Senior Accounting Specialist

As a member of the ShipBob Team, you will... 

• Grow with an Ownership Mindset: We champion continuous learning and proactive innovation. Team members are encouraged to identify challenges and take ownership of initiatives that drive merchant, company and personal growth. By tackling complex problems and exploring creative solutions, you won’t just follow a playbook, you’ll be actively building the future of ShipBob.
• Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike: ShipBob values collaboration and support, where team members and leaders alike are committed to helping each other succeed. We all set high standards and understand the importance of transparency at all levels. We’ve created an environment where trust, open communication, and mutual respect motivate our teams to reach new heights.
• Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear Purpose: Our commitment to delivering results creates a goal-driven, high-performance culture where everyone is empowered to contribute to our mission with a clear understanding of their direct impact and accountability. We measure success in tangible ways, allowing each team member to see the positive outcomes of their work and celebrate shared victories.

Location: Remote in India 

Shift Timings: 6:30 pm- 3:30 am IST (US Hours)

Role Description: 

We are seeking a Senior Accounting Specialist with solid domain expertise in accounting to fill a new position on our continually growing Accounting & Finance team, based in New Delhi.  This position is responsible for maintaining our internal ship cost reconciliation module, which reconciles our internal ship cost estimate versus invoiced amounts on an order level. This role will also be investigating reconciliation discrepancies, working with carriers on invoice ingestion and processing, flagging billing issues related to ship cost, assisting in properly classifying freight expense, and performing monthly closing activities. The position will report to the Senior Accountant based out of the US along with interactions with India & US Accounting team. The position is critical in supporting accounting activities for our core US operations. This role reports to Senior Manager, Accounting. 

What you’ll do: 

• Maintain ship cost reconciliation module to ensure accuracy and completeness for month end accruals. 
• Perform weekly completeness checks by carrier; follow up with carriers on missing invoices. 
• Support Internal Control activities to ensure compliance. 
• Analyze and investigate discrepancies between expected and actual billed amounts. 
• Collaborate with the engineering team to resolve data issues and identify process improvements. 
• Add new shipping accounts into carrier portals ensuring completeness. 
• Perform weekly ship cost validations to assist in month end ship cost accrual. 
• Assist with freight cost coding and correctly designating freight expense. 
• Track freight loads booked directly with carriers and flag discrepancies to the transportation team. 
• Post various journal entries to support month end close. 
• Perform accurate and timely period-end close activities as per US GAAP. 
• Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary. 

What you’ll bring to the table: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce. 
• Ready to work in the US time zone (6:30 pm IST to 3:30 am IST).
• CA/CS/ICWA  preferred. 
• 6-8 years of accounting experience. 
• Knowledge of accounting GAAPs. US GAAP/IFRS preferred. 
• Solid knowledge & skills in MS excel. 
• Excellent communication and organization skills are mandatory. 
• Experience with the NetSuite Accounting system is a plus. 
• Ability to work well with a lean team and manage workload independently. 
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, and see challenges as an opportunity to grow.

Perks & Benefits: 

• Medical, Term & Accidental Insurance 
• All Purpose Leave (casual & sick time): 12 days 
• Earned Leave: 15 days 
• Public Holiday: 12 days 
• Generous Maternity & Paternity Leave 
• Quarterly Wellness Day 
• Work From Home Allowance 
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We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. 

About You: 

The work we do at ShipBob is both challenging and rigorous, which means our environment isn’t the right fit for everyone, and that’s okay. We welcome energetic high performers who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, results-driven environment. We value individuals who embrace accountability and humility, push boundaries, and are motivated by challenging work. Every team member, no matter their role or tenure, is expected to roll up their sleeves and tackle the complex problems we face in today’s global supply chain. 

Learn more about our core values and how we perform at a high level in our day-to-day work on our Culture page (https://www.shipbob.com/careers/culture/).

About Us:  

ShipBob is a leading global supply chain and fulfillment technology platform designed for SMB and Mid-Market ecommerce merchants to provide them access to best-in-class capabilities and to deliver a delightful shopper experience. Merchants can outsource their entire fulfillment operations, utilize ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system for in-house fulfillment, or take advantage of a hybrid solution across ShipBob’s dozens of fulfillment center network in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. ShipBob is backed by leading investors like Menlo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and is one of the fastest-growing tech companies headquartered in Chicago. 

ShipBob provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 
 
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.