Job Description
Prodigy Education connects students, parents, teachers and school districts with resources that promote a lifelong love of learning. Anyone with an internet connection is welcome to create a free account and try the most effective and engaging K-8 math platform in the world. Our business model helps us connect with youth around the world, with over 50 million students now voluntarily practicing math every single day — and enjoying it!
At Prodigy Education, we have an incredible team that works tirelessly to turn our goal of making education a human right into a reality. We are immensely grateful for our amazing team and all they do every day. We welcome people who share our passion to join our team, where you will have the opportunity to help an entire generation of students to LOVE learning.
Our passion is our mission - to help every student in the world love learning!
Overview
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- As the Finance Manager you would be responsible for all accounting and controllership activities for India, including but not limited to tax requirements, all compliance activities for India, managing audits, general ledger, financial reporting, payroll processing and working with Canadian team on FP&A for India, including budgeting and forecasting.
Your Impact
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- Manage reconciliations to ensure timely closing of the month, quarter, and year
- Coordinate with our third-party accounting consultant to manage periodic financial processes (e.g. payroll, tax filing and payment, etc.)
- Coordinate with our third-party accounting consultant to optimize our expensing process and policies for employees
- Help our third-party accounting consultant to coordinate, prepare and aid in filing of various tax returns and other compliance as needed
- Act as our internal liaison for any external financial audits
- Assist in providing timely, accurate and relevant financial reporting by ensuring accounting tasks are completed efficiently, on-time and correctly on a periodic basis
- Ensure monthly reporting completed accurately and on time, and sent to Canadian head office
- Take over payroll processing, accounts payable, and other functions
- Transition payroll in-house and implement an automatic payroll system
- Approve and verify expenses for accuracy, validity, and compliance with policy
- Strengthen internal controls and introduce solid processes within Prodigy India
- Work on publishing monthly India P&L statements
- Assist in building and owning the revenue model / financial model for India
- Maintain statutory accounting books and records for India as per Indian GAAP, and ensure reporting up to Head Office is consistent with Canadian accounting standards
- Maintain banking relationships
- Inter-company transactions accounting and documentation
- Transfer pricing documentation and compliances
- Fixed assets accounting and management
- Work on special projects, automation and workflow process improvement
- Conduct research and put together proposals for new software
Who You Are
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- Minimum of 5-7 years of accounting and reporting experience, with 3-5 years of experience as Controller
- Chartered Accountant or Certified Practicing Accountant
- Considerable experience in a senior level Finance environment
- Experience processing payroll
- Experience performing full cycle accounting/bookkeeping
- Comfortable working with an international company, and have worked in an international accounting environment
- Comfortable working across different time zones
- Impeccable analytical and computer skills, including relevant accounting software (e.g. Quickbooks, Netsuite, Expensify, etc.)
- Experience in IT/Software/Service organization preferred
- Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations
- Experience in IFRS and ASPE will be a plus
- Experienced with the payroll landscape and compliance requirements in India
Our Core Technologies
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- Google Suite (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)
- Slack (internal communication)
- Expensify (expense reporting)
- Zoom (video conferencing)
- Quickbooks (bookkeeping software)
- Netsuite (ERP)
- Paybooks (payroll software)
Bonus Points For
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- Bonus points for experience in the ed-tech industry and/or at a SaaS company
- Experience in IFRS and ASPE will be a plus
- Bonus points for experience implementing payroll management software
What We Offer
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- A lively work environment - WeWork @Hebbal
- Health benefits
- Gym & Learning Fund
- Flexible work hours
- Snacks & Coffee
- Fun activities
- Team lunches
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Game will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.