Head of Accounting

About Amartha

At Amartha, we empower micro-businesses across Indonesia, enabling growth and equal prosperity. We’ve supported over 2.7 million entrepreneurs—mostly women—by disbursing IDR 22.8 trillion in funding. As we step into 2025, Amartha is evolving into a technology-driven financial ecosystem, expanding our reach in lending, funding, and payments. Through innovation and digital solutions, we aim to enhance accessibility, streamline processes, and create a seamless user experience.

About the role

As a Head of Accounting, you will oversee the group-wide financial reporting process, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, corporate policies, and audit requirements. You'll work closely with the AVP Finance Control, CFO, and cross-functional teams to align operational activities with proper accounting treatment.

You’ll be responsible for account reconciliation, policy implementation, and preparing technical accounting assessments as needed. We’re looking for someone with strong leadership skills, a solid technical accounting background, and the ability to drive results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end financial reporting process, monthly and annually, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations, coordination with other department (if needed) and report deliverables preparation
• Prepare technical papers to support company’s accounting treatment
• Participate in the ongoing development / establishment of accounting policies and procedures and operational strategies including the review and implementation of process and system changes.
• Continued focus on improving system efficiencies and business practices
• Assist management in strategic financial projects and corporate actions
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies and the prevailing rules and regulations
• Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
• Interacts at all levels and with budget owners or other stakeholders to produce timely, efficient and accurate month-end close and all internal management and financial reporting through annual report
• Analyze the effect of statutory accounting practices and studies regulations and guidance to ensure correct application of Indonesian GAAP and IFRS
• Make recommendations for changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed
• Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns
• Work with Tax, Budget and Treasury to ensure overall coordination of all financial accounting activities through annual report
• Prepare summary feedback of financial statements variances to budget
• Actively review and advise on financial / accounting processes

Requirements

At Amartha, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that celebrates diversity, ensures equity, and fosters inclusion. We believe that diverse perspectives—shaped by factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, culture, and life experiences—drive innovation and growth.

We actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in building an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities and foster a sense of belonging that enables our employees to thrive and make meaningful contributions.