The Role
The Accountant will manage accounts payable and receivable, ensure compliance with tax laws, and assist in audits, while coordinating with finance teams on reporting and accounting processes.
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About the Team
The Asia Controllership function is a high‑impact finance team that enables financial integrity, strong governance, regulatory compliance, and decision support across a complex, multi‑entity environment. We operate with a modern controllership mindset: build scalable processes, strengthen controls, improve close speed and quality, and deliver insights that help the business move faster-without compromising compliance.
Our work is anchored in four controllership pillars:
Role Summary
We are looking for a high‑ownership Senior Accountant to join the India Controllership team. This role will work across core accounting, close, controls, compliance support, and audit execution-with strong exposure to process improvement and transformation initiatives. You will partner with shared services and cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure financial records are complete, compliant (US GAAP / local requirements), and audit‑ready.
What makes this role different: you will not only "do accounting," you will help build the next‑gen controllership model-standardizing processes, improving close discipline, and adopting automation/AI and system improvements as part of the team's transformation agenda.
Key Responsibilities
1) Month‑End Close, Accounting & Reporting (US GAAP aligned)
2) Controls, Governance & Documentation (audit‑ready by design)
3) Fixed Assets & Physical Verification
4) Compliance Support (India‑specific regulatory requirements)
Depending on assigned scope, support compliance execution and reconciliations including:
5) Audit & Statutory Reporting Support
6) Process Improvement, Systems & Automation (thought leadership in action)
Stakeholder & Interface (How you will work)
You will collaborate with:
What Success Looks Like (6-12 months)
Qualifications & Experience
Skills & Competencies (What we look for)
Technical / Functional
Behavioral
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
I10_MstarIndiaPvtLtd Morningstar India Private Ltd. (Delhi) Legal Entity
The Asia Controllership function is a high‑impact finance team that enables financial integrity, strong governance, regulatory compliance, and decision support across a complex, multi‑entity environment. We operate with a modern controllership mindset: build scalable processes, strengthen controls, improve close speed and quality, and deliver insights that help the business move faster-without compromising compliance.
Our work is anchored in four controllership pillars:
- Month‑End Reporting & Compliance (accuracy, timeliness, disciplined close)
- Statutory Audits & Governance (audit‑ready documentation, board/regulatory expectations)
- Treasury & Banking Operations (strong stewardship and controls)
- Stakeholder Partnership (responsive support to business, employees, and cross‑functional teams)
Role Summary
We are looking for a high‑ownership Senior Accountant to join the India Controllership team. This role will work across core accounting, close, controls, compliance support, and audit execution-with strong exposure to process improvement and transformation initiatives. You will partner with shared services and cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure financial records are complete, compliant (US GAAP / local requirements), and audit‑ready.
What makes this role different: you will not only "do accounting," you will help build the next‑gen controllership model-standardizing processes, improving close discipline, and adopting automation/AI and system improvements as part of the team's transformation agenda.
Key Responsibilities
1) Month‑End Close, Accounting & Reporting (US GAAP aligned)
- Support timely month‑end close with focus on completeness, accuracy, and quality of substantiation (US GAAP aligned, with local statutory awareness
- Review the financial statements and analyse key variances and provide analytical insights
- Execute/support accounting operations across GL, AP, AR, billing, revenue accounting, accruals, expense accounting, intercompany, and reconciliations based on assigned scope.
- Prepare and review account reconciliations, ensuring clear explanations, support, aging follow‑ups, and timely resolution of open items
- Coordinate with shared services / operations teams to ensure smooth end‑to‑end accounting flows and issue resolution.
2) Controls, Governance & Documentation (audit‑ready by design)
- Ensure adherence to established global accounting guidelines and control processes, and proactively identify gaps/risks with proposed remediations.
- Strengthen process documentation (SOPs, checklists, evidence standards) to improve consistency, knowledge transfer, and audit outcomes.
- Participate in initiatives to improve controllership rigor, including close discipline and standardized reporting.
3) Fixed Assets & Physical Verification
- Support fixed asset accounting, reconciliations, and reporting; assist with periodic physical verification planning and documentation of results and exceptions.
4) Compliance Support (India‑specific regulatory requirements)
Depending on assigned scope, support compliance execution and reconciliations including:
- TDS reconciliation and monthly/periodic tax payable support.
- Working knowledge of GST as needed for reconciliations, review of invoices etc as needed.
5) Audit & Statutory Reporting Support
- Support statutory and tax audits through schedules, reconciliations, audit support packs, and timely query resolution.
- Maintain audit‑ready documentation standards and support stakeholder readiness for board/regulatory submissions.
6) Process Improvement, Systems & Automation (thought leadership in action)
- Identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation across close, reconciliations, validations, and reporting.
- Contribute to the team's transformation agenda-automation enablement and adoption of new ways of working especially imbibing AI‑enabled solutions and workflows
Stakeholder & Interface (How you will work)
You will collaborate with:
- Shared services / operations teams for transaction processing and issue resolution
- FP&A for operational/close inputs and process clarifications
- External auditors, tax consultants/advisers, and internal stakeholders for audit and compliance execution
What Success Looks Like (6-12 months)
- Consistently delivers accurate, on‑time close activities with high‑quality reconciliations and clean substantiation
- Improves controllership outcomes through strong ownership, fewer recurring issues, and better documentation/controls.
- Actively contributes to process improvement / automation initiatives aligned to controllership priorities.
Qualifications & Experience
- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3-4 years post‑qualification experience in industry and/or audit environment (shared services / multinational exposure preferred).
- Strong foundation in accounting principles; exposure to US GAAP and awareness of local statutory requirements is an advantage.
- Experience working with ERPs (e.g., Oracle / equivalent) and strong Excel skills; exposure to modern reporting/analytics tools is a plus.
Skills & Competencies (What we look for)
Technical / Functional
- Strong accounting and reconciliation discipline; structured close execution
- Working understanding of compliance landscape (TDS/GST/RBI/TP support)
- Systems mindset: ability to understand process flows and controls end‑to‑end
- Process and system driven with a strong
- Proactive in identifying opportunities for technology adoption and integrating innovative solutions to enhance workflow agility.
Behavioral
- Ownership mindset; bias for action and closure
- High attention to detail with strong judgement on materiality and risk
- Clear communication and stakeholder management across teams/time zones
- Continuous improvement mindset; comfort with change and automation adoption.
Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
I10_MstarIndiaPvtLtd Morningstar India Private Ltd. (Delhi) Legal Entity
Skills Required
- Post-qualification experience CA
- 1-2 years' experience in industry
- Good understanding of accounting principles
- Working knowledge of Direct and Indirect tax provisions in India
- Knowledge of Oracle 11i/R12 and/or Hyperion
- Working level expertise in Excel
What the Team is Saying
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Morningstar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away options include a paid six‑week sabbatical every four years and flexible time off in North America, with broad usage reported in 2024. Feedback suggests these programs are a distinctive strength by market standards.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum beginning in 2025 provides at least 16 weeks paid leave for primary caregivers and up to 8 weeks for secondary caregivers, plus at least 6 weeks paid caregiving leave. This breadth positions family support as a clear pillar of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An optional Shared Ownership program lets employees direct part of a bonus into RSUs with a 50% company match. This structure adds a notable long‑term ownership component to total rewards.
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