Senior Accountant (India)

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.

For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.

We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.

About the Role:

Vercel is building out its Finance Center of Excellence in India, and the Senior Accountant will be a foundational hire on that team. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Accounting you will be a key contributor to the day-to-day accounting operations of international entities globally owning core processes, keeping accounting records accurate and audit-ready, and helping build the infrastructure that scales with the business.

This role is fully remote from your home office in India, with some overlapping hours with the broader global finance team.

What You Will Do:

• Own the day-to-day bookkeeping and general ledger maintenance for the international entities in NetSuite, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and on time.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries including accruals, prepayments, payroll, and intercompany recharges.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations across all balance sheet accounts and resolve open items in a timely manner.
• Closely work with accounts payables and accounts receivables team to ensure accurate accounting treatment. Support in the preparation of data for tax returns of international entities for both direct and indirect taxes and coordinate with the external consultants.
• Processing accounts payable (AP) and employee travel and expense (T&E) reimbursements, ensuring timely payments, policy compliance, accurate coding, and proper supporting documentation. 
• Assist with WHT  calculations, deductions, and timely deposits; prepare monthly / quarterly returns in coordination with the tax team and advisors.
• Work closely with external consultants in preparation of Financial Statements and other compliance with various authorities for international entities.  
• Reconcile payroll processor output to NetSuite monthly and flag discrepancies for resolution. Create and reconcile monthly payroll journal entries for the international entities.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for the annual statutory audit and coordinate with auditors on open items.
• Assist the Senior Accounting Manager on the monthly and quarterly close, meeting deadlines and flagging issues proactively.
• Support process improvement initiatives — identify manual steps that can be automated and bring ideas to the team.
• Prepare monthly flux analysis, balance sheet, and statutory-to-US GAAP reporting schedules for international entities, including timely investigation and closure of reconciling items.
• Own and maintain key accounting schedules such as accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, provisions, intercompany balances, bank reconciliations, and FX revaluation support.
• Identify opportunities for AI-led automation across reconciliations, recurring journals, close checklists, reporting schedules, and audit support, and help build AI agents for high-impact accounting use cases.

About You:

• 6+ years of accounting experience, with at least 4 years in a hands-on role at a multinational company or a Big 4 / mid-tier CA firm.
• CA (Final) qualified; CPA or equivalent international qualification is a plus.
• Solid working knowledge of statutory compliance in different countries, indirect and direct tax returns. 
• Familiarity with IFRS, US GAAP, IndAS, etc. local accounting standards and their application to a technology company context.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP system; NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills; comfortable building and maintaining reconciliation templates, schedules, and close trackers.
• Detail-oriented and well-organized, with a track record of meeting close deadlines and maintaining clean, auditable workpapers.
• A collaborative team player who communicates clearly and proactively, especially in a remote, async-first environment.
• Curious, process-minded, and improvement-focused professional who proactively identifies inefficiencies and leverages AI, automation, and systems to improve accuracy and efficiency; a clear and confident communicator who collaborates effectively across remote, cross-functional, and cross-cultural teams while thriving in async-first environments with strong ownership, accountability, and self-direction.

The India annual base pay range for this role is 3,761,000.00 to 4,701,000.00 (INR) The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process. 

Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.