Wolters Kluwer India | Senior Accountant - R2R/IFRS/Blackline - Pune & Chennai

Responsibilities

• The Senior Accountant is responsible for executing and supporting core accounting, reconciliation, and close activities, ensuring financial information is recorded accurately, timely, and in compliance with IFRS and corporate accounting policies.
• This role plays an important part in maintaining the integrity of financial reporting and supporting a strong internal control environment for the businesses supported by Wolters Kluwer.
• Execute assigned aspects of the month‑end close and reporting process in alignment with the Corporate Reporting calendar
• Ensure assigned transactions are recorded and reported in a timely, complete, and accurate manner
• Identify accounting issues within assigned areas, assess impact, and escalate to management with supporting analysis
• Perform and review reconciliations (GL, AP, AR, bank) on a monthly, quarterly, or semi‑annual basis, ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items with appropriate documentation
• Maintain desktop procedures for assigned processes, supporting updates as directed
• Adhere to close checklists and internal controls, ensuring timely and accurate completion of assigned tasks
• Prepare supporting schedules, analyses, and reports with clear documentation and transparency
• Support accounting‑related inquiries by partnering effectively with accounting, finance, and operations teams
• Collaborate with peers and management to support knowledge sharing and best‑practice adoption
• Participate in process improvements, standardization, automation, and efficiency initiatives

Requirements

• Strong understanding of IFRS and ability to apply corporate accounting policies.
• Experience working within a controlled close environment, including documentation and audit support.
• Experience working in large, complex general ledger environments.
• Prior experience in a shared services, multinational, or global corporate environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Public accounting or external audit background.
• Revenue recognition experience under IFRS 15 (ASC 606 knowledge a plus).
• Hands‑on experience with SAP, NetSuite, Great Plains, or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience using Blackline or similar close and reconciliation tools.
• Strong reporting, analytical, and data interpretation capabilities.
• Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style.
• To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process.
• Preferred / Highly Desirable

Wolters Kluwer India

Wolters Kluwer India is an employer hiring in India.

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Pune, Chennai and Gurugram.