Accountant - GL & Financial Accounting
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An exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing technology-focused organisation in a broad GL and financial accounting role. This position will own month-end close, reconciliations, statutory reporting, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, VAT and process improvement across a scaling multi-entity finance function.
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An exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing technology-focused organisation in a broad GL and financial accounting role.
This position will own month-end close, reconciliations, statutory reporting, fixed assets, intercompany accounting, VAT and process improvement across a scaling multi-entity finance function.
Ideal for candidates with strong IFRS, GL, reporting and audit experience.
We are partnering with a fast-growing technology-focused organisation seeking a Senior Accountant - GL & Financial Accounting to join its finance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance professional to take ownership of core accounting, month-end close, reconciliations and financial reporting across a growing multi-entity environment.
The business is scaling quickly and requires someone comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving finance function where processes, systems and controls are still being developed.
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the general ledger, supporting statutory reporting, improving financial controls and helping build scalable accounting processes as the organisation continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and execute month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and reporting packs
- Maintain the accuracy, completeness and integrity of the general ledger across multiple entities
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and supporting schedules
- Support the preparation of statutory financial statements in line with IFRS and local regulatory requirements
- Ensure alignment between management reporting and statutory financial reporting
- Manage fixed asset and intangible asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation and amortization
- Maintain asset registers and support accounting for capital work in progress
- Support accounting for inventory, cost tracking and allocation where relevant
- Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations and settlement processes across multiple entities
- Prepare and file VAT returns, ensuring accurate VAT treatment and supporting documentation
- Assist with corporate tax compliance and tax audit requirements
- Coordinate with internal and external auditors, preparing audit schedules and resolving queries
- Support bank reconciliations, cash monitoring and treasury coordination
- Ensure compliance with finance policies, delegation of authority and internal control requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve close timelines, reconciliations, data quality and reporting processes
- Support ERP improvements, automation initiatives and the transition toward stronger systems and controls
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline
- 3-7 years' experience in financial accounting, GL accounting, reporting or audit-backed finance roles
- Strong understanding of IFRS and core accounting principles
- Hands-on experience with month-end close, journal entries, accruals and reconciliations
- Experience working across multiple entities or complex group structures is highly desirable
- Exposure to fixed assets, capitalization, amortization, inventory or intercompany accounting would be advantageous
- Experience in a high-growth, evolving or partially automated finance environment is preferred
- Strong Excel skills and good ERP exposure, ideally SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or similar
- Strong attention to detail, ownership mindset and ability to work with limited structure
- Excellent communication skills and confidence dealing with internal stakeholders and auditors
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA or CIMA is a MUST!
- What's on Offer
- Opportunity to join a fast-scaling technology-focused organisation
- Broad ownership across GL, reporting, controls, tax, audit and process improvement
- Exposure to multi-entity accounting and evolving finance structures
- Strong career development potential within a growing finance function
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- A hands-on role where you can genuinely help build better systems, processes and controls
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