Circle is hiring a
Senior Accountant

Summary

The job is for a Senior Accountant at Circle, a financial technology company. The role involves handling customer transactional flow accounting needs across various business units, participating in month end, quarter end and year-end close processes, performing deep dive analysis of the processes, working with multiple banking partners, processing platforms and varying currencies, preparing financial statements and periodic financial reports, implementing new tools and processes to streamline accounting operations, and supporting group and legal entity audits. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business and/or ACA/ACCA qualified with at least 4 years of accounting experience in regulated environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business and/or ACA/ACCA qualified
• Minimum of 4 years of accounting experience working in or with clients in regulated environments (Banking, EMI, Payment business, Asset Management etc.). Preferably from a Big 4 firm
• Good knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP (required)
• Strong understanding of internal controls and ability to identify and address gaps
• High analytical and numerical skills
• Organised, detailed, proactive, collaborative and multi-tasker
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment is extremely important

Responsibilities

• Work on all customer transactional flow accounting needs across varying business units including reconciliation, journal entries, exception monitoring and analysis
• Participate in month end, quarter end and year-end close processes ensuring financial records are complete and accurate in a timely manner
• Perform deep dive analysis of the processes, lead improvements and perform process documentation
• Work with the group and regional accounting and cross functional teams to ensure processes and projects are delivered on time
• Prepare financial statements and periodic financial reports in accordance with local accounting standards including IFRS, UK GAAP and US GAAP for regional entities
• Assist in the implementation of new tools and processes to streamline accounting operations
• Implement controls to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the control environment and comply with SOX and internal controls requirements
• Supporting the group and legal entity audits, along with other regulatory deliverables

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of US GAAP is desirable