Northland Controls

Assistant Management Accountant - Chennai India

Northland Controls  •  $450k - $550k/yr  •  California (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Job Location: India - Chennai - Chennai, CA 95035-1111
Salary Range: $450,000.00 - $550,000.00 Salary/yearNorthland Controls is looking for a Assistant Management Accountant in Chennai, India.
The Assistant Management Accountant supports the Finance team in delivering accurate and timely financial reporting across multiple regions. This role plays a key part in maintaining financial integrity through reconciliations, journal entries, and compliance activities, while partnering with global stakeholders across EMEA, AMER, APAC, and India.
The position works closely with the Management Accountant and Financial Controller, contributing to month-end processes, VAT compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Post and manage bank entries for UK, Ireland, and Germany
- Perform bank reconciliations across global entities (EMEA, AMER, APAC, India Pvt)
- Complete intercompany reconciliations across all regions
- Update General Ledger (GL) entries related to Purchase Orders
- Maintain and update foreign exchange (forex) rates on a monthly basis
- Manage VAT compliance and reconciliations for UK, Ireland, Germany, and Norway
- Coordinate with external tax consultants on EU VAT queries
- Perform GRNI (Goods Received Not Invoiced) reconciliations
- Support month-end close activities, including:
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- - Journal entries
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- - Accruals and deferrals
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- - Reconciliations and financial checks
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- Assist with preparation and submission of periodic VAT returns
- Support global finance projects and initiatives alongside the Management Accountant and Financial Controller
- Undertake ad-hoc tasks and projects as required

Qualifications & Experience
- ACCA / ACA / CIMA finalist with a Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience in a professional environment, ideally within a multinational organization
- Strong understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end processes
- Experience with SAP Business One and NetSuite
- Familiarity with VAT compliance and reporting (preferably EU/UK)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience working with ERP systems
Key Skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good understanding of financial controls and processes
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across global teams
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Progress toward or completion of a professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA)

Additional Information
- Experience working across multiple regions and currencies is highly desirable
- This role supports global operations and requires collaboration across time zones
Northland Controls

About Northland Controls

Northland Controls designs, installs, manages and harmonizes physical security systems across the globe with unparalleled services. No excuses. We have successfully executed thousands of projects for the world’s most demanding organizations—especially those grappling with rapid worldwide growth. Bound by a unique set of core values, more than 270 highly trained security professionals relentlessly focus on the highest quality integration and complex, security solutions.

The values that unite us are: Take on Challenges, Be Honorable, Have Fun, Put People First and Do Whatever It Takes. We believe our core values set us apart in the industry and have helped us grow organically to serve the world’s most recognizable and trusted brands.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have a global footprint with offices in Washington, DC, Rochester, NY, Austin, TX, Montreal, London, Dublin, Heidelberg, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangalore, Chennai, Tokyo, and Kuala Lumpur.

Northland excels at integrating software and security components together to provide harmonious security, while having the operational expertise to manage these programs. We have built a comprehensive network of heavily vetted system integration partners whose work we hold to the same standard as our own. This equates to hundreds of people available at any given time to respond to our customers’ needs. This year alone, we’ve installed systems in over 90 countries.

Industry
Security & Investigations
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Fremont, CA
Year Founded
1982
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