Accountant

Obsidian is the name that has become synonymous with providing peace of mind when it comes to Open Source Software (OSS) in the Southern African Market. With two decades of knowledge and experience in the OSS realm Obsidian understands how open source can be utilised, modified and successfully implemented in today's business world. As an established supplier of Open Source software solutions, the company was started in 1995 as a modest services provider targeting businesses and organisations looking to integrate and leverage off Linux infrastructure. The last two years Obsidian Systems has expanded its knowledge base by acquiring 25% of both Autumn Leaf and GuruHut. The expansion of skills is now a formidable team with Java™ expertise aligning our Enterprise Open Source solution for retail, supporting technology and consulting services across enterprise-ready open source infrastructure, big data, collaboration and bimodal IT strategies for your business. Obsidian Systems and its subsidiaries, GuruHut and Autumn Leaf strive to bring three legs to the South African market: the first being vendor-certified products, the second being local skills providing consulting, development and support and the third being vendor-certified training and certification. With these three elements, any organisation can trust the enterprise open source solution provided. Obsidian Systems is a Level 2 contributor to Broad-based Black Economic empowered supplier of open source software solutions in South Africa. For a smarter perspective on your IT visit us at smarterdata.co.za and smarterteams.co.za.

Obsidian Systems is a software engineering consultancy that builds production systems for capital markets and other regulated industries. Our clients include market infrastructure providers, national exchanges, and global financial institutions. Much of our work today centers on the Canton Network, the privacy enabled blockchain adopted by major capital markets institutions, where Obsidian is one of the most experienced engineering firms in the ecosystem. We're a remote-first, globally distributed team that values ownership, curiosity, and clear communication. We believe the best ideas come from people who ask difficult questions, take responsibility for their work, and collaborate openly to solve challenging problems. We’re looking for a contract accountant to provide interim support for the end-of-year close and into 2027. You’ll own core accounting activities across a growing, multi-entity business while working with a complex mix of fiat, cryptocurrency and multi-currency transactions. As we scale, the role may become permanent, making this the perfect role for someone ambitious to grow from a skilled accountant into a strategic financial partner in a fast-moving, cutting-edge business. Key Responsibilities include processing invoices, tracking payments, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end close, and maintaining vendor records.

Obsidian Systems is seeking a contract accountant to provide interim support for the end-of-year close and into 2027, managing core accounting activities across a growing, multi-entity business.

Staff Accountant

United States

Obsidian Systems is a software engineering consultancy that builds production systems for capital markets and other regulated industries. Our clients include market infrastructure providers, national exchanges, and global financial institutions. Much of our work today centers on the Canton Network, the privacy enabled blockchain adopted by major capital markets institutions, where Obsidian is one of the most experienced engineering firms in the ecosystem. We're a remote-first, globally distributed team that values ownership, curiosity, and clear communication. We believe the best ideas come from people who ask difficult questions, take responsibility for their work, and collaborate openly to solve challenging problems. We’re looking for a contract accountant to provide interim support for the end-of-year close and into 2027. You’ll own core accounting activities across a growing, multi-entity business while working with a complex mix of fiat, cryptocurrency and multi-currency transactions. As we scale, the role may become permanent, making this the perfect role for someone ambitious to grow from a skilled accountant into a strategic financial partner in a fast-moving, cutting-edge business. Key Responsibilities include processing invoices, tracking payments, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end close, and maintaining vendor records.Requirements:<ul><li> 5+ years of hands-on accounting, bookkeeping, or finance experience</li><li> Practical experience managing accounts receivable and accounts payable, including invoicing, payment processing, and payment tracking</li><li> Hands-on experience performing bank and account reconciliations and investigating discrepancies</li><li> Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, including debits, credits, journal entries, and AR/AP workflows</li><li> Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online or a comparable accounting system</li><li> Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working across multiple accounts and transactions</li><li> Ability to identify and resolve discrepancies independently, escalating issues when appropriate</li><li> Clear, proactive communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a remote, distributed environment</li><li> Comfortable working in an environment where processes are still being built and improved</li></ul>Benefits:<ul><li> Remote-first culture with a globally distributed team</li><li> Opportunity to work with a genuinely unusual set of accounting challenges: crypto transactions, multi-currency, multi-entity</li><li> Real input into how processes work, not just how they have always worked</li></ul>

Obsidian Systems

Staff Accountant Obsidian Systems is seeking a contract accountant to provide interim support for the end-of-year close and into 2027, managing core accounting activities across a growing, multi-entity business. Obsidian Systems is a software engineering consultancy that builds production systems for capital markets and other regulated industries. Our clients include market infrastructure providers, national exchanges, and global financial institutions. Much of our work today centers on the Canton Network, the privacy enabled blockchain adopted by major capital markets institutions, where Obsidian is one of the most experienced engineering firms in the ecosystem. We're a remote-first, globally distributed team that values ownership, curiosity, and clear communication. We believe the best ideas come from people who ask difficult questions, take responsibility for their work, and collaborate openly to solve challenging problems. We’re looking for a contract accountant to provide interim support for the end-of-year close and into 2027. You’ll own core accounting activities across a growing, multi-entity business while working with a complex mix of fiat, cryptocurrency and multi-currency transactions. As we scale, the role may become permanent, making this the perfect role for someone ambitious to grow from a skilled accountant into a strategic financial partner in a fast-moving, cutting-edge business. Key Responsibilities include processing invoices, tracking payments, reconciling accounts, supporting month-end close, and maintaining vendor records. Accountant Accountant / Accounting Obsidian Systems information-technology-and-services agile atlassian attix5 business-services caasp chef cloudera computer-software containers devops docker edb hashicorp hitachi hortonworks icinga information-technology it-consulting it-services jboss kubernetes linux managed-services mariadb mongodb open-source openshift openstack puppet red-hat services suse talend untangle zimbra

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