Remote Senior Accountant, APAC with verification

About ShopifyOpportunity is not evenly distributed. Shopify puts independence within reach for anyone with a dream to start a business. We propel entrepreneurs and enterprises to scale the heights of their potential. Since 2006, we’ve grown to over 8,300 employees and generated over $1 trillion in sales for millions of merchants in 175 countries.This is life-defining work that directly impacts people’s lives as much as it transforms your own. This is putting the power of the few in the hands of the many, is a future with more voices rather than fewer, and is creating more choices instead of an elite option.About YouMoving at our pace brings a lot of change, complexity, and ambiguity—and a little bit of chaos. Shopifolk thrive on that and are comfortable being uncomfortable. That means Shopify is not the right place for everyone.Before you apply, consider if you can:

• Care deeply about what you do and about making commerce better for everyone
• Excel by seeking professional and personal hypergrowth
• Keep up with an unrelenting pace (the week, not the quarter)
• Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) change
• Bring critical thought and opinion
• Embrace differences and disagreement to get shit done and move forward
• Work digital-first for your daily work

About The RolePlease be aware this is a remote role that will be based out of India. Ideally we are seeking to find a candidate with auditing experience having worked at one of the big 4 consultancies. About The Role As Shopify continues to expand globally, and compliance requirements continue to change and become more complex, we are looking to add a Senior Accountant that will help support Shopify’s Controllership team in the APAC region based out of India.The right person for this role will be detail-oriented, excited to lean in and learn, and highly adaptable. Our mandate is varied and constantly evolving, and as such we need folks who thrive in a fast-paced environment and genuinely enjoy solving complex problems. This is an opportunity to contribute your skills to a world-class team and help us build for the long term. This role will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with statutory audit requirements for the subsidiaries in the regions, minimising compliance risks, and collaborating cross-functionally supporting business on compliance and operational projects.Before you apply, consider if you can:

• Care deeply about what you do and about making commerce better for everyone
• Excel by seeking professional and personal hyper growth
• Keep up with an unrelenting pace (the week, not the quarter)
• Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) change
• Bring critical thought and opinion
• Embrace differences and disagreement to get shit done and move forward
• Work digital-first for your daily work

Responsibilities:

• Executing and leading the year end audit engagements for multiple international subsidiaries.
• Lead discussions with regards to FEMA and RBI compliance in India, in addition to year end audits.
• Preparing financial statements and disclosures, researching accounting guidance under various GAAP and IFRS variants
• Commercial team support, review and analysis of business case scenarios, due diligence on M&A opportunities
• Supporting system and process improvements where needed to scale and grow
• Running local subsidiary month end process, improving existing processes to increase accuracy and efficiency

Requirements:

• Experience working at a large consultancy such as: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwCB
• A degree in Accounting/Finance, preference of chartered accountants
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Commitment to meeting deadlines and working in high pressure situations
• ERP system experience is an asset, we currently use NetSuite