Our organization is looking to bring on an Accounting Lead – Record to Report (R2R) to strengthen our finance function. Stepping into this role means taking ownership of accounting integrity, control processes, and operational delivery across a diverse portfolio of entities or a critical accounting workstream. You'll be counted on to steer resolution of nuanced accounting challenges, coordinate cross-functional responses to elevated-risk situations, serve as the team's representative in audit and executive-level conversations, and guarantee that close cycles, controls, and team outputs consistently satisfy company standards.

Responsibilities

- Oversee execution of the monthly close calendar across assigned entities or process domains, making certain every critical closing activity is complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule

- Examine and approve journal postings, accrual entries, account reconciliations, variance narratives, and other close-related outputs prepared by staff accountants, in keeping with segregation-of-duties guidelines

- Review complex accrual situations, prepayment items, non-standard transactions, and manual journal entries, testing assumptions to confirm the accounting approach applied is sound

- Serve as the designated escalation contact for problems concerning posting errors, close-cycle obstacles, interface breakdowns, missing documentation, and judgment-based accounting determinations within your scope

- Guarantee continuous alignment with internal control requirements, SOX-related standards, and documented close methodologies

- Direct reconciliation activities between source systems and SAP, ensuring material discrepancies are properly researched and resolved





- Engage with local controllers, in-market accounting teams, accounts payable, treasury, tax, and other relevant partners on close topics, accounting inquiries, and process modifications

- Act as the accounting function's point of contact throughout internal and external audit engagements, ensuring consistency in responses and readiness of supporting documentation

- Support the development of less experienced accountants by reviewing their work product and strengthening their technical proficiency and close-cycle rigor

- Lead efforts to enhance processes, promote standardized practices, and assess new tools, reports, and workflow solutions

Requirements

- Bachelor's and Master's degree in Accounting, along with Colombian Public Accountant credentials

- At least five years of relevant finance experience spanning General Ledger, record-to-report, financial reporting, and audit work, including a minimum of two years in a supervisory or team leadership role

- Demonstrated experience within Corporate Finance or a related support capacity, combined with strong knowledge of finance operations, general business functions, and operational realities

- Notable problem-solving skills, covering the ability to detect issues, determine their priority, articulate them clearly, and design and implement corrective actions





- Extensive knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS guidelines, with proven ability to apply these standards to complex or non-standard situations

- Proven history of managing process oversight, driving improvement initiatives, and optimizing workflows

- Effective communication skills combined with English proficiency at B2 level or above, supporting accurate understanding of business requirements and their translation into agentic architecture designs

Nice to have

- Background working in shared services environments or accounting operations covering multiple countries or business segments

- Career history with a Big Four firm or another well-recognized audit institution

- Applied experience with SAP or similar ERP systems supporting financial reporting and reconciliation activities

We offer

- International projects with top brands

- Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers

- Healthcare benefits

- Employee financial programs

- Paid time off and sick leave

- Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses

- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses

- Integral career opportunities

- Volunteer and community involvement opportunities

- EPAM Employee Groups

- Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn

EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

📌 Accounting Lead - Record to ReportR) (Colombia)
🏢 EPAM Systems
📍 Colombia