Lead of Internal Accounting team

We are looking for an experienced Lead of Internal Accounting team to take ownership of the end-to-end accounting function across the Group. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone with strong accounting expertise and a solid understanding of the full accounting cycle, ideally gained within crypto, fintech, payments, financial services, or another high-volume transactional business. The Lead   Accountant will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely closing and reporting across all Group entities while leading and coordinating a team of 4–5 accounting professionals. 
Given the nature of our business, the role requires the ability to work with a complex environment involving digital assets, crypto and fiat transactions, multiple currencies, high transaction volumes, intercompany operations, and multiple legal entities across different jurisdictions.   The ideal candidate has strong experience as a Senior / Lead Accountant or Chief Accountant, is comfortable working with multiple legal entities, and can combine operational accounting expertise with team leadership and process ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Own and oversee the full accounting cycle across the Group companies.
• Lead and coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes for all Group entities.
• Ensure accurate accounting treatment and reporting of crypto and fiat transactions.
• Oversee accounting and reconciliations related to digital assets, crypto wallets, exchanges, payment providers, banks, and other financial counterparties.
  Ensure completeness and accuracy of transaction data flowing from operational/payment systems into accounting records.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and reconciliations across Group entities.
• Investigate discrepancies between accounting records, operational systems, wallet/exchange balances, and other data sources.
• Lead and coordinate a team of 4–5 accountants, including workload allocation, prioritization, quality control, and deadline management.
• Ensure accounting activities are completed in accordance with applicable accounting standards, internal policies, and established procedures.
• Identify discrepancies, process gaps and ensure their timely resolution.
• Drive the standardization, optimization, and automation of accounting processes across the Group.
• Take ownership of the overall quality and timely delivery of the accounting function.

Requirements:

• Significant hands-on accounting experience at Senior Accountant, Lead Accountant, Accounting Manager, Chief Accountant, or similar level.
• Strong hands-on experience with 1C, including accounting entries, reconciliations, month-end/year-end closing, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of the full accounting cycle, including GL, AP/AR, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, and financial reporting.
• Proven ownership of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing.
• Experience working with multiple legal entities and preferably multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and/or other relevant accounting standards.
• Strong reconciliation skills and experience working with large and complex transactional datasets.
• Experience managing or coordinating an accounting team.
• Experience supporting external/statutory audits.
• Ability to understand complex transaction flows and translate them into appropriate accounting treatment.
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to investigate discrepancies across multiple systems and data sources.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment where products, transaction flows, and processes continue to evolve.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to take responsibility for the overall accounting and reporting result of the Group.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Russian.

Nice to have:

Experience with businesses processing high volumes of transactions across multiple currencies.

Experience with international Group structures and cross-border/intercompany transactions.

Experience participating in audits of crypto or financial-services companies.

Experience improving or automating high-volume reconciliation and accounting processes.
Previous accounting experience within crypto / digital assets / blockchain.

Practical knowledge of accounting for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.

Experience improving, configuring, or automating accounting processes and reporting in 1C, including collaboration with developers / technical teams.