Associate Manager - Managed Accounting Services Advisory

Overview

Supervise a team of associates and oversee day-to-day accounting operations for managed accounting services for clients within BTVK Advisory.

What you'll do

• Supervise a team of junior and senior associates or assigned client accounting workstreams, ensuring effective task allocation, workload management, and timely delivery of high-quality accounting services.
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll-related accounting, journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
• Prepare and review financial statements, supporting schedules, cash flow reports, budget comparisons, variance analyses, and management reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP and applicable accounting standards.
• Review team deliverables, monitor daily operational performance against SLAs, KPIs, productivity, and quality targets, and implement corrective actions to address operational gaps and accounting discrepancies.
• Manage day-to-day team activities, including regular one-on-one discussions, coaching, performance feedback, timesheet monitoring, leave approvals, and support for hiring, onboarding, training, and team development.
• Participate in client governance calls and operational reviews, coordinate accounting deliverables, address routine client inquiries, and provide timely updates on service performance, outstanding items, and action plans.
• Prepare and maintain operational dashboards, performance metrics, SLA/KPI reports, and governance materials to support management reviews and effective decision-making.
• Implement established accounting policies, standard operating procedures, internal controls, and quality checks while resolving routine operational issues and escalating significant accounting matters, delivery risks, and client concerns to Managers.
• Coordinate month-end and year-end reporting activities, support audit and tax-related information requests, and assist Managers with resource planning, utilization tracking, and operational inputs for budgeting and forecasting.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, process standardization, automation, AI adoption, and cloud-based accounting solutions to enhance operational efficiency, accuracy, productivity, and client service quality.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 4–6 years of relevant accounting experience, preferably including work review, team coordination, or supervisory exposure in managed services, outsourcing, or shared services.
• Strong working knowledge of general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll-related accounting, reconciliations, close processes, financial statements, and supporting schedules.
• Good understanding of US GAAP and relevant accounting standards, with the ability to identify errors and assess accounting and reporting accuracy.
• Experience preparing or reviewing management reporting, cash flow information, budget comparisons, and variance analyses.
• Ability to analyze financial documents, solve routine accounting problems, manage competing deadlines, and communicate clearly with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to coach associates, organize daily team delivery, monitor service metrics, and maintain a client-focused, quality-oriented approach.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Office skills.

Nice to have

• CA, CPA, CA Inter, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar cloud accounting/ERP systems.
• Interest in process improvement, automation, and technology-enabled accounting services; sound judgment in escalating risks and complex matters.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Cherry Hills).