Remote Financial Accountant

Summary

Join our team as a Remote Financial Accountant and play a vital role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with regulations, and providing valuable insights for decision-making.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in Finance
• Ability to leverage technology to simplify, improve and innovate finance processes and systems
• Entrepreneurial individual ready to take complete ownership of finance processes
• Advanced analytical and numerical skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting software; familiarity with data query/data management tools is desirable
• Independent thinker with a growth mindset

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly bank reconciliation and other standard bookkeeping tasks
• Coordinate the preparation, tracking, and reconciliation of ledgers, budgets, and financial plans
• Examining financial records to check for accuracy
• Advise on adoption of appropriate accounting treatments
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual statements (balance sheets and income statements) to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts
• Manage and coordinate compliance with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings in the different jurisdictions in which we have operations
• Collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations
• Prepare and analyse key competitor analysis and make recommendations for improvements
• Overseeing the financial liquidity of the company
• Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data
• Motivate/lead/train/supervise other team members within the finance function

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in one of the large accounting /audit firms
• Exposure to finance issues in multiple jurisdictions
• 1+ years in similar business activities (e.g., Trading / Electricity Trading)
• Experience with Group accounting and cross border transactions
• In-depth understanding of bookkeeping procedures
• Solid knowledge of accounting regulations
• BSc degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics or relevant field
• Additional certification (e.g. ACCA or CPA) is preferred

Benefits

• Challenging work in a 100% remote environment
• Fast-paced environment with intellectually stimulating work
• Committed and remarkably talented colleagues
• An exciting and challenging career with unlimited growth opportunities
• An opportunity to build things from scratch and make independent decisions
• Opportunity to lead a talented team