Company Description
Are you passionate about international accounting and looking for a role where you can grow into a strong Senior Accountant while working with multiple jurisdictions and entities? We at Sigma Software are looking for an International Accountant (Middle / Middle+) to strengthen our international accounting team.
This is a full-time role with flexible setup (remote or hybrid, depending on your location) in a dynamic, international environment. You will work closely with entities across different countries, local accounting and tax advisors, and internal stakeholders from Finance, Operations, Legal, and other teams.
We as a company value clear communication, ownership, and a modern approach to finance, including the use of AI tools and automation. Joining us, you will have the opportunity to influence accounting processes, grow your expertise, and gradually take end-to-end ownership of entities while becoming a trusted partner for the business.
Job Description
- Maintain accounting records for assigned entities and ensure accurate recognition of transactions
- Prepare monthly management accounts and reconciliations and support month-end and year-end closing
- Support intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Coordinate with local accounting and tax advisors in different jurisdictions
- Prepare information for VAT, corporate tax, and statutory reporting and review calculations prepared by external advisors
- Support statutory audits and maintain proper accounting documentation
- Communicate directly with internal stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Legal, and other teams
- Understand stakeholder needs, explain accounting matters clearly, and provide practical, business-oriented solutions
- Take ownership of assigned areas, identify issues, and drive them through to resolution
- Contribute to improvements in accounting processes, controls, and automation, including identifying opportunities to use AI and other tools where they bring practical value
Qualifications
- 3+ years of practical experience in Accounting, preferably in an international or multi-entity environment
- Solid practical knowledge of accounting principles and the full accounting cycle
- Experience with month-end closing, reconciliations, and management reporting
- Practical understanding of VAT and basic corporate tax concepts
- Ability to critically review work prepared by external accountants and tax advisors
- Strong practical experience with 1C
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with Xero, QuickBooks, or similar accounting systems
- Comfort using AI tools in day-to-day work and openness to adopting new AI-based solutions
- English level Upper-Intermediate or higher, sufficient for independent professional communication
WILL BE A PLUS
- Experience with EU, UK, and US entities
- Experience working in an international group of companies
- Experience supporting statutory audits for multiple jurisdictions
- Background in process improvement, automation, or implementation of new accounting tools
Additional Information
PERSONAL PROFILE
- Clear communicator, able to explain complex accounting topics in a simple and structured way
- Client-oriented mindset, understanding that Accounting provides a service to the business
- Strong sense of ownership and proactivity, taking responsibility and driving issues to resolution
- Good judgment, knowing what to communicate, when to escalate, and how to prioritize
- Critical thinker, focused on understanding the logic behind the numbers rather than mechanically processing information
- Learning agility, able to quickly understand new entities, jurisdictions, and processes and willing to explore new technologies, including AI
- Team player, comfortable collaborating with colleagues and external advisors across different locations
