Trainee Accountant

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1997, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in the UK. Founded in 1997, we now have 560 employees.

The position

Looking for a Trainee Accountant who wants to stay somewhere for a while. This role supports the annual audit and works with AP, payroll and FP&A every month. The company is based in London, the UK. The team is distributed across several countries. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Working hours overlap with UK business hours.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and book revenue under ASC 606 for standard contracts
• Review AP and AR agings for accuracy and cutoff
• Investigate P&L variances and explain them to the Controller
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Maintain the general ledger in NetSuite or Sage Intacct
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including cash, fixed assets and accrued liabilities

Requirements

• Hands-on with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online or another ERP
• Available for extra hours at month-end and year-end
• Experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
• Comfortable explaining numbers to non-accountants

Pluses

• Power BI or Tableau
• Multi-entity or multi-currency accounting
• FloQast or BlackLine experience

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: $470 - $590 per month

• Long-term engagement
• Annual rate review
• Flexible hours
• Paid time off

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 30 days.

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