Senior Accountant – 12 month Fixed Term Employment

✨ One platform, a whole world of opportunity
Right now, the best jobs are limited to people in a handful of the world’s wealthiest cities, yet brilliant people are everywhere. Driven to overturn the status quo and distribute opportunities equally around the world, Oyster launched its global employment platform to help companies hire, pay, and care for talent anywhere.

When it comes to global employment, we walk the walk. We’re proof that companies don’t need an office to create a highly-engaged culture. Since the company’s inception in January 2020, Oyster has:

🌏 Created a fully-distributed, vibrant team of 500+ employees across 60+ countries
👩‍💻Featured in Forbes having ranked #9 in Flexjobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs
🌈 Established a diverse leadership team and an employee base that’s 60% female
🏆 Achieved one of the highest employee engagement scores in its class
🦄 Raised $150 million in Series C funding at a valuation of over $1 billion!
💚 B Corp status achieved in 2023
Our momentum speaks to the power of global employment—and we’re just getting started! If you want to change the world with Oyster and be empowered to work remotely while doing so, 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 in IST + / -2  hours time zone.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 12 month fixed-term employment contract.

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Accountant to help us carry out our day-to-day accounting activities, manage the monthly reporting process, and own the ERP activities. The role will oversee the accounting for Oyster entities based around the world, managing and communicating with all the various stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
Manage full-cycle accounting and intercompany transactions for global subsidiaries.
Prepare and review financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations for multiple entities.
Coordinate and provide necessary documentation for monthly, quarterly, and annual local statutory filings.
Ensure the accuracy of local reporting and filings through thorough review and reconciliation.
Conduct financial analysis, identify trends and present insights to stakeholders.
Contribute to the development of financial standards and process improvements.
Lead month-end and year-end close processes.
Execute ad hoc financial projects and analyses as required.
Core Requirements
Minimum 3 years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year in a senior role.
CPA or equivalent accounting qualification.
Advanced proficiency in Excel, including expertise in pivot tables and large dataset manipulation.
Strong analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail and a logical approach to problem-solving.
Excellent organizational abilities, demonstrating effective task and deadline management.
Superior communication skills, with experience in stakeholder management and asynchronous work environments.
Demonstrated ability to proactively follow up and manage stakeholders, ensuring timely completion of tasks and deliverables across multiple departments and levels of seniority.
Proactive mindset toward process improvement and automation.
Familiarity with Indian accounting standards and tax regulations.
[BONUS] Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems.
[BONUS] Background in payroll processing or SaaS companies.
[BONUS] Prior work experience in a high-growth startup or dynamic business environment.
You’ll also need

A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one).
Fluent English language skills.
🦪 How we work together at Oyster
Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We elevate talent. 🙌  We build trust. 🤝 We thrive together. 🌍

Our mission is to create a more equal world—one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission—and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work.

We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work—and we share how we work in the Oyster Public HQ —to help other global teams learn from our experiences.

💌  How YOU work
Different countries have different statutory benefits, different cultures have different norms, and different people have different needs! In order to best support and encourage our diverse team, we’ve created How YOU Work; a program of policies, practices, and perks to support your whole human experience as an employee at Oyster.

Work from anywhere: Oyster is a borderless, HQ-less company. As long as your work gets done on time, your team has the support they need, and you’re authorized to work where you live, the world is truly your Oyster.
Paid time off: We’re all about taking breaks—we all need it. Oyster provides employees with 40 days off each year, which includes public/bank holidays and vacation/holiday leave (unless your country mandates more).
Mental health support: We consider your mental health a top priority. We offer access to Plumm, a mental well-being service, to support your mental health.
Wellbeing allowance:  Each month, Oyster will top up your ThanksBen wallet with a wellbeing allowance. You can get pretty much anything that your heart desires! ThanksBen offers a wide array of options for spending your wellbeing allowance. Check out their benefits catalogue here for inspiration.
Flexible parental leave: Families are created in lots of different ways. Our parental leave policy applies to all employees who are becoming parents, regardless of how they become a parent. Oysters are eligible for a minimum of three months of paid parental leave and your job will be held for 12 months (or longer if required by local jurisdiction).
WFH stipend: Stipend to spend on your laptop and any other equipment you need for your home office; we’ll get you up and running in no time!
✨ The best jobs should be available to everyone
At Oyster, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences and we’ve intentionally built our product and our company with an inclusive, global mindset. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often don’t apply for roles they don’t feel they meet all the criteria for. We’re committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every single box, please consider applying. We’d love to hear how you might contribute to our mission and our team.

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 published on our careers page and should you be invited to interview with us, our recruitment team will only ever contact you directly from an @oysterhr.com email address. We will never ask you to send us money as part of a job offer. If you receive a suspicious email relating to opportunities at Oyster from any other email domain where someone is claiming to be a part of our recruitment team, or are directed to anywhere other than www.oysterhr.com/careers to view our available jobs we encourage you to submit a report through our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.