Senior Accountant at Wolters Kluwer in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Senior Accountant Location: IND-Pune-Smartworks Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the health, tax & accounting, governance, risk & compliance, and legal & regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. The Company serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way they do business, and build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right! The Senior Accountant will assist the North American Accounting team by ensuring all journal entries and account reconciliations are completed timely and accurately to ensure the integrity of financial data. This position is critical to the overall control environment for the divisions supported by Wolters Kluwer Financial Shared Services (FSS). FSS focuses on building accounting expertise in a tower structure: Record to Report, Procure to Pay and Order to Cash and provides support to the businesses of Wolters Kluwer in a standardized, harmonized, and high-quality manner. If successful, the candidate will be able to expand his/her expertise within a global organization. Additional requirements include, but are not limited to: Good communication and interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with cross-functional teams An ability to quickly adapt to changes in business requirements A desire to learn new skills and areas of responsibility Essential Duties and responsibilities Meet assigned deadlines and deliver on goals and objectives Actively participate in the month end close and reporting process in accordance with the Corporate Reporting calendar Record and report transactions in a timely, complete and accurate manner Identify and resolve issues quickly and independently, if possible, or bring them to management’s attention with proposed solutions Perform assigned reconciliations of general ledger/AP/AR/Bank accounts on a monthly/quarterly/semi-annual basis. This includes identifying reconciling items along with the research and clearing of such items in a timely manner based on appropriate supporting documentation Maintain and update desk-top procedures for any changes in processes, tools and procedures Keep updated checklists and ensure completion of tasks per such checklists Prepare supporting schedules and analyses as required by management Timely and effectively communicate with accounting, finance and operations teams by providing thorough and thoughtful responses to inquiries and questions Supervise work of junior level Accountants, if any Develop strong relationships with the business by offering solutions to resolve issues in an effective and cost- efficient manner Share knowledge within the team and provide support to other team members Complete ad hoc requests in a timely manner with the highest quality Recommend process improvements as deemed reasonable Timely communicate items of importance or of unusual magnitude Other Duties Demonstrates strong experience with the Accounting Close process and is willing to work collaboratively with the team until all close activities are completed. Has strong command of Intercompany Accounting with relevant experience in IC reconciliation Possesses solid problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work semi‑independently and seek guidance only after making a reasonable effort to resolve issues. Experience with SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA is an advantage but not required. Familiarity with Analysis for Office (SAP add‑on) is a plus, though not mandatory. Familiarity with Blackline Journal Entry and Reconciliation processes is desired Has a sound understanding of accounting impacts across key functional areas including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash, Payroll, and Fixed Assets. Able to operate effectively within an existing accounting framework while also identifying and recommending process improvements. Job Qualifications Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Bachelor’s degree in accounting required 10 years of previous accounting/audit experience in public or private accounting CA or CPA certification preferred Experience with SAP and/or other ERPs strongly preferred Experience with Tagetik preferred Experience with Blackline strongly preferred Strong reporting and data querying capabilities Thorough knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Strong analytical skills Ability to work flexible hours (“US hours”) to well coordinate with the rest of the team during Month-End Close/Reporting Detail oriented approach to work; ability to maintain confidentiality; strong problem-solving skills Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also functioning as an integral part of a team. Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on assignments Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.