Accountant, International Operations

Odd Systems is a defense technology company specializing in the development and manufacturing of thermal imaging cameras. It was founded by a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, and tech enthusiasts with prior experience at a number of international technology companies, including Petcube, a world leader in pet cameras and software. The company’s products, including the Kurbas and Svitlych thermal imaging cameras, among others, are named after prominent figures of the «Executed Renaissance» and the «Sixtiers» — Ukrainian intellectuals of the 20th century who were persecuted and destroyed by the Soviet regime. Odd Systems has offices in Ukraine, the US, and the EU.

Purpose of the Role: Accountant for International Operations will own day-to-day bookkeeping for several of the group’s companies registered in EU and USA and to communicate with the local accountants in respective jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

Bookkeeping for foreign entities

• Maintain primary accounting records for several foreign group companies in each company’s own system (Odoo, Quickbooks or other ERP / accounting software).
• Record sales and purchase invoices, bank transactions, payroll entries, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, accruals and prepayments.
• Reconcile bank accounts, payment systems, customer and supplier balances on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile intercompany balances with the Ukrainian subsidiary and other group companies; flag and resolve mismatches.
• Support month-end and year-end close: closing checklists, cut-off, accruals, trial balance review.

Primary documents

• Collect, review and analyse primary documents (invoices, contracts, bank statements, customs and shipping documents, expense reports) for completeness and correctness.
• Classify transactions correctly for accounting and VAT purposes, applying the chart of accounts and group accounting policies.
• Maintain a structured electronic archive of documents for each entity, in line with local retention rules and audit requirements.
• Chase missing documents and information from internal teams (procurement, sales, logistics, HR, treasury).

Work with local accountants and advisors

• Act as the main contact for external accountants and advisors in the EU, USA and other jurisdictions.
• Prepare and hand over monthly / quarterly data packs for local VAT, payroll and statutory reporting; answer their queries on time.
• Review drafts of local financial statements and tax returns against the books and highlight discrepancies.
• Track local filing deadlines (VAT, corporate income tax, annual accounts, registry filings) in a shared compliance calendar.
• Support statutory audits, tax inspections and due diligence with documents and reconciliations (in cooperation with international tax manager).

Group reporting and improvement

• Provide data for group consolidation and management reporting (IFRS / group policies) and for transfer pricing documentation.
• Help standardise document workflows and Odoo set-up across foreign entities.
• Suggest and implement automation (bank feeds, OCR, invoice workflows) to reduce manual work.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on bookkeeping experience, of which at least 1−2 years with foreign (non-Ukrainian) companies, an international group, or an outsourcing / audit firm serving foreign clients.
• Experience handling several legal entities in parallel.
• Solid knowledge of double-entry accounting, the full accounting cycle and month-end close.
• Understanding of VAT / sales tax principles (EU VAT incl. intra-EU supplies and reverse charge, US sales tax basics) and of intercompany transactions.
• Basic knowledge of IFRS and / or US GAAP.
• Hands-on experience with at least one modern ERP / cloud accounting system (Odoo, Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Exact, Merit Aktiva, SAP or similar).
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets: pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations.
• English at B2 level or higher — written and spoken, for daily correspondence and calls with foreign accountants, banks and advisors.
• Ukrainian at native or fluent level.

It’s a plus if you have:

• ACCA (or progress towards it), CAP/CIPA, DipIFR or a similar professional qualification.
• Working knowledge of EU and / or US accounting and tax specifics.
• Experience in a manufacturing, hardware or export-oriented business, including customs documents and export of goods.
• Exposure to transfer pricing or consolidation.
• Experience with Odoo implementation or configuration, document-management or OCR tools.
• Experience with Ukrainian accounting (useful for intercompany reconciliations).

Why Choose Us?

• Work that has a real impact. We build products that directly strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
• Opportunity to work alongside top-tier engineers in MilTech and autonomous systems.
• Official employment under the Diia.City legal framework.
• The possibility of reservation (deferment) for conscripts in accordance with the requirements of current legislation.
• Annual paid leave — 24 calendar days.
• Additional paid leave for veterans — 14 calendar days.
• Paid sick leave in accordance with the law.
• Voluntary health insurance after completing the probation period.
• Possibility of reimbursement for training costs according to internal company policies.

We are not just looking for employees, but for like-minded individuals who share our values and are ready to build the future of Ukrainian MilTech.