Senior Accountant - Systems & Ops| English must have

This is a cross-functional role at the intersection of
Accounting, Finance systems, process execution, and project coordination
. You will initially focus on
finance data migration across approximately 11-12 entities
, while providing hands-on accounting support and working closely with Finance stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and a smooth transition to the new system.
After the migration phase, the role will gradually expand into
Finance Systems and Operations
, including finance data management, workflow optimization, reporting support, and system administration. Depending on business needs, the role may also provide hands-on accounting support during workload peaks, transitions, or other operational requirements.
You are not expected to be the subject-matter expert in every Finance area, but you should combine
strong accounting fundamentals, attention to detail, structured thinking, and an interest in systems, data, and process improvement
.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and Bookkeeping Support
Provide hands-on accounting and bookkeeping support to entity accounting teams during workload peaks, employee absences, transitions, or new-entity setup.
Perform routine bookkeeping and accounting activities in the accounting system, including transaction posting, journal entries, AP/AR support, account reconciliations, period-end activities, and reporting preparation when required.
Support month-end and year-end closing activities and maintain complete and accurate accounting records.
Support the
migration of historical accounting data from the old accounting system into the new accounting system
.
Finance Data Migration
Support finance data migration across approximately
11-12 entities
, including data collection, review, mapping, cleaning, and validation.
Reconcile migrated data and identify missing, inconsistent, or incorrect information.
Work closely with Accounting and Finance stakeholders to resolve data issues and ensure migration accuracy.
Maintain clear documentation of migration activities, issues, and resolutions.
Finance Workflow Implementation
Translate approved Finance processes, SOPs, business rules, and control requirements into practical workflows in systems such as Approveit and SoftLedger.
Configure workflow settings and clarify incomplete or conflicting requirements with relevant functional owners.
Support testing, user acceptance, deployment, and go-live for new workflows, entities, users, and approval structures.
Finance Systems Operations
Manage user accounts, roles, permissions, entity access, approval groups, and related system records.
Perform routine system administration, workflow maintenance, configuration updates, and troubleshooting.
Maintain and manage Finance data within relevant systems and support data accuracy and consistency.
Ensure access and system changes are properly approved, tested, implemented, and documented.
Operational Monitoring and Follow-Up
Monitor failed, overdue, blocked, or incorrectly routed workflows and follow up with relevant owners.
Identify recurring issues, bottlenecks, workarounds, system inconsistencies, and gaps between approved processes and live setup.
Summarize issues, owners, dependencies, blockers, and next actions, and escalate material matters to the Finance Operations Lead.
Finance Project Management and Coordination
Support Finance-led and cross-functional projects by maintaining plans, timelines, action trackers, dependencies, risks, and decision logs.
Consolidate status updates, follow up on overdue actions and missing inputs, and highlight blockers or unclear ownership.
Facilitate project meetings and prepare concise status summaries, decisions, and next steps.
Documentation and Knowledge Management
Maintain Finance workflow and system inventories, access registers, configuration records, change logs, issue trackers, and project records.
Prepare and update user guides, work instructions, system procedures, and setup checklists.
Maintain Finance organization charts, legal corporate entity charts, responsibility matrices, stakeholder maps, and approval-authority records.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in
Accounting
required; Finance or a related field may be considered with strong hands-on accounting experience.
At least
5 years of relevant experience
, preferably as a Senior Accountant, General Accountant, Finance Operations Specialist, or similar role.
Strong hands-on bookkeeping experience, including transaction posting, journal entries, AP/AR, account reconciliations, and maintaining complete accounting records.
Practical experience in
month-end and year-end closing
, including preparation and finalization of financial statements.
Good understanding of accounting principles, chart of accounts, and financial reporting requirements.
Experience working in an
in-house/company environment
, preferably in a lean Finance team.
Experience working with ERP, accounting, workflow, approval, or other business systems; experience in
data migration, system administration, workflow implementation, or process improvement is an advantage but not mandatory
.
Understanding of core Finance processes such as procure-to-pay, payment approvals, accounting close, expense management, and access controls.
Experience supporting multinational, multicountry, or multi-entity operations is preferred.
Strong ownership and follow-through, with the ability to keep actions moving without constant supervision.
Strong structured thinking and synthesis skills, with the ability to work with
systems, data, and process improvement
and identify recurring issues, dependencies, and operational gaps across teams.
Strong communication, coordination, and documentation skills.
Good written and spoken English.
Strong working knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets.
Opportunity in the Role
Gain broad exposure across Accounting, Finance functions, legal entities, systems, and cross-functional operations.
Learn directly from domain specialists while developing an end-to-end understanding of how Finance processes connect.
Participate in a
multi-entity finance data migration
, system implementation, workflow improvements, and transformation projects.
Develop broader ownership of
Finance Systems, data, and operations
as the group scales.
Continue to gain exposure to hands-on accounting activities and support accounting operations as business needs evolve.