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Papaya Global is seeking an experienced Accountant to own the full accounting cycle for its India entity. The role is responsible for end-to-end bookkeeping through trial balance, ensuring the general ledger is accurate, complete, and audit-ready. Key responsibilities include posting journal entries and performing monthly reconciliations across bank accounts, corporate credit cards, vendors, customers, and intercompany balances. The accountant will manage full Accounts Payable operations, including invoice intake, GL coding, three-way matching, vendor reconciliations, and payment runs.
The role requires expertise in Indian statutory compliance, including preparation and filing of monthly and quarterly returns (GST GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B reconciliations, TDS/TCS, Professional Tax, PF, and ESI). The accountant will drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, prepare schedules and supporting workpapers for financial statements and audits, and manage vendor onboarding and PO creation. Additional responsibilities include liaising with Indian tax and regulatory authorities, administering the global employee expense reimbursement process, and owning cash receipts posting and reconciliation.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience managing full-cycle bookkeeping through trial balance with direct ownership of Indian statutory compliance. Mandatory proficiency in NetSuite is required, along with advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS). A B.Com or M.Com degree is required; Inter CA or CMA certification is preferred. Experience in high-tech companies, MNCs, or shared services environments is essential. The candidate should demonstrate proven hands-on experience applying AI tools in accounting operations, strong written and verbal English communication skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a distributed, cross-border team. Immediate to 30-day joining availability is required.
