Tax audits by preparing audit schedules, responding to auditor queries, providing supporting documentation and driving timely closure of audit requests.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls and Avantor accounting policies while maintaining a strong internal control environment.
• Prepare and maintain accounting process documentation, SOPs, control narratives and desk procedures.
• Participate in ERP, reporting tool and process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, automation and data quality.
• Collaborate with business leaders and finance stakeholders by providing accounting guidance, financial insights and support on special projects and strategic initiatives.
• Support due diligence, legal entity restructuring, acquisition integration and other controllership-related projects, as required.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses, management reporting requests, corporate requests and other duties as assigned.
• Prepare statutory financial statements.

What you'll need

• Commerce Graduate/Postgraduate, MBA (Finance), or CA Intermediate or equivalent qualification.
• 4-7 years of rich experience in Record to Report with demonstrated ability in Technical Accounting.
• 2-3 years of progressive experience in Record-to-Report (R2R), Financial Accounting, General Ledger or Controllership functions within a multinational environment.
• Experience supporting US GAAP and local statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with external audits and SOX compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and local statutory accounting principles.
• Strong knowledge of month-end close, account reconciliations, financial reporting and balance sheet management.
• Experience with SOX compliance, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Ability to analyze complex accounting transactions and provide practical accounting solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, FP&A and external auditors.
• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated success in process optimization and automation initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience with German legal entities and HGB reporting.
• Exposure to manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, cost accounting and valuation reserves.
• Prior experience managing audit requests from Big 4 firms and coordinating cross-border finance activities.
• Preparation of statutory financial statements.
• Experience in a shared services, captive center or multinational corporate accounting environment.
• Exposure to BlackLine, SAP or similar reporting/consolidation systems.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.