Accounting Methodology & Automation Manager

About the role

Emerging Travel Group is looking for an Accounting Methodology & Automation Manager to join its Finance team and support the Group's ERP implementation and ongoing business transformation. The role sits at the intersection of accounting, finance, business and IT, turning business requirements into accounting methodology and defining how accounting processes work in ERP and 1C.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accounting methodology for the Group's business models, including merchant and agency models (net/gross), prepayment and postpayment, and B2B and B2C transactions across hotels, air, rail, transfers and ancillary services.
• Design accounting rules, posting logic and chart-of-accounts requirements, defining the data needed to automate accounting in ERP and 1C.
• Translate business scenarios, new products and process changes into accounting requirements and technical specifications for developers and business analysts.
• Define data sources, field mappings, document flows and reconciliation logic, including corrections and disputes.
• Work with IT, product teams and business analysts to implement and improve accounting processes, ensuring automated entries match supplier and partner settlements and intercompany balances.
• Analyse accounting implications of new products, contracts and system changes under IFRS, with a focus on IFRS 15.
• Design and improve intercompany accounting and settlement processes, and support ERP rollout to new entities with methodology, migration rules and process standardisation.
• Review supplier, partner and intercompany contracts from an accounting and VAT perspective, and support operational accountants and UAT of automated processes.

Required profile

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience, including 2+ years in accounting methodology, process automation or systems implementation.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS, especially IFRS 15, including revenue recognition and principal-versus-agent considerations.
• Upper-Intermediate English (B2) or higher; other languages are a plus.

Required skills

• Practical experience with ERP systems or 1C, beyond day-to-day use.
• Translating business requirements into accounting methodology and technical specs.
• SQL or query writing is an advantage; understanding of APIs and system integrations.
• Excel with pivot tables and lookup functions.

What we offer

• Flexible schedules and the option to work remotely.
• Training and development programmes, including partial compensation for external training and conferences.
• Corporate English school and corporate prices on hotels and travel services.
• MyTime Day Off, an extra non-working day without loss of pay.