- Experience
- 3+ yrs
- Salary
- USD 10,000 – USD 10,000 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 2 hours ago
- Work mode
- Work from home
- Education
- CA, CMA, or equivalent accounting qualification
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
About Emergence
Emergence is a thematic holding company supported by the Pritzker Organization, focusing on acquiring and expanding leading software businesses. The company operates through specialized teams that blend operational discipline with a growth equity approach. Financial transparency and accuracy across multiple portfolio companies is a priority, with rigorous compliance and audit readiness during each closing cycle.
Role Overview
The Staff Accountant will be responsible for managing precise and on-schedule monthly and annual financial closing processes across consolidated entities while ensuring full adherence to U.S. GAAP standards and maintaining documentation ready for audits.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close cycles meticulously according to set schedules, ensuring no significant errors.
- Prepare and record over 50 monthly journal entries complete with supporting documentation and conduct general ledger reconciliations within 48 hours.
- Reconcile more than 15 balance sheet accounts each month, investigating any discrepancies and maintaining accrual roll-forward schedules.
- Maintain and reconcile bank accounts, accounts receivable/payable subledgers, and fixed asset registers in alignment with the general ledger.
- Manage fixed asset transactions including additions, disposals, transfers, and calculate monthly depreciation with strict zero variance tolerance.
- Provide support for both internal and external audits by delivering well-organized, referenced documentation within 48 hours when requested.
Qualifications and Experience
- Strong command of U.S. GAAP principles, accrual accounting, and the mechanics of month-end closings, supported by a CA, CMA, or at least 3 years' staff-level accounting experience.
- Expertise with ERP platforms such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Xero, or Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and complex formulas, with the ability to develop reconciliation trackers independently.
- Proven experience in preparing journal entries and performing reconciliations within multi-entity or consolidated accounting frameworks.
- Exceptional attention to detail, ability to detect errors proactively, and maintain comprehensive audit documentation trails.
Preferred Qualifications
- Qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA) or recent CA graduate.
- Prior involvement with private equity portfolio companies or multi-entity accounting consolidations.
- Specific familiarity with Sage Intacct or NetSuite ERP systems.
Personal Attributes
The ideal candidate consistently identifies and corrects errors independently, designs internal control reconciliation mechanisms, approaches problem-solving with research and proposed solutions, seeks clarity before proceeding, recognizes team contributions, and ensures all entries are posted with full documentation. Their track record highlights on-time delivery of thorough, audit-ready financial work.
Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary of $10,000 USD.
- Fully remote position based in India.
- Opportunity to engage with private equity-backed business growth and consolidation accounting workflows.
- Chance to develop foundational accounting processes across various portfolio companies.