Strategic General Ledger & Close Leader

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced General Ledger Accountant to manage day-to-day ledger operations and oversee the full-cycle close in a global, public company environment.

You will ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and SOX controls, drive process improvements, and collaborate with FP&A and Financial Reporting across functions to deliver accurate financial statements and robust policies.

Qualifications

• Extensive public company accounting experience within a relevant industry.
• Proven experience managing and developing staff.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, PCAOB standards, and SOX internal controls.
• Proven track record of managing full-cycle financial close processes.
• Experience maintaining robust accounting operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, ACA/ACCA/CPA qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience with NetSuite, Coupa, and GSuite (nice to have).

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day general ledger operations and accounting activities.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal policies, SOX controls, and external audits.
• Integrate general ledger accounting operations with global processes.
• Share ownership of the full-cycle general ledger financial close process.
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations for complete and accurate financials.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Refine monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.
• Develop accounting policies and standard operating procedures.
• Conduct monthly variance analysis in partnership with FP&A and Financial Reporting.
• Report to the International Controller.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders.

Skills

Public company accounting

Staff management and development

Full-cycle close management

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Variance analysis

SOX controls

U.S. GAAP

IFRS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

ACA/ACCA/CPA qualification

Tools

NetSuite

Coupa

GSuite

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced General Ledger Accountant to manage day-to-day ledger operations and oversee the full-cycle close in a global, public company environment.

You will ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and SOX controls, drive process improvements, and collaborate with FP&A and Financial Reporting across functions to deliver accurate financial statements and robust policies.