Lead Accountant

We are looking for a Lead Accountant based in Georgia to lead the day-to-day accounting function supporting our international operations. The role combines hands-on accounting expertise, review and quality control, team leadership, audit support, and senior-level communication with group companies across international locations.

The Lead Accountant will manage a small accounting team, ensuring that accounting activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time. The role will work closely with the Country Senior Financial Controller and international stakeholders and will serve as a key escalation point for accounting matters.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership, Supervision & Review

• Lead and coordinate a small accounting team, including the AP & Banking Accountant and GL & Reporting Accountant.
• Allocate workload, set priorities, and coordinate accounting deadlines across the team.
• Review the team's accounting work and ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting policies.
• Perform quality control of accounting postings and supporting documentation.
• Review and sign off on month-end closing activities and account reconciliations.
• Monitor team deliverables and follow up on outstanding items and deadlines.
• Support onboarding of new team members and contribute to the development of team capabilities.
• Act as the first escalation point for complex accounting entries, judgment areas, reconciliations, and accounting policy questions.
• Identify accounting risks, process gaps, and opportunities for improvement and implement appropriate solutions.

Audit & Senior-Level Accounting Matters

• Prepare information, schedules, and explanations in response to external auditor requests.
• Coordinate the team's activities during year-end and external audit processes.
• Participate in cross-country meetings and discussions with group companies, including tax and accounting alignment matters.
• Prepare and coordinate ad-hoc senior-level requests, including residence certificates, intercompany transaction files, and cash-flow information for financial statements.
• Coordinate with external service providers on outsourced activities, including tax compliance and payment execution.
• Escalate significant accounting, tax, or process matters to the Country Senior Financial Controller.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a senior point of contact for group companies on accounting-related matters.
• Manage day-to-day communication between the local accounting team and international stakeholders.
• Coordinate with internal teams and IT on accounting system issues and process-related matters.
• Ensure accounting-related requests from group companies are properly assigned, followed up, and resolved.
• Support continuous improvement of accounting processes, controls, and team workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience , including experience leading, supervising, or reviewing the work of other accountants.
• Previous experience managing or coordinating a small accounting team.
• Experience working in an international company, ideally within a multi-entity and multi-currency environment.
• Experience with accounting for foreign entities operating under international or EU accounting frameworks.
• Experience with an ERP system; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a strong advantage.
• Strong Excel skills, particularly for reconciliations, review files, analysis, and cash-flow reporting.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting external audits and year-end financial statements.
• Experience in process improvement, accounting controls, and workflow optimization.
• Experience working with intercompany accounting and international group reporting.