[Hiring] Accounting Lead @EPAM Systems

Role Description

We're on the search for an Accounting Lead – Record to Report (R2R) to become part of our organization. In this capacity, you'll take charge of accounting accuracy, control frameworks, and process execution spanning numerous entities or a core segment of accounting operations. The role calls for guiding teams through intricate accounting matters, steering cross-departmental resolution of significant risk items, representing the department throughout audit and leadership conversations, and confirming that close cycles, controls, and deliverables align with organizational expectations.

• Manage the monthly closing schedule for designated entities or functional areas, guaranteeing thoroughness, accuracy, and punctual completion of every essential closing task.
• Assess and sign off on journal entries, accrual calculations, reconciliations, variance write-ups, and additional close outputs generated by team members, following segregation-of-duties protocols.
• Scrutinize intricate accruals, prepaid items, atypical transactions, and manually entered postings, questioning assumptions to verify correct accounting handling.
• Function as the go-to person for resolving concerns tied to posting errors, close obstacles, system connectivity problems, absent documentation, and judgment-based accounting decisions within your domain.
• Uphold compliance with established control structures, SOX-driven mandates, and formalized closing protocols.
• Supervise the reconciliation process linking source systems with SAP, verifying that significant variances get investigated and cleared up.
• Liaise with regional controllers, local accounting staff, accounts payable, treasury, tax departments, and other key stakeholders regarding close-related issues, accounting concerns, and evolving procedures.
• Act as the accounting department's representative throughout internal and external audit activities, promoting uniform messaging and audit-prepared documentation.
• Coach and elevate junior team members by reviewing their deliverables and fostering growth in their technical acumen and closing rigor.
• Spearhead efforts centered on refining processes, standardizing approaches, and piloting new tools, reporting mechanisms, and workflow upgrades.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and Master's degree in Accounting, together with Colombian Public Accountant licensure.
• Five-plus years working within relevant finance disciplines including General Ledger, record-to-report, financial reporting, and audit functions, with no less than two years spent in a supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Applied background in Corporate Finance or a similar supporting function, coupled with strong familiarity with finance workflows, everyday business practices, and operational dynamics.
• Sharp analytical and troubleshooting abilities, encompassing capacity to spot issues, rank them by importance, communicate them effectively, and develop plus carry out corrective plans.
• Deep familiarity with US GAAP and IFRS frameworks, along with proven capability applying them to complicated or atypical situations.
• Track record spearheading process oversight, enhancement projects, and workflow refinement.
• Capable communication skills combined with functional English fluency at B2 level or above, enabling clear grasp of business requirements and their conversion into agentic architecture concepts.

Requirements

• Earlier experience operating within shared services or accounting setups covering multiple countries or organizational units.
• History of employment at a Big Four firm or another well-established audit organization.
• Direct working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP platforms utilized for financial reporting and reconciliation purposes.