Senior Accountant (LATAM)

The role

A Senior Accountant will own day-to-day accounting, monthly reporting, and ERP activities for global entities with a focus on LATAM. The role involves managing full-cycle accounting, leading close and audit activities, and improving financial systems and processes.

What you will do

• 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.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual local statutory filings.
• Oversee local statutory audits and resolve auditor questions and adjustments.
• Reconcile local statutory records to the ERP.
• Conduct financial analysis 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.

Required qualifications

• 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.
• Proactive follow-through, sound judgment, and a continuous-improvement and automation mindset.
• A reliable home internet connection.

Nice to have

• NetSuite or a comparable ERP.
• Payroll accounting or SaaS experience.
• High-growth startup or rapidly changing international environment.
• Accounting across LATAM jurisdictions, including local statutory reporting and local-to-group reconciliation.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country
• Mental health support via Plumm
• Monthly wellbeing allowance in ThanksBen wallet
• Flexible parental leave: at least three months paid leave with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally
• WFH stipend for laptop and home office equipment

About the company

Oyster is a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay, and care for people anywhere. It is a B Corp-certified company distributed across 60+ countries.