Account Executive
Wiley
SalesFull Time
- Location
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Posted
- 14 August 2026
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Role overview
The Account Executive will support day-to-day accounting operations for Wiley’s global entities. The role involves preparing journal entries, performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
This position supports US or EMEA processes and therefore requires flexibility to work US or EMEA shifts as required by the business. The role demands hands-on experience in general ledger accounting and Record to Report processes, the ability to work independently with limited supervision, and collaboration with cross-functional finance teams.
Responsibilities
- Prepare standard monthly journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and other routine adjustments.
- Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, including identification, investigation, and resolution of reconciling items.
- Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations in line with internal policies and timelines.
- Escalate and resolve unusual or aged reconciling items on time.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger close activities.
- Ensure all SOX and internal controls related to Record to Report and bank reconciliations are operating effectively.
- Generate and analyze standard financial reports from SAP and other finance systems.
- Leverage advanced Excel and Access database skills to support reporting, reconciliations, and analysis.
- Collect and maintain documentation required to support internal and external audits.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
- 1–3 years of accounting experience, preferably in a Record to Report / General Ledger function.
- Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of general accounting processes and month-end close activities.
- Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred).
- Strong transactional accounting and financial reporting capabilities.
- Flexibility to work in US or EMEA shifts as required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and macros.
- Technology‑savvy with the ability to learn and work efficiently across multiple systems and tools.
Compensation and Benefits
- We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package.
- It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.
- Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles.
Application Information
- When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.