Job Description: Accountant - Revenue Accounting

Role
The role will be responsible for supporting a major Airline ‘Revenue Accounting’ function, with a primary focus on month-end journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, revenue accounting adjustments, merchant fee accounting, taxation reconciliations, and closure activities.
The role requires strong analytical and accounting skills to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely reporting of aviation revenue, ancillary products, taxes, payment processing channels, and related balance sheet accounts.
Key Responsibilities
1. Month-End Journal Preparation & Workpapers
Prepare, validate, and post month-end journals along with supporting work papers, including:
• BSP Overlapping Accruals, ADM/ACM Journals, UATP Reclassification Journals, Billing Memo GST Reclassification, Ancillary Revenue Reclassifications, Insurance Commission Accounting, Hotel & Car Commission Accounting, Experiences Revenue Accounting, Chargeback Accounting, Merchant Fee Journals across various merchants (AmEx, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal etc)s
• End-of-Month (EOM) Closing Journals
2. Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Prepare monthly reconciliations and supporting schedules for a portfolio of balance sheet accounts, ensuring all reconciling items are investigated and resolved.
Key reconciliation responsibilities include:
• ARC USA, BSP NZ, BSP WS, BSP Fiji, BSP Asia, LCC General, Purged Tickets, Lounge Sales
• Airport Cash Accounts
• Sabre FOC Control
• TB Failure Control Account
• Sales, Suspense Account, Forward Sales – Lounge, Accrued Income, IOT Receivable
• Pending Refund Liability, EMD Voucher Liability
• Domestic and international passenger taxes, levies, and regulatory charges

Financial Controls & Compliance
• Ensure all journals are supported by adequate documentation.
• Maintain compliance with the Company’s accounting policies and internal controls.
• Investigate unusual balances, movements, and aged reconciling items.
• Escalate unresolved issues and exceptions promptly.
• Support audit requests and control testing activities.
Month-End Close Support
• Ensure completion of assigned reconciliations within month-end timelines.
• Prepare variance analysis and commentary where required.
• Support close reviews with Finance Business Partners and Accounting Managers.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce manual processes.
Key Deliverables
• Accurate and timely journal entries.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Resolution of reconciling items within agreed timelines.
• Fully documented workpapers and audit support files.
• Compliance with month-end close calendar and SLAs.
• Continuous reduction of aged reconciliation items.
Required Skills & Experience
Education
• CA,/ACCA,/CMA  
Experience
• 0-1 years of accounting experience in Record-to-Report, Revenue Accounting, or General Ledger functions (airline accounting exposure preferred).
• Experience of working with airline, travel, hospitality, or revenue-intensive industries preferred.
• Shared Services/BPO experience desirable.
Technical Skills
o Strong understanding of Journal entries, Accrual accounting, Revenue accounting, Balance sheet reconciliations, GST/VAT accounting, Month-end close processes
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
• Knowledge of airline payment channels and BSP/ARC processes is advantageous.
Key Competencies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage high-volume reconciliations
• Time management and deadline orientation
• Stakeholder management
• Process improvement mindset

Chartered Accountant from ICAI 

 Australia Shifts - 4.30am - 1.30pm  (Mandatory)

Good Verbal and Written (English) communication skills 

Work from Office (Mandatory)

Candidate should have Valid Passport (Mandatory)

Job location Thane - Hiranandani Estate 

Mumbai /Thane candidates preferred