Global Accounting Compliance Systems Accountant

Key Responsibilities

Global Accounting Compliance and Financial Controls 

• Monitor global accounting compliance activities, deadlines, risks, and remediation actions, maintaining clear trackers, control evidence, and management reporting. 

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end accounting activities, including journals, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, variance analysis, and resolution of outstanding items. 

• Support statutory accounts, tax and VAT/GST requirements, internal and external audits, and the preparation of accurate, audit-ready schedules and documentation. 

• Maintain and improve financial controls, identifying gaps and working with accountable stakeholders to implement sustainable corrective actions. 

• Provide day-to-day administration and operational support for Salesforce, SAP, Zuora Billing and Revenue, OneStream, Pagero, and related finance systems. 

• Monitor system interfaces, data integrity, access, workflows, and exceptions, coordinating timely investigation and resolution across Finance and IT/Systems. 

• Develop and maintain process, control, system, and user documentation, and support testing and implementation of new systems, controls, and compliance initiatives. 

• Partner with Local Controllers, Group Tax, Internal Audit, Group Accounting, and IT/Systems to communicate requirements, resolve issues, and improve efficiency, standardization, and control effectiveness. 

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA, or equivalent, with active membership and continuing professional development maintained where applicable. 

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or equivalent relevant experience. 

• Three or more years of recent experience in accounting compliance, financial control, audit, systems accounting, or finance systems support. 

• Strong technical knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, internal controls, audit requirements, IFRS, and local GAAP, with the ability to apply professional judgment to complex or unusual transactions. 

• Experience preparing or reviewing journals, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, financial statements, statutory accounts, technical accounting papers, and audit workpapers. 

• Experience monitoring compliance activities, maintaining control evidence, coordinating audit requests, and tracking remediation actions. 

• Practical experience with ERP, EPM, billing, revenue, reporting, or compliance platforms; exposure to SAP, OneStream, Zuora, Pagero, or Salesforce is particularly relevant. 

• Experience supporting monthly financial close processes and working with large data sets. 

• Excellent written and spoken English and the confidence to challenge, advise, and partner with stakeholders across functions, cultures, and time zones. 

• Strong organizational and time management skills, with a proactive, self-starting approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities. 

• High standards of professional ethics, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability. 

• Ability and willingness to work with substantial coverage of UK business hours. 

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in a global accounting compliance, controllership, statutory reporting, or financial control function. 

• Hands-on experience with OneStream or another EPM/consolidation platform, including workflows, metadata, security, data loads, and reporting. 

• Experience with SAP, Zuora Billing and Revenue, Pagero, Salesforce, Workiva, Power BI, or related finance technologies. 

• Experience working in a multinational software or technology company and partnering with globally distributed Local Controllers. 

• Knowledge of statutory reporting, billing, revenue recognition, direct or indirect taxes, and VAT/GST compliance. 

• Experience working with internal and external auditors and supporting SOX or comparable control environments. 

• Experience with finance system implementations, upgrades, integrations, automation, or transformation initiatives. 

Key Competencies

• Strong compliance, control, and audit mindset 

• Financial accounting and systems aptitude 

• Attention to detail and commitment to data integrity 

• Excellent people, communication, and business-partnering skills 

• Proactive, self-starting approach and personal accountability 

• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management 

• Continuous improvement and process-efficiency mindset 

• Ability to work independently and collaborate across a global organization