Senior Accounting Specialist - GL

Location: Shanghai, China. Hybrid work model with the option to work from home up to two days per week.

Company

hirify.global Business Service Operations is a shared service center delivering HR and Finance services across the hirify.global Group.

What you will do

• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate outstanding balances, and take corrective action.
• Approve journals and ensure accurate coding, classification, completeness, and compliance with local accounting standards and company policies.
• Complete and review internal and external reporting, statutory submissions, government reports, and audit requirements.
• Perform account variance analyses and support internal, statutory, and tax audits.
• Act as a key contact for accounting and finance queries, building stakeholder relationships across Business Controllers, Treasury, CRBC, Tax, Group Reporting, and auditors.
• Coach junior team members and support ad hoc projects, issue resolution, cross-training, and continuous process improvement.

Requirements

• Approximately 8–15 years of demonstrated Finance experience, including 5+ years in a comparable GL role.
• Experience with an enterprise-wide accounting system, ideally SAP.
• Proven experience preparing statutory financial statements and working in an international accounting environment.
• Experienced-level Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong written and spoken English required.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, quality-focused, resilient, proactive, and comfortable with change.
• Strong collaboration, initiative, and stakeholder relationship-building skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with business partners.
• Ability to independently resolve moderate to complex problems.

Nice to have

• Accounting or Finance qualification; CPA is advantageous.
• Advanced SAP proficiency.
• Audit experience.
• 3+ years focused specifically on statutory financial statement preparation.
• Additional language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model allowing work from home up to two days per week, subject to role and team principles.
• Enhanced paid Family Care Leave.
• Life and disability insurance coverage.
• Wellbeing resources, benefits, and community-building opportunities.
• Colleague discount from the first day and an eligibility-based bonus scheme.
• Inclusive culture focused on safety, belonging, creativity, and equal employment opportunity.