Sr. Manager, Accounting (India)

About Vercel:

Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company, freeing people and agents to ship what's next. For more than a decade we've helped builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.

Now we're scaling our products for both agents and people to ship and run software, built in the open and trusted by OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide.

About the Role:

Vercel is scaling fast, and the Senior Manager, Accounting will be a critical hire as we build out the financial infrastructure that supports our global growth and path to the public markets. You will own end-to-end accounting operations for Vercel's statutory accounting across current and future entities, from monthly close and statutory compliance to audit support and process improvement. Working closely with the Head of Finance, India Center of Excellence, the US-based Controller and global finance team, you'll bring rigor, ownership, and a builder's mindset to a function that is growing quickly.

This role is fully remote from your home office in India, with regular overlap hours with the US team. You will report to the Head of Finance, CoE who is also based in India.

What You Will Do:

Lead the full-cycle monthly and quarterly close for Vercel's current and future international entities, setting clear standards for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness in accordance with both local and US GAAP.

Guide and support accounts payable and accounts receivable teams for correct accounting, manage payroll accounting and intercompany transactions in coordination with the global finance team.

Own statutory compliance including preparation and supporting filing of FS, auditsTDS/TCS returns,, and coordination with external auditors and tax advisors. Also coordinate with the corporate secretaries for various secretarial compliance.

Partner with the US-based Controller and CAO on the global close; prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements.

Partner with SOX leader helping with Design, implement, and evolve SOX-aligned controls and internal accounting policies for the international entities as the business scales amd execute these controls consistently

Lead close process improvements and accelerate the closing process; identify automation and AI opportunities, simplify workflows, and build scalable infrastructure for the finance function.

Own the audit relationship for these international entities; preparing materials, answering auditor questions, and keeping audits running smoothly.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, HR, FP&A, and Revenue Operations on new business initiatives with accounting implications.

Mentor and develop junior accounting staff as the CoE team grows.

Support the US GAAP Accounting for the US based entity(s) as and when required in different areas.

Help the organization in pre and post merger and acquisition activities such as due diligence, integrating the acquired entities, supporting compliance, data migration, etc.

Lead the new entities setup in different countries representing the accounting team and having these entities operational.

Monitor changes in local GAAP, tax, regulatory, and corporate compliance requirements for international entities and ensure timely implementation in accounting processes.

Support cash, banking, treasury accounting, and foreign exchange accounting matters for international entities, including bank reconciliations, revaluations, realized/unrealized FX, and cash reporting.

About You:

12+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 5+ years in managing a team.

CA (Chartered Accountant) designation required; CPA or equivalent international qualification is a plus.