Financial Accounting Team Lead

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Financial Accounting Team Lead to lead a team of accounting professionals providing accounting, financial reporting, and compliance services to an international portfolio of companies.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial information, maintaining high service quality standards, managing stakeholder relationships, and developing team members within a dynamic shared-services environment.

This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys leading people, solving complex accounting issues, and driving operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Accountants and Senior Accountants.

• Monitor team performance against established KPIs and service standards.

• Review work deliverables and provide technical guidance and feedback.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and career development initiatives.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports.

• Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.

• Ensure timely preparation of financial statements and management reports.

• Review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual variances.

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, company policies, and reporting requirements.

Client Service & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary escalation point for clients and internal stakeholders.

• Build strong working relationships with assigned vessel owners, management companies, and international counterparts.

• Conduct regular service review meetings with stakeholders.

• Ensure service delivery commitments are consistently achieved.

Audit, Compliance & Controls

• Coordinate external and statutory audits.

• Review audit schedules and support responses to audit queries.

• Ensure adherence to internal control procedures and accounting policies.

• Identify and manage accounting and operational risks.

Process Improvement & Digitalization

• Drive process enhancement, standardization, and automation initiatives.

• Support implementation of new technologies and reporting tools.

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and client experience.

• Promote best practices across the team.