Perform general ledger accounting and month-end close activities, including bank and balance sheet reconciliations, payroll accounting, income journals, sales tax, and financial reporting. Resolve aged and unreconciled items, conduct root cause analysis, monitor preparer performance, communicate with clients, and ensure compliance with financial controls and information security procedures.
Hiring: Senior Accountant – General Ledger | Chennai
RequirementsRequired Skills
Location: Chennai
Experience: 3–5 Years
ctc - 55 -60 LPA
Role: Senior Accountant & Subject Matter Expert – General Ledger
Interview: F2F | Monday–Friday | 5:30 PM
Key Responsibilities- Handle General Ledger & Month-End Closing activities.
- Perform Bank Reconciliation and Balance Sheet Reconciliation.
- Manage Payroll Accounting, Income Journals & Sales Tax activities.
- Prepare monthly financial reports and submissions for management/client.
- Identify and resolve unreconciled and aged items.
- Prepare error trackers and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Monitor assigned preparers and track performance/KPIs.
- Communicate regularly with clients through calls and emails.
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned accounting activities.
- Follow information security and financial control procedures.
RequirementsRequired Skills
- Strong knowledge of Accounting Principles
- General Ledger / GL Accounting
- Month-End Closing
- Bank & Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- US Accounting / US GAAP
- Payroll Accounting
- Sales Tax / US Tax
- Financial Reporting & Account Reconciliation
- Strong MS Excel skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Client handling experience
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