Accounting Lead - Record to Report (R2R)

EPAM Systems; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems is seeking an Accounting Lead - Record to Report (R2R) to own the integrity of accounting, control processes, and timely close cycles across multiple entities. You will drive risk management, coordinate with audit, and guide staff accountants toward rigorous technical proficiency.

The role requires a strong background in GAAP/IFRS, supervisory experience, and hands-on SAP or ERP proficiency, with excellent English communication. A multi-country/Shared Services background is a plus.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in General Ledger, record-to-report, financial reporting and audit work
• 2+ years in a supervisory or team leadership role
• Experience in Corporate Finance or related support capacity
• Strong problem-solving: identify issues, prioritize, articulate, and implement actions
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS and applying them to complex situations
• Experience with process oversight, improvements, and workflow optimization
• Excellent communication with English at B2 level or above
• Background in shared services or multi-country accounting operations is a plus
• Big Four or equivalent audit background
• Hands-on with SAP or similar ERP for financial reporting and reconciliation

Aufgaben

• Oversee monthly close across assigned entities or domains
• Review journal postings, accruals, reconciliations, and close outputs
• Assess complex accruals, prepayments, non-standard transactions, and manual entries
• Escalation contact for posting errors and close-cycle issues
• Ensure alignment with SOX controls and documented close methodologies
• Direct reconciliation between source systems and SAP and resolve discrepancies
• Collaborate with local controllers, in-market teams, AP, treasury, tax and other stakeholders
• Act as accounting contact during audits and prepare supporting documentation
• Mentor junior accountants and strengthen close-cycle rigor
• Lead process improvements, standardization, and tool evaluations

Kenntnisse

Leadership

GAAP & IFRS

Close process

Stakeholder comm

Audit coordination

Ausbildung

Bachelor's and Master's in Accounting

Colombian Public Accountant credentials

Tools

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

Our organization is looking to bring on an Accounting Lead - Record to Report (R2R) to strengthen our finance function. Stepping into this role means taking ownership of accounting integrity, control processes, and operational delivery across a diverse portfolio of entities or a critical accounting workstream. You'll be counted on to steer resolution of nuanced accounting challenges, coordinate cross-functional responses to elevated-risk situations, serve as the team's representative in audit and executive-level conversations, and guarantee that close cycles, controls, and team outputs consistently satisfy company standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee execution of the monthly close calendar across assigned entities or process domains, making certain every critical closing activity is complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule
• Examine and approve journal postings, accrual entries, account reconciliations, variance narratives, and other close-related outputs prepared by staff accountants, in keeping with segregation-of-duties guidelines
• Review complex accrual situations, prepayment items, non-standard transactions, and manual journal entries, testing assumptions to confirm the accounting approach applied is sound
• Serve as the designated escalation contact for problems concerning posting errors, close-cycle obstacles, interface breakdowns, missing documentation, and judgment-based accounting determinations within your scope
• Guarantee continuous alignment with internal control requirements, SOX-related standards, and documented close methodologies
• Direct reconciliation activities between source systems and SAP, ensuring material discrepancies are properly researched and resolved
• Engage with local controllers, in-market accounting teams, accounts payable, treasury, tax, and other relevant partners on close topics, accounting inquiries, and process modifications
• Act as the accounting function's point of contact throughout internal and external audit engagements, ensuring consistency in responses and readiness of supporting documentation
• Support the development of less experienced accountants by reviewing their work product and strengthening their technical proficiency and close-cycle rigor
• Lead efforts to enhance processes, promote standardized practices, and assess new tools, reports, and workflow solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's and Master's degree in Accounting, along with Colombian Public Accountant credentials
• At least five years of relevant finance experience spanning General Ledger, record-to-report, financial reporting, and audit work, including a minimum of two years in a supervisory or team leadership role
• Demonstrated experience within Corporate Finance or a related support capacity, combined with strong knowledge of finance operations, general business functions, and operational realities
• Notable problem-solving skills, covering the ability to detect issues, determine their priority, articulate them clearly, and design and implement corrective actions
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS guidelines, with proven ability to apply these standards to complex or non-standard situations
• Proven history of managing process oversight, driving improvement initiatives, and optimizing workflows
• Effective communication skills combined with English proficiency at B2 level or above, supporting accurate understanding of business requirements and their translation into agentic architecture designs
• Nice to have Background working in shared services environments or accounting operations covering multiple countries or business segments
• Career history with a Big Four firm or another well-recognized audit institution
• Applied experience with SAP or similar ERP systems supporting financial reporting and reconciliation activities