Accountant

eTeam, Inc.; Leeds; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an accounting professional to support financial activities for UK entities, ensuring compliance with US and UK GAAP. This role involves month-end journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and collaboration with the EMEA finance team. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting knowledge and excellent problem-solving skills, along with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

Pension

Parking

Company Benefits

Responsibilities

• Support with accounting activities for UK legal entities ensuring compliance with US GAAP and UK GAAP.
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations and audit documentation.
• Work with the finance team to deliver process improvements.

Skills

Accounting concepts

Excel

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Independence

Teamwork

Job description

Location: flexible potential office in London and an office in Leeds or Edinburgh. Can be remote full time working from home.

Main responsibilities:
• Support with accounting activities for UK legal entities ensuring compliance with US GAAP and UK GAAP as well as Client policies and procedures.
• Booking month end journal entries under US GAAP, such as accruals, prepayments, intercompany, tax adjustments, etc.
• Reviewing other general ledger activities for UK entities, such as AP and cash management.
• Preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting financial accounting team with preparation of UK compliance filings such as tax returns and statistical returns.
• Preparing audit documentation and supporting external audit of the UK entities.
• Raising purchase orders and invoice payment requests.
• Working together with the wider EMEA finance team, Shared Service Centres and other functions to deliver improvements and consistency across processes as well as other ad hoc tasks.

Skills:
• Ability to apply accounting concepts to day-to-day tasks.
• Good excel skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A self-starter who is comfortable operating both independently and as part of a team.

• £35000 - £40000 per annum + Pension, Parking and Company Benefits
• £35000 - £40000 per annum + Pension, Parking and Company Benefits