US Accountant

US Accountant

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat - On-Site

Shift: U.S. Shift / Night Shift

Working Days: Monday to Friday | 5 Days a Week

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Experience: 3-5 Years in U.S. Accounting

Position Overview:

• We are looking for an experienced Accounts Executive - U.S. Accounting to join our finance and accounting team at our Vadodara office. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of hands-on U.S. accounting experience with strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO) and QuickBooks Desktop (QBD).
• This is a hands-on accounting position involving day-to-day bookkeeping, reconciliations, journal entries, review of financial records, month-end activities, budgeting support, and identifying accounting discrepancies and missing information. The selected candidate will work with multiple U.S.-based businesses, including exposure to the hospitality/hotel industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day bookkeeping and maintain accurate accounting records for U.S.-based businesses.
• Work extensively with QuickBooks Online (QBO) and QuickBooks Desktop (QBD).
• Review transactions and ensure proper account classification and coding.
• Prepare and post routine journal entries and adjusting entries.
• Handle basic accounting for accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and other month-end adjustments.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and investigate unreconciled or unusual transactions.
• Perform credit-card reconciliations and ensure transactions are properly supported and classified.
• Identify and resolve missing, duplicate, incorrectly posted, or wrongly classified transactions.
• Review Profit & Loss Statements and Balance Sheets for accuracy and unusual variances.
• Assist with monthly accounting close and ensure assigned accounts are completed within deadlines.
• Prepare and review budget vs. actual reports and assist in investigating material variances.
• Follow up for missing invoices, statements, receipts, supporting documents, and accounting shortfalls.
• Maintain proper accounting schedules and supporting documentation.
• Work on multiple assigned accounts/entities while meeting monthly deadlines.
• Coordinate with senior accountants/accounting managers regarding discrepancies and required corrections.
• Learn and support hotel revenue reconciliation, merchant/credit-card settlement reconciliation, PMS reconciliation, chargebacks, and other hospitality accounting processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant U.S. accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO) and QuickBooks Desktop (QBD).
• Strong understanding of bookkeeping and general accounting principles.
• Practical knowledge of journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and depreciation.
• Strong experience with bank and credit-card reconciliations.
• Ability to understand and review Profit & Loss Statements and Balance Sheets.
• Experience identifying accounting discrepancies and correcting transaction classifications.
• Understanding of month-end accounting processes.
• Good knowledge of budget vs. actual analysis.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with accounting datasets.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently investigate discrepancies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for follow-ups and coordination.

Education

B.Com / M.Com graduates or candidates from any Commerce field are preferred. Candidates with relevant accounting qualifications and strong hands-on U.S. accounting experience may also be considered.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a hands-on accounting professional rather than someone focused primarily on managerial or supervisory responsibilities. The ideal candidate should be comfortable getting into the books, finding discrepancies, reconciling accounts, posting necessary entries, reviewing financial reports, following up on missing information, and completing assigned accounting work accurately and on time.