Lead Finance - Night Shift

Company Overview:
10Pearls is a global, purpose-driven AI-Native digital engineering partner helping businesses re-imagine, ‎digitalize, and accelerate. As an end-to-end digital technology partner, 10Pearls helps businesses create future-proof, ‎transformative ‎digital products that leverage emerging technologies. ‎10Pearls' clients ‎include Global 2000 enterprises, high growth mid-size ‎businesses, and some of the most exciting ‎start-ups from industries like healthcare, fintech, ‎energy, education, ‎real estate, retail, and hi-tech. ‎Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, 10Pearls has product engineering and ‎software development centers in North America, Latin America, Europe, and South Asia. To learn more, visit https://10pearls.com. 

Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and results-oriented ‘Finance Lead’ to join our Finance team. This role requires end-to-end ownership of the US Accounts Payable function, including intercompany reconciliations and leading financial reporting, accounting, and analytical support across multiple LATAM Business Units (BUs). The ideal candidate combines strong accounting expertise with operational leadership, ensuring accurate financial reporting, efficient payment operations, robust financial controls, and high-quality business insights. The Finance Lead partners with regional and global stakeholders, drives process improvements, and guides junior finance team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end Accounts Payable function for US entities
• Oversee invoice intake, validation, coding, approval workflows, and payment processing
• Manage vendor reconciliations and resolve payment-related disputes and discrepancies
• Lead and review intercompany reconciliations, ensuring intercompany balances, transactions, and eliminations are accurately recorded and matched across entities
• Investigate and resolve intercompany discrepancies and coordinate timely settlement with counterpart teams
• Monitor AP aging and ensure timely processing of vendor payments
• Coordinate wire transfers, ACH payments, and other payment activities
• Ensure adherence to company policies, approval matrices, and internal control requirements
• Support vendor onboarding and maintenance of compliance documentation
• Act as the primary escalation point for AP-related matters
• Lead month-end / year-end close activities for assigned LATAM Business Units
• Prepare and review monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, and management reports
• Perform variance analysis and investigate material fluctuations
• Review General Ledger activity and ensure accuracy of financial records
• Analyze financial performance and provide actionable insights to finance leadership
• Partner with regional stakeholders to understand business drivers and financial trends
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes
• Monitor key financial metrics and identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with local finance teams and external advisors on tax, statutory, and regulatory matters
• Review the financial impact of local tax provisions, withholding taxes, VAT/GST, and other compliance-related transactions
• Assist in ensuring timely completion of country-specific reporting and compliance requirements
• Support audits, tax filings, and regulatory reporting across LATAM jurisdictions
• Review journal entries, accruals, and accounting adjustments
• Review account and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial records
• Investigate and resolve accounting issues and unusual transactions
• Maintain compliance with accounting policies and internal controls
• Support multi-entity and multi-currency accounting activities
• Guide and review work performed by the junior team members
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, HR, Procurement, and business leaders globally
• Serve as a subject matter expert for accounting, reporting, AP, and intercompany processes
• Foster accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence within the team

Requirements:

• ACCA, ICMA, CA-Finalist or equivalent professional qualification preferred
• 8+ years of progressive experience in accounting, finance operations, and financial reporting
• Experience managing end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, including intercompany reconciliations
• Experience supporting multinational entities, preferably across the US and LATAM regions
• Experience in financial reporting, variance analysis, and month-end close activities
• Exposure to tax compliance, statutory reporting, and regulatory requirements within LATAM countries preferred
• Experience working in multinational or shared services environments highly preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of critical finance processes
• Leadership mindset with ability to mentor and develop junior team members
• Experience supporting US Accounts Payable operations, including intercompany reconciliations across multi-currency, multi-entity structures
• Working knowledge of LATAM tax and compliance requirements (VAT, withholding tax, statutory reporting)
• Exposure to countries such as Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, or other LATAM jurisdictions
• Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax consultants, and local finance providers
• Exposure to budgeting and forecasting processes
• Experience in technology, professional services, or high-growth organizations
• Experience with finance process automation and ERP-driven reporting