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Oyster is a global employment platform enabling companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere in the world. The company is distributed across 60+ countries and has been recognized as a top WorkTech company by TIME and Statista (2026), a Newsweek Greatest Startup Workplace (2026), and a G2 Spring 2026 Leader. Oyster is also the only B Corp-certified global employment platform.
You will join as a hands-on Senior Accountant, owning day-to-day accounting, monthly reporting, and ERP activities for Oyster entities globally, with primary focus on EMEA coverage. This is a fully remote role requiring you to be based within +4/-4 UTC.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage full-cycle accounting and intercompany transactions for global subsidiaries
- Prepare and review financial statements and balance-sheet reconciliations across multiple entities
- Lead month-end and year-end close activities with clear checklists and documentation
- Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual local statutory filings and provide complete support packages
- Oversee local statutory audits and resolve auditor questions and adjustments
- Reconcile local statutory records to the ERP
- Conduct financial analysis, identify trends or discrepancies, and present decision-useful insights
- Own assigned ERP activities and improve accounting standards, controls, documentation, and automation
- Proactively coordinate dependencies across Finance, Payroll, Tax, Legal, and external partners
- Execute ad hoc financial projects and support junior teammates with practical guidance
The role is ideal if you thrive in a multi-entity, complex accounting environment with significant stakeholder coordination. You'll work asynchronously across a distributed team and have autonomy to drive process improvements and automation.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year at senior-accountant scope
- CPA (or part-qualified) or equivalent professional accounting qualification
- Strong knowledge of multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, financial reporting, reconciliations, close, and audit support
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and manipulation of large datasets
- Meticulous attention to detail and logical, evidence-based problem-solving approach
- Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and maintain quality across multiple entities
- Strong written and spoken English with effective stakeholder management in asynchronous environments
- Proactive follow-through, sound judgment, and continuous-improvement/automation mindset
- Reliable home internet connection
Bonus/Nice-to-Have:
- NetSuite or comparable ERP experience
- Payroll accounting or SaaS experience
- High-growth startup or rapidly changing international environment experience
- Accounting across EMEA jurisdictions, including local statutory reporting and local-to-group reconciliation
