Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day general ledger operations, ensuring timely and accurate month-end close across multiple entities.
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, payroll accounting, and related close activities under US GAAP.
• Maintain strong process controls, documentation, and compliance with accounting policies, SOX requirements, and audit expectations.
• Standardize and improve GL processes, identify gaps, and support automation and system enhancements (primarily in NetSuite).
• Review variance analyses, challenge unusual movements, and ensure issues are resolved promptly.
• Coordinate closely with AP, FP&A, Payroll, Tax, Treasury, and regional finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Act as the primary escalation point for GL issues and ensure timely resolution of operational bottlenecks.
• Manage, coach, and develop the GL team, including workload planning, performance reviews, and cross-training.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and capability building within the Shared Services GL team.
• Prepare and support audit deliverables and ensure timely closure of open items.
• Assist the Accounting Director with reporting, close metrics, new initiatives, and scaling Shared Services operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Chartered Accountant.
• 7–9 years of progressive experience in accounting or shared services, including 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and end-to-end month-end close processes.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite (preferred) or similar ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel and Tableau skills.
• Ability to critically review work, identify inaccuracies, and challenge incomplete explanations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to perform under pressure during fast close cycles.

  Preferred:

• Experience in a global shared services environment.
• Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency operations.
• Experience supporting US-based or international audit cycles.
• Big 4 experience of 2-3 years

Conditions & Benefits

• Health insurance with life insurance included
• Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule
• Diverse internal training programs
• Partially or fully paid additional training courses
• All necessary work equipment