About the Role
Lyra is looking for a senior director of accounting for international reporting directly to the corporate controller, to join our growing team. This role will be responsible for overseeing our international accounting results. A strong foundation in accounting and experience managing a team at a multinational company is necessary for the role as the company will look to this role for guidance and support of critical accounting deliverables.
An ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully operating in dynamic environments and should be comfortable with international accounting issues, acquisitions and working cross-functionally to resolve issues. The candidate should also be flexible and adaptable as priorities change and should also be willing to adapt working hours to accommodate time zone differences. Some travel will be required.
Location: Remote, to be based in the United Kingdom
Hours: 8am to 5am. The role is a permanent five (5) day a week role (Monday to Friday).
Flexibility: Given the global nature of the business, the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility in their working hours and may be required to attend the office occasionally.
Manage the preparation of accurate and complete monthly entity by entity financial statements, working closely FP&A and other finance functions to understand and explain trends and variances
Ensure on-time statutory compliance, including completion of annual statutory audits
Manage Accounting team based primarily in South Africa and external accountants
Review and improve current close and transaction processes and generally upgrade internal control environment
Upgrade systems and processes and use technology to accommodate growth and improve the efficiency of the organization, including application of AI
Reduce time to close the monthly books to one week (with completed reconciliations and schedules supporting significant income statement amounts)
Work together with the accounting team of U.S. parent company to identify and prioritize goals
Ensure accurate and timely VAT, GST and payroll tax filings
Partner closely with Tax team to help with preparation of income tax returns
Chartered Accountant preferred
BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
15+ years of overall experience, including at least 5 years managing a team of 15+ employees
Experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm
Experience at a multinational tech or healthcare company a plus
Experience with Publicly Traded company preferred
Ability to think through complex problems
Able to multi-task, prioritize, and manage projects/tasks in a fast-paced environment
Experience building out efficient and scalable processes, teams, and systems / technology
Based on 646 disclosed Accounting salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $113K/year, with most offers between $90K and $143K (10th–90th percentile: $73K–$178K).
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