Accounting Methodology – Automation Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kazakhstan, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Develop and uphold accounting methodologies tailored to the Group's business models, encompassing merchant and agency models (net/gross), prepayment and postpayment, as well as B2B and B2C transactions across various sectors including hotels, air travel, rail, transfers, and ancillary services.

• Create accounting rules, posting logic, and chart-of-accounts requirements, specifying the data necessary to automate accounting processes within ERP and 1C.

• Convert business scenarios, new product offerings, and process modifications into accounting requirements and technical specifications for developers and business analysts.

• Identify data sources, field mappings, document flows, and reconciliation logic, incorporating the management of corrections and disputes.

• Work collaboratively with IT, product teams, business analysts, and other stakeholders to enhance and implement accounting processes.

• Ensure that automated accounting entries are consistent with settlements from suppliers and partners, as well as intercompany balances.

• Assess the accounting ramifications of new products, contracts, and system modifications under IFRS, with a specific emphasis on IFRS 15.

• Design and refine intercompany accounting and settlement processes among Group entities.

• Assist in ERP implementation and deployment to new entities, focusing on accounting methodology, migration rules, and standardizing processes.

• Evaluate supplier, partner, and intercompany contracts from an accounting and VAT standpoint, pinpointing potential enhancements to invoicing and payment procedures.

• Provide support to operational accountants on methodological issues and conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) of automated accounting processes prior to launch.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting, with at least 2 years in accounting methodology, accounting process automation, or accounting systems implementation.

• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 15, including aspects of revenue recognition and principal-versus-agent considerations.

• Hands-on experience with ERP systems or 1C, coupled with an understanding of accounting logic, posting rules, and document flows beyond routine system usage.

• Experience in translating business requirements into accounting methodologies and technical specifications for developers or business analysts.

• Awareness of how accounting processes and data flows are structured and automated across various systems.

• Practical experience with SQL or the capability to write queries for data retrieval and analysis would be advantageous.

• Familiarity with APIs and system integrations.

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in working with large datasets in Excel, including pivot tables and lookup functions.

• Ability to work autonomously, manage project timelines, and achieve results.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clarify complex accounting issues to both finance and technical teams.

• Language proficiency: Upper-Intermediate English (B2) or above; knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and the option to work remotely.

• An ambitious and supportive team that enjoys their work, values one another, and grows together.

• Internal programs for onboarding and training, development of soft skills, and leadership capabilities.

• Partial reimbursement for participation in external training sessions and conferences.

• Corporate English school offering group and individual lessons, as well as speaking clubs with colleagues from around the globe.

• Corporate discounts on hotels and travel services.

• MyTime Day Off – an additional non-working day without a reduction in pay.