Accountant

Papaya Global is reinventing global payroll and workforce management. Our automated platform helps companies hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees in more than 160 countries.

We are seeking an experienced Accountant to own the full accounting cycle through trial balance for our India entity. The role partners closely with internal stakeholders and external advisors, ensures compliance with applicable Indian regulatory and statutory requirements, and safeguards the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial records.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle bookkeeping through trial balance, ensuring the general ledger is accurate, complete, and audit-ready
• Post journal entries and perform monthly reconciliations across bank accounts, corporate credit cards (Mesh), vendors, customers, and intercompany balances
• Manage end-to-end Accounts Payable, including invoice intake, GL coding, three-way matching, vendor reconciliations, and payment runs
• Prepare and file monthly and quarterly statutory returns applicable in India (GST – GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B reconciliations; TDS / TCS; Professional Tax; PF and ESI)
• Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close in line with group reporting timelines
• Prepare schedules and supporting workpapers for financial statements, statutory audits, internal audits, and tax audits.
• Manage India Vendors - Onboarding, MSME Applicability, PO Creation, etc.
• Liaise with Indian tax and regulatory authorities and external consultants (Income Tax, GST, PF, ESI, MCA / ROC) and support responses to notices and assessments
• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, internal controls, and documentation
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Procurement, Payroll, Operations, and FP&A) to ensure accurate and timely financial information
• Administer the global employee expense reimbursement process — review and validate claims against policy, ensure proper GL coding and tax treatment (including GST input credit and TDS where applicable), and process reimbursements on schedule
• Own cash receipts posting and reconciliation — apply customer receipts to invoices, investigate and clear unidentified or on-account items, and reconcile receipts to bank statements and the AR sub-ledger

• B.Com / M.Com from a recognised university – required; Inter CA / CMA or equivalent professional qualification – preferred
• 5+ years of hands-on experience managing full-cycle bookkeeping through trial balance, including direct ownership of Indian statutory compliance – required
• Experience in a high-tech company or MNC / shared services environment – required
• Proven hands-on experience applying AI tools in accounting operations beyond basic usage, including AP/AR processing, reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and improving accuracy and turnaround time
• Hands-on proficiency in NetSuite (required); prior exposure to Tally / Zoho Books and expense platforms (e.g., Mesh, Expensify, Navan) – preferred
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP, SUMIFS) – required
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills – required (role involves daily interaction with global teams)

Skills:

•  High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through
• Able to work independently and collaboratively within a distributed, cross-border team
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to perform under pressure during close cycles and statutory filing deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Reporting To:

• Head of bookkeeping