Lead Accountant

About the Role

Voyagu Group is a travel technology company that builds and scales travel businesses. We combine hands-on experience in the travel industry with our own technology platform to help travel agencies operate and grow.

We are looking for a Lead Accountant / Accounting Manager to take ownership of our accounting function as the group grows.

This is a hands-on role with real responsibility. You'll work closely with business leadership and CFO, improve accounting processes, and help build a reliable financial foundation for our growing business.

We're looking for someone with strong accounting expertise, sound business judgment, and the independence to make decisions and get things done.

Must-have Requirements

- 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience , including ownership of general ledger accounting and month-end close.
- Strong understanding of IFRS and/or US GAAP , including accrual accounting, revenue recognition, cut-off, and financial statement preparation.
- Full balance sheet ownership: experience reconciling key accounts, investigating discrepancies, and correcting accounting errors.
- End-to-end accounting experience: understands how transactions flow through the GL into the P&L and Balance Sheet, not just one area such as AP or AR.
- Experience with multiple legal entities , including intercompany transactions and reconciliations.
- Experience working with accounting software such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP, or similar systems.
- Hands-on and independent: comfortable reviewing transactions, posting adjustments, troubleshooting GL issues, and closing the books personally.
- Strong ownership and professional judgment: able to take responsibility for the accounting function, make day-to-day accounting decisions independently, identify problems proactively, and propose solutions rather than constantly escalating issues.
- Business maturity and stakeholder management: comfortable working directly with management, FP&A, operations, and external advisors. Able to explain financial issues clearly, challenge incorrect assumptions, and drive issues to resolution.
- Strong English communication skills , both written and verbal.

Nice-to-have Requirements

- Experience accounting for US legal entities and practical US GAAP reporting.
- Background in Big Four audit followed by hands-on in-house accounting.
- Experience in international, technology-driven, or high-transaction-volume businesses.
- Experience with QuickBooks specifically.
- Experience supervising or reviewing the work of junior accountants.
- Familiarity with intercompany accounting and related-party transactions.

Key Responsibilities

- Own general ledger accounting , ensuring accurate financial records and reliable financial statements.
- Manage the monthly close , including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and adjustments.
- Maintain accurate Balance Sheet and P&L reporting , investigating discrepancies and correcting accounting errors.
- Ensure proper accounting treatment of business transactions and maintain supporting documentation.
- Review and supervise accounting work , improving processes and maintaining consistent accounting standards.
- Manage intercompany accounting , including balances, reconciliations, and related entries.
- Take ownership of accounting issues , working independently with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
- Collaborate with FP&A , providing accurate financial data, explaining GL balances, and resolving reporting discrepancies.

What Success Looks Like

- Accurate, well-maintained accounting records.
- Reliable monthly financial statements.
- A consistent and predictable month-end close.
- Accounting issues identified and resolved proactively.
- Clear communication with stakeholders.
- An accounting function that operates independently, with strong ownership and minimal day-to-day supervision.