General Accountant at Impact

Why this role is exciting: 

• You will work with the finance team involved in the day-day core accounting functions within the business. Carrying out effective financial controls over the functions allocated including, as well as the ability to adapt and implement change to the existing processes within the financial control environment. You will be expected to collaborate and support the FPA function on an adhoc basis, providing support to the technical accounting function and contribute to other finance maturity, and transformation initiatives, including systems. You will play a key-role in the month-end close and reporting process, contributing to ensuring that our reporting is timeously and accurately closed in line with the business objectives. This incumbent/person is a fast learner, a self-starter and capable of producing work of a high quality without close supervision.

Responsibilities: 

• Under limited supervision, responsible for moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger of the allocated accounting areas across the various subsidiaries within the
• Perform monthly close processes for accounting activities allocated to you, ensuring that these areas are closed accurately and timeously in line with Finance close objectives each
• Act as a first reviewer on certain focus areas within the close process
• Implementing balance sheet reconciliation initiatives ensuring balance sheet accounts within the scope of accounting areas allocated are built (if this does not exist) and maintaining these schedules on a monthly basis as part of the close
• Work closely with other business units and cross functional teams to implement new initiatives and projects
• Provide support and assistance to the technical accounting department on an adhoc basis
• Collaborate and support the FP&A function on an adhoc

Does this sound like you?

• 3 - 4 years of experience in a similar role/Big Four audit firm experience advantageous
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Big Four audit firm experience as well as revenue recognition in a software environment will be an advantage
• Microsoft Office/Google Suite proficiency
• Interest in working as part of an international team across time zones and regions
• Experience working with reporting tools and SQL would be advantageous