Accounts

About Amber

Amber is a leading global student accommodation platform, helping students worldwide find and book full-time accommodations near top universities. With 1M+ student housing units listed across 10 countries and 80+ cities, Amber is rapidly scaling and building a strong global finance function to support business growth and strategic decision-making.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director – Accounts to own end-to-end accounting for Amber's global entities — USA, China, and other regions — reporting into the VP Finance. This is a replacement hire for a critical role that owns books of accounts, statutory compliance, and audit closure across global geographies. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting depth, first-hand exposure to multi-entity/multi-currency operations, and the maturity to work independently across time zones with local advisors, auditors, and banking partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual book closure for Amber's USA, China, and other entities
• Ensure accounting is maintained in line with local GAAP/IFRS requirements as applicable to each entity, with reconciliation to group reporting standards
• Manage statutory and tax compliance calendars for each geography, working with local consultants/advisors (payroll tax, sales tax/VAT, corporate tax filings, annual returns, etc.)
• Lead audit closure for global entities — coordinate with statutory auditors, prepare schedules, resolve queries, and ensure timely sign-off
• Own intercompany accounting and reconciliations across India, USA, China, and other entities
• Manage banking operations, cross-border payments, and FX/remittance accounting for global entities
• Build and maintain robust internal controls, SOPs, and documentation for global accounting processes
• Partner with FP&A, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure accounting positions are aligned with business and regulatory requirements
• Ensure global compliances
• Drive process standardization and automation across global entity accounting
• Manage and mentor a small team handling day-to-day accounting for these geographies

Requirements

• CA qualification mandatory
• Prior experience handling accounting for global/non-India entities is a plus
• Strong academic record
• Comfortable working with multi-currency, multi-GAAP accounting and cross-border compliance
• Strong stakeholder management skills — ability to work independently with overseas auditors, tax consultants, and bankers
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving business environment
• Experience in startups, internet businesses, or high-growth organizations is a plus

Preferred Skills

• Multi-entity, multi-currency accounting
• Cross-border tax and statutory compliance exposure
• Audit management and stakeholder coordination
• Process automation and standardization
• Team management