Senior Accountant (EMEA)

✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity

The best jobs have always clustered in a handful of the world's wealthiest cities. But talent is everywhere. Oyster set out to close that gap - building a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay, and care for brilliant people anywhere.

We're proof that a high-performing culture doesn't need an office. Distributed across 60+ countries since 2020, we've built something the industry keeps noticing:

• Ranked #10 of 250 on TIME and Statista's 2026 list of America's Top WorkTech Companies

• Named one of America's Greatest Startup Workplaces 2026 by Newsweek

• A G2 Spring 2026 Leader across Employer of Record, Global Employment, Multi-country Payroll, and HR Compliance

• The only B Corp-certified global employment platform ~ independently verified since 2023

Two of those rankings measured our business impact from the outside. One measured how our own people feel about working here. They landed in the same place ~ because at Oyster, culture and performance aren't separate conversations. They're the same one.

And we're just getting started. If you want to do the best work of your career alongside people who care as much as you do, we'd love for you to apply.

The Role

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within +4 / -4 UTC.

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Accountant to own day-to-day accounting, monthly reporting, and ERP activities for Oyster entities around the world, with a focus on EMEA coverage. You will combine rigorous accounting judgment with proactive stakeholder management, lead close and audit activities, investigate complex discrepancies, and improve the systems and processes that keep a distributed finance function accurate and scalable.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounting and intercompany transactions for global subsidiaries.

• Prepare and review financial statements and balance-sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, maintaining clear checklists and documentation.

• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual local statutory filings and provide complete support packages.

• Oversee local statutory audits and resolve auditor questions and adjustments.

• Reconcile local statutory records to the ERP

• Conduct financial analysis, identify trends or discrepancies, and present decision-useful insights.

• Own assigned ERP activities and improve accounting standards, controls, documentation, and automation.

• Proactively coordinate dependencies across Finance, Payroll, Tax, Legal, and external partners.

• Execute ad hoc financial projects and support junior teammates with practical guidance.

Core Requirements

• At least 5 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year operating at senior-accountant scope.

• CPA (or part-qualified) or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.

• Strong knowledge of multi-entity accounting, intercompany transactions, financial reporting, reconciliations, close, and audit support.

• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and manipulation of large datasets.

• Meticulous attention to detail and a logical, evidence-based approach to problem solving.

• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and maintain quality across several entities.

• Strong written and spoken English, with effective stakeholder management in an asynchronous environment.

• Proactive follow-through, sound judgment, and a continuous-improvement and automation mindset.

Bonus / Nice-to-Have Experience

• NetSuite or a comparable ERP.

• Payroll accounting or SaaS experience.

• High-growth startup or rapidly changing international environment.

• Accounting across EMEA jurisdictions, including local statutory reporting and local-to-group reconciliation.

This might not be right for you if...

• You prefer a narrowly scoped, single-entity role with limited stakeholder contact.

• You are uncomfortable investigating ambiguous discrepancies or making evidence-based accounting recommendations.

• You need close supervision to manage deadlines, follow up with stakeholders, or keep work documented.

• You prefer manual routines and have little interest in improving controls, systems, or automation.

You'll also need

• A reliable home internet connection and fluency in both written and spoken English.

How we work together at Oyster

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes Oyster what it is. We make it happen—progress is our default setting. We drive change, we build and give trust, and we move as one united team.

Our mission is to create a more equal world of work: helping companies everywhere hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere. Everything we do ladders up to our mission. We embrace asynchronous, collaborative work and share how we operate in the Oyster Public HQ so other global teams can learn from us.

How YOU work

With diverse locations, cultures, and needs, we created How YOU Work; a program supporting your whole human experience at Oyster:

• Work from anywhere: Oyster has no borders or HQ. As long as work is timely, your team is supported, and you're authorized to work where you live, you can work from anywhere.

• Paid time off: Enjoy 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country.

• Mental health support: Access Plumm, our mental well-being service.

• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, receive a wellbeing allowance in your ThanksBen wallet to spend on a wide range of options.

• Flexible parental leave: All new parents are eligible for at least three months’ paid leave, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally.

• WFH stipend: Receive a stipend for your laptop and home office equipment to get you set up quickly.

✨ The best jobs should be available to everyone 

We embrace diverse perspectives and intentionally build our product and company with an inclusive, global mindset. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every criterion, and are committed to a trust-based, thriving environment.

Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email jobs@oysterhr.com with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.

Our available positions are on our careers page. Our team will only contact you from an @oysterhr.com email, and we will never ask for money as part of an interview process or job offer. If you receive a suspicious email about Oyster jobs or are directed to a site other than www.oysterhr.com/careers, please report it via our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.