Senior Financial Accountant
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Role Summary
Lokalise is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant with a strong background in SaaS accounting to join their remote team, focusing on month-end close and financial integrity.
About the Organisation
Our Finance team is the backbone of Lokalise's financial operations—ensuring accuracy, compliance, and control as we scale. Reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with FP&A, you will step into a broad, hands-on role.
You will own month-end close and balance sheet integrity across our global entities while acting as the primary internal liaison for our external accounting, payroll, and EOR providers. Additionally, you will champion our finance automation program, transitioning the team from manual workflows to highly scalable, controlled processes.
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Key Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close across multiple entities, managing journals, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting strictly to the group timetable.
- Own balance sheet integrity, with a specific focus on payroll and employment costs.
- Act as the internal client for outsourced accounting, payroll, and EOR platforms. Review output, hold them to SLAs, and review/approve payroll across our US, UK, Spanish, Latvian, and EOR entities to meet statutory deadlines.
- Prepare and post payroll/employment cost journals into the ERP, ensuring data integrity between our HRIS and payroll providers.
- Provide detailed analysis and actionable commentary on Operating Expenses and other critical areas of the P&L.
- Lead the charge on documenting and improving workflows. You will transition manual reviews into risk-based, threshold-driven controls.
- Support annual audits and statutory reporting alongside our auditors and outsourced providers.
Working Conditions
While our company operates exclusively on a remote basis, you must reside and have the legal right to work in one of the following countries: the United Kingdom, Latvia, or Spain.
💰 Competitive salary and employee stock options.
🌍 Fully remote setup with flexible working hours.
🏢 Co-working budget for those days you want a change from your home office.
🌴 Flexible vacation policy to recharge when you need to.
🖥️ Home office setup budget: monitor, desk, ergonomics, whatever helps you do your best work.
📚 Learning & development budget to grow your skills and career.
🏥 Health insurance to keep you covered.
🧘 Wellness allowance to support your mental and physical well-being.
🤝 Great startup culture: remote but close-knit, with regular retreats and social events to stay connected.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion and equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, relationship, marital, or civil partnership statuses, racial identities, national or ethnic origins, religious beliefs, ages, and disability statuses.
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Requirements
- 5+ years in accounting
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, Latvia, or Spain.
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