Accountant - UK Clients - Remote

Sleek; Philippines; Remote; PHP 1,266,000 - 2,110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sleek is hiring for a UK-focused accounting role based remotely in the Philippines. You will prepare bookkeeping, VAT and year-end work for UK small businesses, operating within a five-person pod led by a UK-based Senior Accounts Manager.

You will use cloud software and AI tools to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in accounting, familiarity with Xero or QuickBooks, and strong written English to communicate with UK clients.

Qualifications

• A degree in commerce, accounting or finance (e.g. B.Com or BS Accountancy).
• At least 2 years in accounting, including UK clients experience.
• Experience with VAT returns and bank reconciliations.
• Written English suitable for direct client correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Keep client books up to date in Xero, including bank reconciliations and ledgers.
• Prepare VAT returns under UK digitisation rules (MTD).
• Draft year end accounts and CT600s as you grow.
• Review your own work before submission and address corrections.
• Proactively chase missing records and manage deadlines with UK clients.
• Maintain accurate client records and workflow data; leverage AI tools in routine tasks.

Skills

Written English

Accuracy

Great communicator

Teamwork

Open to AI

UK client communication

Education

Commerce/accounting degree

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs. We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space. We operate across 3 business segments: Corporate Secretary : Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations Accounting & Bookkeeping : Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service FinTech payments : Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 17,500 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 600 staff with an intact startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Asia Pacific.

Mission of the role

Prepare bookkeeping, VAT returns and draft year end accounts for UK small business clients. You work in a pod of five led by a UK-based Senior Accounts Manager: two senior accountants, two accountants and a bookkeeper, serving around 300 UK small business clients from January and growing to around 500 through 2027. Until the manager starts in January, you work in one of our existing UK teams. A Senior Accountant reviews your work. Your work is on time and right the first time, and as you grow you take on year end accounts and corporation tax returns.

What you'll do

• Keep clients' books up to date in Xero: bank reconciliations, sales and purchase ledgers, and month and year end adjustments.
• Prepare VAT returns under Making Tax Digital for review.
• Prepare draft year end accounts and, as you grow, corporation tax returns.
• Check your own work before sending it for review, and act on corrections.
• Chase clients early for missing records, and tell your Senior Accountant in good time when a deadline is at risk.
• Keep client records and workflow data accurate.
• Use the AI tools we are building into our products and workflow.

Key outcomes in the first 6-12 months

• Your bookkeeping and VAT returns are ready for review before their deadlines, with client delays chased early and recorded.
• Your work needs fewer review rounds, measured from when you start.
• By month 12, you prepare draft year end accounts and CT600s for review, not just bookkeeping and VAT.
• Workflow data for your clients is accurate and up to date.

Must-have experience

• A degree in commerce, accounting or finance (for example B.Com or BS Accountancy).
• At least 2 years in accounting, including at least 1 on UK clients: bookkeeping, bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Confident with Xero, QuickBooks or a similar cloud accounting package.
• Written English good enough to email UK clients directly.
• Based in India or the Philippines, with the right to work there.
• Able to work a shift that overlaps UK business hours.

Nice to have

• Has prepared draft UK year end accounts or CT600s.

Must-have attributes

• Ownership: you finish what you start and fix problems rather than pass them on.
• Accuracy: you check your own numbers before anyone else has to.
• Takes feedback well: you act on corrections and don't make the same mistake twice.
• Great communicator: clear in writing, with UK clients and with your reviewer.
• Process, data and compliance: you follow the process and keep records clean.
• One team: you help the rest of the pod, not just your own clients.
• Open to AI: comfortable with our tools taking on more of the routine work.

The interview process

• TA Screening Call: A 30 minute call with our Talent Acquisition team
• Live Technical Assessment: A ~60-90 minute live skills test to assess your hands-on bookkeeping capability.
• Technical Interview : A 45 - 60 minute interview with the Accounting manager who will assess your technical skills.
• Soft Skills Interview: A ~15-30 minute interview with the hiring team to evaluate real-world work scenarios against our core behavioural values.
• Reference Verification: Prior to final offer confirmation, we will conduct one professional reference check with your recent direct manager or supervisor. To keep the process moving smoothly, this step may be initiated during the final interview stages.
• Requirement for background screening Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different leve