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About the Role

Light needs an expert to train and certify accounting and consulting firms on implementing the Smart Financial Platform. You will be the central product expert for the partner program, guiding partner teams through training, certification, and client deliveries, acting as their ongoing expert resource. Your audience includes partner implementation teams, their leaders, and client finance executives. You will address complex accounting scenarios and ensure successful client implementations through partners.

Responsibilities

Serve as the product expert, demonstrating all workflows and answering complex configuration and accounting questions from partners.
Manage partner activation from initial product deep-dives to achieving Light certification.
Deliver training curriculum covering product features, implementation methodology, data migration, and live sessions.
Conduct shadow and reverse-shadow sessions, assess partner readiness, and manage certification.
Support partners during their initial client deliveries to maintain Light's quality standards.
Coach partners on translating financial requirements into platform designs, including chart of accounts, entity structure, consolidation logic, and reporting.
Proactively identify and address implementation issues with partners before clients do.
Challenge and guide partners away from ineffective shortcuts.
Develop and maintain an enablement library with curriculum, playbooks, templates, and recordings.
Provide feedback from partners to the product and program teams.

Requirements

Degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field.
Over 5 years of experience in finance transformation, ERP implementation, or finance advisory roles (e.g., Big 4, finance boutique, or vendor professional services).
Experience in training, enabling, or leading consultants is highly valued.
Fluency in accounting principles, including multi-entity consolidation, intercompany eliminations, accrual accounting, and reporting.
Ability to explain complex product or accounting concepts effectively to diverse audiences.
Proven ability to bring structure to programs through clear planning and prioritization.
Skill in building trust with partner leadership and client finance teams.
Comfort working cross-functionally and influencing individuals outside of direct reporting lines.
Ability to quickly diagnose implementation issues and provide practical solutions.
Hands-on experience with ERP implementations (vendor, consulting, or customer side).
Daily use of AI tools with informed opinions on their application in delivery and enablement.
Fluent English; additional European languages, especially German, are a plus.
Experience owning a go-live end-to-end is a strong plus.
Experience building a training or certification program is a plus.
Experience learning from implementation failures is a plus.
Experience with multi-jurisdiction accounting (IFRS, US GAAP, local GAAPs) is a plus.

Skills

Product expertise
Training delivery
Implementation methodology
Data migration
Financial accounting
Multi-entity consolidation
Intercompany eliminations
Accrual accounting
Statutory reporting
Management reporting
Consulting
Partner enablement
Cross-functional collaboration
Problem-solving
AI tools
Communication
Trust building

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field

Benefits

Competitive salary
Potential stock options
Generous paid annual leave
Public holidays
Regular social events
Company off-sites

About the Company

Light replaces factory-era ERPs with a Smart Financial Platform for modern, global companies, offering automated accounting, real-time reporting, and fast financial flows.
The company emphasizes customer collaboration, rapid shipping, and quality craftsmanship.
Light's platform is used by leading companies such as Lovable, Legora, and Fuse Energy.
It is an early-stage company defining a new software category in finance.
Light is backed by investors including Balderton and Atomico.
The company aims to make Light the global standard for next-generation finance.