Plivo - Manager - Accounting & Taxation - CA (4-6 yrs)

About Us:

Plivo is a cloud communications platform that empowers businesses to connect, engage and interact with their customers with confidence.

Plivo's mission is to simplify business communications. Thousands of businesses around the globe, including IBM, Workday, Wolters Kluver, Zomato, Yahoo, and Splunk, rely on Plivo to power their voice and SMS communications on a global scale.

Plivo has become a reliable communications platform with its Premium Communications Network that spans 190+ countries. Founded in 2011, Plivo has over 300 employees remotely across the US, India, and Europe. Plivo was a part of YCombinator and is backed by prominent investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Battery Ventures.

Plivo has been profitable for the past 7+ years, an unusual milestone for companies of this scale. Plivo's success has landed it among the leading global CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) companies and at the cutting edge of the CPaaS sector, which has a market size of USD 12.5 billion in 2022. It is projected to reach USD 45.3 billion over the next five years.

Plivo is a people-centric organization with a culture of ownership. We offer industry-leading compensation and benefits, including excellent healthcare coverage, to our employees.

We are looking for an experienced Accounting & Taxation professional to join our Finance team.

Responsibilities of the Role:

- Carry out the following activities independently and with the support of a 2 member team:

- Maintain Books of Accounts until finalization

- Manage AP & AR accounting, analysis and follow up

- Payment and filing/returns of TDS, GST and other statutory taxes

- Coordinate with statutory auditors in India & US to complete audit in a timely manner

- Liaise with tax department, banks, external vendors and customers as required

- Support any other activities required for financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders

- Special projects such as GST refund application, transfer pricing study

- Set up & improve the Company's processes around accounting & taxation

- Set up & improve our ERP system (NetSuite) to generate financial reports & analysis

- Set up & improve financial controls in our operations

Qualifications for the Role:

- Qualified CA with at least 4 years (post-qualification) of relevant experience in accounting and taxation, ideally with exposure to SAAS & fintech companies

- Up to 2 years of experience within the audit/assurance team of a Big-4 or comparable large accounting firm is preferred

- Candidates with experience working with Oracle NetSuite or SAP will be preferred

- High-level knowledge of US GAAP and multi-entity accounting (US parent co/India subsidiary) would be good to have

- Strong verbal & written communication skills are essential for this role