Senior Accountant - Payroll Accounting

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Finance Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. This position is based in Hyderabad and rolls up under the Controllership SSC leader within the worldwide Controller Organization. This role is a hands-on leadership role to manage a cluster of accounting processes (including the individual process responsibilities) and will be part of a dynamic group of professionals within a fast paced & challenging environment. Salesforce is looking for candidates with experience leading people, implementing process/system improvements, ensuring SOX compliance, and preparing schedules to support monthly/quarterly reviews, quarterly audit and the 10Q & 10K reporting process. Exceptional candidates will be critical thinkers who can manage the financial close process, analyze the accounting data, effectively present findings and business insight to Senior Management and welcome special projects to streamline Salesforce processes. Responsibilities Beyond operational duties, the role is expected to demonstrate strong leadership to continuously bring enhancement in our processes through innovation and provide support to our business partners. Support the month-end close of ‘Comp & Benefit and Commission’ processes by validating transaction flow , manual journal entries, reviewing account reconciliations and conducting fluctuation analysis. Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables primarily relating to Salesforce’s earned commissions in the Americas (journal entries, reconciliations, reports) Prepare monthly consolidated P&L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting Ensure compliance of commissions accounting under ASC 340-40 Work with internal and external business partners (domestic and international) to ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures and controls and provide support on special requests. Ensure compliance with US GAAP standards, SOX controls and documentation Work directly with our internal and external audit team to support the audit by providing supporting audit schedules, evidence, and process overviews Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to automate revenue accounting processes including reconciliation of data, reporting, and analysis Manage and prepare schedules to support monthly reviews, quarterly audit, 10Q and 10K reporting process Should be flexible to operate as per requirement as the role involves managing operation / stakeholders from multiple regions Monitor compliance with Corporate Accounting instructions and applicable financial policies Ability to quickly understand new processes identified and be ready to work on such processes Ability to work independently with the process owners to ensure that all tasks are completed on time and any changes communicate Creating / maintenance of process documentation. Drive special projects through to completion Required Skills/Experience 8+ years of relevant experience in Accounting, analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team and confidentiality Analyzing information, attention to details, deadline oriented, thoroughness in the deliverables, spirit to work as a team with excellent problem solving skills Experience in SOX control documentation / execution Detail oriented, ability to multi-task and work independently Understanding of international statutory reporting/compliance processes Understanding of a variety of ERP systems, including Oracle, Workday Financials, Netsuite, and others, and willingness to learn quickly Knowledge of other tools such as Blackline, eGRC360, Tableau, Hyperion, Microsoft Excel, Slack, Google Suite, etc. is desirable Strong organizational and verbal / written communication skills Passion in process improvement and automation Willing to work in a challenging environment that will evolve as Salesforce acquires new businesses Strong ability to respond quickly to various requests Must be a self-starter - ability to self-motivate, adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. 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