Accounting Methodology & Automation Manager

Overview

This role sits at the intersection of accounting, finance, business, and IT. You will translate business requirements and process changes into accounting methodology, define how accounting processes should work in ERP and 1C, and collaborate with developers and business analysts to automate accounting outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accounting methodology for group business models, including merchant and agency models (net/gross), prepayment and postpayment, and B2B/B2C transactions across hotels, air, rail, transfers, and ancillary services.
• Design accounting rules, posting logic, and chart-of-accounts requirements, defining the data needed to automate accounting processes in ERP and 1C.
• Translate business scenarios, new products, and process changes into accounting requirements and technical specifications for developers and business analysts.
• Define data sources, field mappings, document flows, and reconciliation logic, including the handling of corrections and disputes.
• Collaborate with IT, product teams, business analysts, and other stakeholders to implement and improve accounting processes.
• Ensure automated accounting entries align with supplier and partner settlements, as well as intercompany balances.
• Analyze the accounting implications of new products, contracts, and system changes under IFRS, with a particular focus on IFRS 15.
• Design and improve intercompany accounting and settlement processes between group entities.
• Support ERP implementation and rollout to new entities, including accounting methodology, migration rules, and process standardization.
• Review supplier, partner, and intercompany contracts from an accounting and VAT perspective, identifying potential improvements to invoicing and payment processes.
• Support operational accountants on methodological matters and perform user acceptance testing (UAT) of automated accounting processes before go-live.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in accounting, including 2+ years in accounting methodology, accounting process automation, or accounting systems implementation.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 15 (including revenue recognition and principal-versus-agent considerations).
• Practical experience working with ERP systems or 1C, with an understanding of accounting logic, posting rules, and document flows (beyond day-to-day system usage).
• Experience translating business requirements into accounting methodology and technical specifications for developers or business analysts.
• Understanding of how accounting processes and data flows are organized and automated across different systems.
• Ability to work independently, manage project timelines, and deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex accounting matters to both finance and technical teams.
• Language proficiency: Upper-Intermediate English (B2) or higher; other languages are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with SQL or writing queries to retrieve and analyze data.
• Understanding of APIs and system integrations.
• Strong analytical skills with large data sets in Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible schedules and opportunity to work remotely.
• Internal programs for adaptation and training, development of soft skills, and leadership abilities.
• Partial compensation for participation in external training and conferences.
• Corporate English school: group and individual lessons, speaking clubs with colleagues from all over the world.
• Corporate prices on hotels and travel services.
• MyTime Day Off: an extra non-working day without loss of compensation.

Location

Remote work is available (flexible schedules).