Assistant Manager, Billing - Pune

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About the Role:

We are looking for Assistant Manager – Billing Operations to join our fast-paced growing company in Pune, India. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing and growing accounting operations and should be enthusiastic about process improvement within SOX compliant environment. Reporting to the Manager, this position will be responsible for running day-to-day operations for Billing while managing the local accounting staff in India. This person is expected to initiate and contribute to process improvement, automation initiatives, as well as to the effective and efficient execution of internal controls.

The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of Sales Order validation, billing and month end close activities. The person will also have working knowledge of ERP systems (NetSuite desired) as well as of the month-end close cycle. The candidate must have 9+ years of relevant accounting experience with publicly traded technology companies (SAAS preferred). Effective communication skills are essential as this role will interact regularly with other departments within the organization.

What You'll Do

• The Assistant Manager will be a key leader and driver, a self-starter and pivotal member of Billing team. The person will be playing a critical role in shaping the strategic objectives of the team and driving ownership of key deliverables across business organizations.

• Supervise the Sales Order validation and invoicing process.

• Ensure controls are implemented to improve efficiency and accuracy.

• Timely review of SOX controls to check their effectiveness and efficiency.

• Support major process improvements.

• Receive timely process updates from Team Leads.

• Be up to date with all the process changes/updates.

• Own and drive month end accounting close reconciliations for balance sheet accounts for AR and Unbilled AR, trend analysis, Flux analysis.

• Serve as end-to-end functional owner for billing, including process definitions, policies, implementation, etc.

• An expert in O2C process, good understanding of various workstreams and dependencies in the process

• Collaborate and liaison with other internal teams to resolve issues and implement projects.

• Participate in the completion of internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules and support calculations.

• Adopt organizational transformation strategy, lead delivery with a shared vision and transparency, and develop a strong team of operational excellence.

• Manage all day-to-day group workload, develop, build on the existing processes, define procedures and policies with strong focus on Controllership and Compliance

• Support in preparing and delivering business presentations (business reviews, performance metrics) and analyze reports.

• Mentor team leads and help them professionally grow within the accounting organization.

• Enforce adherence to tax requirements. Liaise with Tax, Legal and Accounting teams to understand requirements and incorporate them in Business Requirement document (BRD)

• Assisting the accounting department with the preparation of financial reports

What You'll Need

• Postgraduate / Graduate with 9+ years of relevant experience

• General accounting knowledge: great month end close experience, reconciliations, sound accounting concepts.

• 5+ Years of directly managing 5+ employees with relevant experience in Global Billing Operations

• Well versed with O2C process, system automation etc.

• Industry: technology, software/SaaS a plus

• System: Sales Force, Large accounting systems, advanced MS Excel skills

• Public or Private high-tech company experience related to revenue recognition accounting; SaaS experience preferred.

• Thorough experience and understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

• Experience with NetSuite (including their ARM, SRP modules) or another similar ERP system strongly desired.

• A natural go-getter attitude, data-driven, detail oriented, hands on, having a sense of urgency and the ability to follow through and implement process improvements.

• Excellent communication skills are a must with a very good command over written and spoken English.

• Attention to detail, organized, strong management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities within tight deadlines. 

• Shift time: 2:00PM – 11 :00 PM should be flexible as per business requirements.

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Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike:

• Remote-first culture

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards with option to participate in ESPP in eligible countries

• Competitive vacation and flexible working arrangements

• Physical and mental wellness programs 

• Paid parental leave, including adoption 

• A variety of professional development and mentorship opportunities

• Access to CrowdStrike University, LinkedIn Learning and Jhanna

• Offices with stocked kitchens when you need to fuel innovation and collaboration

• Birthday time-off in your local country

• Work with people who are passionate in our mission and Great Place to Work certified across the globe

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