Senior Accountant (Navi Mumbai, India)

Location: India, Mumbai (Preference is given to candidates who are based in Mumbai)

Position Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working Hours: Flexible schedule with core working hours starting from 2:00 PM IST to support collaboration with teams in the New York (Eastern Time) time zone

Work Arrangement: Remote, with occasional office attendance required as needed

Industry: Energy Data & Analytics / Financial Technology

About Us

Founded in 1995, Zema Global Data Corporation empowers organizations to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results. Over the past two years, Zema Global has accelerated its growth through strategic investment and acquisition to strengthen our global leadership. Together were helping our customers gain a Decisioning Advantage one bold idea at a time. With a presence across global energy, commodity, and financial markets, Zema Global empowers customers to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results.

At Zema Global, we Think Big, Make It Happen, and Win as One. We thrive on collaboration, creativity, and respect, united by a shared drive to innovate and deliver meaningful impact for our customers and communities. If youre inspired by solving complex challenges and contributing to a culture that values purpose and performance, we invite you to join us.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

As part of a growing global Finance & Accounting team, the Senior Accountant will support accounting operations and month-end close activities across US, Canada, UK & EU India and other international entities within the Zema Global group.

This role is suited for a hands-on accounting professional with strong ownership mindset and experience operating in a multinational SaaS or technology environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in the month-end close process, revenue recognition, financial reporting, and multi-entity accounting activities while partnering closely with global stakeholders across Finance and the broader business.

This is not a transactional accounting role. We are looking for someone who has owned accounting processes end-to-end, can operate independently in a fast-paced global environment, and is comfortable working across multiple entities, currencies, and jurisdictions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Own full-cycle accounting activities across multiple global entitiesPrepare and post general ledger journal entries and balance sheet reconciliationsLead month-end close activities, including ownership of assigned close tasks, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting deliverablesOwn monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and supporting commentaryPerform revenue recognition activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP and ASC 606 principlesReconcile deferred revenue accounts and maintain revenue-related schedulesPerform daily and monthly bank reconciliations and cash reportingSupport sales tax compliance activities, including review and coordination of filings and registrationsWork within NetSuite ERP for accounting operations, reconciliations, reporting, and close activitiesCollaborate with global stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and other business functionsSupport audit requests and maintain strong internal financial controlsContribute to accounting process improvements, automation initiatives, and system enhancementsAssist with multi-currency and multi-entity accounting operations across global subsidiaries

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must-Have

Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or CA, CPA, ACCA, or MBA qualification4-7 years of progressive accounting experience within a SaaS, software, technology, or multinational environmentStrong hands-on NetSuite ERP experience, including GL accounting, reconciliations, reporting and month-end close activitiesProven ownership of full-cycle accounting and month-end close processesProven hands-on audit experience within an audit firm.Practical hands-on experience applying U.S. GAAP in a professional accounting environmentExperience with revenue recognition, ideally within SaaS, software, or subscription-based business modelsExperience working within multi-entity and multi-currency environmentsExperience supporting global accounting operations and collaborating with international stakeholdersExperience supporting sales tax compliance processes and indirect tax coordinationAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, and large-volume data handlingStrong analytical skills and attention to detailStrong verbal and written English communication skillsAbility to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate in a fast-paced environmentNice-to-Have

Experience within a scaling or high-growth SaaS organizationExperience with ASC 606 revenue recognition standardsExperience working with FloQast or similar financial close Loca