About Sinch:
Sinch is a global leader in the growing market for Communication Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) and mobile customer engagement. We are specialists in allowing businesses to reach everyone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, email, voice, and video.
We reach every phone on earth. From the lifechanging to the timesaving, we're helping our customers to interact with people like never before. For you, that means working in an environment that offers an incredible variety of exciting challenges, and the chance to impact how billions of people engage with their favourite brands. The dream of personalizing content to all 15 billion phones on the planet is no fairy tale!
More than 150,000 businesses, including many of the world's largest companies and mobile operators, use Sinch's advanced technology platform to engage with their customers. Moreover, Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation. Sinch's core values are Make it Happen, Dream Big, keep it Simple and Win Together. These values describe how our global organization works and inspire every of our more than 4,000 employees across 55 different countries.
Why do we have this role
The Accountant III will play a key role in supporting the Sinch EMEA Region. The role will manage multiple EMEA entity's daily accounting tasks including financial reporting of the entities. Works closely with Regional Managers to deliver successful month-end, quarter-end and year-end close.
What do you do in the role
- Responsible for daily accounting operations including general ledger, month-end close, and financial statement preparation under multi-ERP set-up
- Manage the close checklists and account reconciliations during the close cycle to ensure timely completion and signoffs and provide daily close reporting dashboards to management with close status along with any other pertinent updates.
- Full Financial reporting in AARO
- Perform review of financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
- Ensure all intercompany transactions are properly recorded, , and reconciled.
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end variance analysis, ensuring that all required periods are compared and that detailed explanations for the fluxes that meet internal thresholds are provided by agreed upon deadlines including following up as necessary for any late items
- Support audit processes by preparing and providing relevant documentation and analysis as requested.
What experience/qualities you need to bring with you:
- Experience required: 10+ years in core accounting role with Bachelor's or master's degree in commerce,
Accounting, or Finance - Prior experience in process transition or stabilization in a captive environment.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to analyze, reconcile, and interpret complex financial data.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail and professional curiosity, ensuring discrepancies are identified and resolved promptly.
- Experienced in leveraging technology and automation to streamline accounting processes and monitor high-volume transactions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and regions.
- Prior experience with SAP Business ByDesign ERP is an advantage, familiarity multiple ERP systems ideal.
Skilled in troubleshooting and resolving system or automation issues, ensuring process integrity and data accuracy. - Applies critical thinking to problem-solving and maintains composure under pressure while delivering timely, high-quality results.
- Maintains a quality and compliance mindset, demonstrating ownership, accountability, and commitment to accurate financial reporting.
How success will be measured:
- All Accounting tasks are completed accurately and within timelines set.
- Successful Month-end close and Entity reporting
- Stakeholders (Controllers, Finance Managers and Auditors) are effectively managed and supported, timely resolution of issues.
- Continual process improvement initiatives are actively progressed.
- Be an enthusiastic contributor to projects in the Finance Team.
What we promise to give you:
- Health Insurance benefits
- Exposure to work across Global Finance teams
- Hybrid working
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Sinch Values:
- Dream Big - We make the impossible possible by dreaming big to solve our customers problems and improve their businesses. Great things happen when we dare to challenge the status quo and find creative new ways to wow them. Driven by curiosity, we believe there is no such thing as failure, only continuous learning, and development. Having big, crazy, ambitious goals drives our success.
- Win Together - Great teams work faster and better together - creating meaningful impact for customers. Together as one global team, in close collaboration with our customers, we embrace diversity, meritocracy and care about every single individual. We build trust through open and honest relationships. It's all about the team: being inclusive, respectful, and sharing our knowledge to empower all for personal growth. We collaborate, have fun and are stronger together.
- Keep it Simple - Sinch means simple and easy. It's how we want customers to feel when dealing with us: uncomplicated, down-to-earth, and useful. Things stay simple when you are honest, open and act with integrity. Cut the fluff and talk straight! This also means spending our time and money wisely on things that really count. Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground.
- Make it Happen - We make things happen and make them matter - for our customers and the world. We are doers who value getting results and don't overthink matters. We stay accountable for our actions, apply the highest ethical standards to set ourselves apart and always deliver. If we're not making an impact, we rethink the approach. Structure helps us, bureaucracy and excuses do not. No putting things off - let's get it done now.
