Senior Accountant - UKI

EcoOnlineLondon, EnglandHybridFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 3 hours ago

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About this role

Want to be a part of a company that’s making a difference?

We’re a growing global tech company, with huge potential for curious and caring minds, committed to each other, to deliver solutions that protect people and the planet for future generations. Our team of experts are focused on creating meaningful impact and making a real difference for our customers.

🌍 Impact: A strong connection to our mission through product, customer and impact is essential. We protect people and the planet by helping businesses mitigate risks and create safer, healthier workplaces.

💡 Innovation: Trusted by over 11,000 customers, you’ll have the chance to work with industry experts and thought leaders, dedicated to driving positive change. We believe in fostering a trusting environment that empowers our team to grow, innovate, and succeed.

📈 Growth: Connect commercial growth to personal growth opportunities. Benefit from a wide range of learning opportunities for ambitious professionals seeking development in a rapidly expanding sector.

We're on a mission to protect people and the planet by building and deploying transformative software. We need everyone's energy and commitment, regardless of region or rank, to make that mission a reality for millions more customers.

Our culture code , a set of principles that underpins our values, is our commitment to each other and working better together.

Join EcoOnline and be part of a mission dedicated to driving positive change. Read on to learn more about the opportunity and how you can have a positive impact!

About the Role

The UK&I Financial Control Team’s purpose is accurate and timely financial reporting for all legal entities within UK&I. This includes extensive Group as well as statutory audit requirements, and our aim is to be a world class record to report function!

Key Responsibilities:

- Key contributor to the delivery of the external Group and UKI statutory audits partnering with external auditors with the aim to find efficiencies and deliver a high quality audit on time for all entities.

- Lead and contribute to significant departmental initiatives, including improving the control environment, redesigning and standardising workflows (leveraging automation and AI tools), and integrating newly acquired entities into existing finance processes.

- Serve as a subject matter expert on core finance systems and reporting tools, acting as a key point of contact for system knowledge, troubleshooting, and process guidance.

- Reconcile multi-currency intercompany accounts within a complex, matrixed environment.

- Review assigned account reconciliations, journal entries, and audit samples prior to submission to external auditors.

- Play a key role in delivering the monthly close, including analyzing transactions, identifying issues, and preparing complex or judgmental journal entries fully supported by clear working papers suitable for management review and audit scrutiny.

- Champion thorough documentation and serve as a pillar for change, promoting best practices, driving process improvements, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptability within the team.

- Take a proactive approach to risk and control management, ensuring accounting risks and issues are identified early, addressed effectively, and escalated when necessary.

- Provide mentoring, training, and technical guidance to junior team members, fostering capability building, knowledge transfer, and effective onboarding.

- Support the broader accounting function as needed, undertaking additional responsibilities and projects aligned with business priorities.

What we're looking for:

- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with strong grounding in financial accounting and month-end close.

- Prior experience working as external auditor, preferably within a Big 4 or mid tier firm.

- Strong technical knowledge of FRS 102 and IFRS accounting standards including points of difference, with the ability to apply guidance using sound judgement in ambiguous or non-standard scenarios.

- Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify issues, and drive problems through to resolution without requiring detailed instruction.

- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, changing environment, with the ability to prioritize, manage ambiguity, and adapt as requirements evolve.

- Advanced MS Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics F&O preferred).

- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills including to external stakeholders.

- Deadline-driven, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality outputs within strict timelines.

- Strong attention to detail, analytical capability, and numerical aptitude.
- Exposure to multi-entity or multi-currency accounting.

Our Benefits:

We offer a variety of global benefits which are listed below! Please note a country-specific breakdown will be provided during your interview process.

- 🌴 Generous Paid Time Off

- 🍼 Extended Parental Leave

- ❤️‍🩹 Robust Health Coverage

- 💡 Accelerated Learning Paths

- 🧘‍♂️Team Wellness Initiatives

- 📆 Company-wide Events

- 🌎 Employee Resource Groups

- ⭐️ Recognition awards

EcoOnline is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves. Our Talent Acquisition team reviews all applications and believes in the potential of individuals who may not meet all the specific requirements but demonstrate the attitude, alignment with our values and drive to succeed.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need any assistance due to a disability, please speak to your talent acquisition partner.

While EcoOnline may occasionally partner with professional recruitment agencies, we will never ask or require candidates to pay for CV writing, career coaching, recruitment services or any part of our hiring process .

If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent EcoOnline and are unsure whether the opportunity is legitimate, please exercise caution and verify the communication through our official careers page or by contacting us directly.

At EcoOnline, we may use AI-assisted note-taking technology during interviews to help capture key discussion points accurately and allow interviewers to focus on the conversation. AI is used only as an administrative support tool. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by trained recruiters and hiring managers. We are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in line with applicable privacy regulations.

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