Accounting Specialist

Location: Bengaluru

We are looking for a high energy Accounting Specialist to join our Shared Services Accounting team  this role, you’ll have the opportunity to learn how various aspects of Accounting comes together to produce Thought Spot quarterly financials. You will own the end- to-end Accounts Payable expense management process and play a critical role in our month-end close cycle playing a key role in financial accuracy, policy compliance, and process improvement.

What You’ll Do:

- Accounts Payable Expense Reimbursements:
Manage the full lifecycle of emploee expense reimbursements within Coupa, ensuring all reports align with company policies and global compliance standards.
- Understanding the accounting-related policies and implications of the same in day-to-day tasks and activities
- Preparation of reconciliations related to Accounts Payable and resolve discrepacies in a timely manner.
- Assist in month-end and year-end close processes.
- Act as the primary point of contact for employees and stakeholders regarding expense inquiries and policy implications.
- As appropriate, other general ledger accounting activities and special projects may apply.
- Identify and implement process improvements within the processes as we scale towards AI-driven environment and automations
- The ideal candidate is someone who thrives on "operational excellence" moving beyond simple data entry to ensure our financial output is repeatable, consistent, and accurate.

What You Bring:

- B.Com/M.Com/MBA/pursuing CA/CWA with 2-4 years’ hands on experience in managing accounting operations, including Accounts Payable (Vendors/Expense Reimbursements) or General ledger accounting, Audit management, SOP implmentation.
- Proven expertise in AP, month-end close activities and account reconciliations or other accounting process ideally with a US/Global technology or software/SaaS Company is required.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills.
- Zeal towards multi-tasking whilst always striving for operational excellence, process improvement. Looking at simplifications of activities to have the output to be repeatable, consistent, and accurate.
- Excellent knowledge of financial controls and procedures, US GAAP knowledge is preferred.

- Experience with Net Suite, Coupa and/or other/similar Enterprise SaaS systems - PC literate with intermediate/advance level excel.

Hybrid Work at Thought Spot

This office-assigned role is available as a hybrid position, reporting to the office in India - Bangalore.

Spotters assigned to an office are encouraged to experience the energy of their local office with an in-office expectation of 2-3 days per week. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.

What makes Thought Spot a great place to work?

Thought Spot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), Thought Spot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products.

If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

Thought Spot for All

At Thought Spot, diverse teams build better products. Complex data problems need many perspectives, not just one. We welcome different backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we work to create a place where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. If this role excites you and you believe you’re a strong match, we encourage you to apply.

About Us

The world’s most innovative companies turn to Thought Spot’s AI-Powered Analytics to put data in the hands of everyone, from the C-suite to the frontline. With simple, natural language search and AI, anyone can ask questions, discover insights, and act with confidence. Unlike legacy tools that sacrifice performance for complexity, Thought Spot is intuitively designed for every business user while being built to handle the most complex, large-scale data, wherever it resides.

This unique combination of speed and simplicity is why enterprise leaders trust Thought Spot to transform decision-making into a truly data-driven culture.

At Thought Spot, we’re a curious, data-driven bunch. We believe the world works better when everyone has access to facts. That’s why we build products that make asking and answering data questions as natural as having a conversation.