Lead Accountant

Overview

This role is a hands-on Lead Accountant / Accounting Manager position responsible for owning and strengthening the organization’s accounting function as the group grows. You will work closely with business leadership and the CFO, improve accounting processes, and help build a reliable financial foundation.

Responsibilities

• Own general ledger accounting to ensure accurate financial records and reliable financial statements
• Manage the monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and adjustments
• Maintain accurate Balance Sheet and P&L reporting, investigating discrepancies and correcting accounting errors
• Ensure proper accounting treatment of business transactions and maintain supporting documentation
• Review and supervise accounting work, improving processes and maintaining consistent accounting standards
• Manage intercompany accounting, including balances, reconciliations, and related entries
• Take ownership of accounting issues, working independently with internal stakeholders and external advisors
• Collaborate with FP&A by providing accurate financial data, explaining GL balances, and resolving reporting discrepancies

Requirements (Must-Have)

• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience, including ownership of general ledger accounting and month-end close
• Strong understanding of IFRS and/or US GAAP, including accrual accounting, revenue recognition, cut-off, and financial statement preparation
• Full balance sheet ownership, including experience reconciling key accounts, investigating discrepancies, and correcting accounting errors
• End-to-end accounting experience, including understanding how transactions flow through the GL into the P&L and Balance Sheet (not limited to AP or AR)
• Experience with multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions and reconciliations
• Experience working with accounting software such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, or similar systems
• Hands-on and independent: comfortable reviewing transactions, posting adjustments, troubleshooting GL issues, and closing the books personally
• Strong ownership and professional judgment: able to make day-to-day accounting decisions independently, identify problems proactively, and propose solutions
• Business maturity and stakeholder management: able to work directly with management, FP&A, operations, and external advisors; communicate financial issues clearly and drive issues to resolution
• Strong English communication skills (written and verbal)

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience accounting for US legal entities and practical US GAAP reporting
• Background in Big Four audit followed by hands-on in-house accounting
• Experience in international, technology-driven, or high-transaction-volume businesses
• Experience with QuickBooks specifically
• Experience supervising or reviewing the work of junior accountants
• Familiarity with intercompany accounting and related-party transactions

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description

Location

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