Assistant Accountant

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Hawkwright employs 2,500 people across engineering hubs in London and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers.

Position summary

Hawkwright is hiring an Assistant Accountant to work remotely from the UK. We are looking for an accountant who likes clean reconciliations and asks why a number moved. You can work from home anywhere in the UK. We have no office requirement.

Duties

• Process intercompany transactions and eliminations across three entities.
• Calculate and book revenue under ASC 606 for standard contracts.
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller.
• Help FP&A with actuals and variance data for budget reviews.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities.
• Assist with year-end audit requests and prepare supporting schedules.

Required qualifications

• 1+ years of general ledger or public accounting experience.
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Available for extra hours at month-end and year-end.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Strong Excel: XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS.

Preferred qualifications

• FloQast or BlackLine experience.
• Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting.
• ASC 842 lease accounting.

Perks and benefits

• Private medical insurance.
• Workplace pension.
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Home working allowance.
• Flexible working hours.

We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

No agencies please.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Hawkwright.