About Oyster
Oyster builds a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere. Its mission is to create a more equal world of work by helping companies everywhere hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.
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, maintaining 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
•Coordinate dependencies across Finance, Payroll, Tax, Legal, and external partners
•Execute ad hoc financial projects and support junior teammates with practical guidance
Requirements
•At least 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year operating at senior-accountant scope
•CPA (or part-qualified) or an 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 a logical, evidence-based approach to problem solving
•Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and maintain quality across several entities
•Strong written and spoken English; fluency in written and spoken English
•Proactive follow-through, sound judgment, and a continuous-improvement and automation mindset
•A reliable home internet connection
You may not be a fit if you prefer a narrowly scoped, single-entity role with limited stakeholder contact; are uncomfortable investigating ambiguous discrepancies or making evidence-based accounting recommendations; need close supervision to manage deadlines, follow up with stakeholders, or keep work documented; or prefer manual routines and have little interest in improving controls, systems, or automation.
Nice to have
•NetSuite or a comparable ERP
•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
Conditions
•Work from anywhere, provided you are authorized to work where you live
•40 days off per year, including holidays and vacation, or more if required by your country
•Access to Plumm, a mental well-being service
•Monthly wellbeing allowance in a ThanksBen wallet
•Flexible parental leave: at least three months' paid leave for new parents, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally
•Stipend for a laptop and home office equipment
