Job Title: Junior Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote India

Reporting To: Finance Controller

Compensation: GBP 4,000 - GBP 8,000 / year

Overview:

At Cybernetic Controls Limited (CCL), we are committed to being a global leader in providing innovative digital solutions that empower businesses to reach their full potential. As a remote-first company, we believe in empowering our employees to work in a way that best suits their individual needs, fostering a culture of flexibility and trust. Since our founding in 2020, we have successfully delivered high-quality resources to our clients in the FinTech sector across various business areas.

Our client Kaizen Reporting is a multi-award-winning RegTech company on a mission to transform the quality of regulatory reporting in the financial services industry. We've combined regulatory expertise with advanced technology to develop our market-leading quality assurance services. Unique in being able to fully assess data quality, our services are used by some of the world's largest investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and brokers, helping them to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase confidence in their regulatory reporting.

Job Summary:

Working alongside the Finance Controller, you will be responsible for posting journal entries, updating financial statements, maintaining accounts receivable and accounts payable, reconciling accounts, preparing monthly payroll, and creating financial reports. This is an exciting role for an ambitious individual within a fast-paced Head Office, contributing to the overall efficient operation of the accounts department.

Key Responsibilities:

- Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded

- Update accounts receivable and issue invoices

- Update accounts payable and perform reconciliations

- Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines

- Assist with reviewing expenses, payroll records, etc., as assigned

- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed

- Prepare and submit weekly/monthly reports

- Assist senior accountants in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings

- Assist with other accounting projects

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Great attention to detail

- Exceptional organisational skills

- Good interpersonal skills

- Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices

- Outstanding mathematical skills

- Critical thinking

Experience:

- Experience working in a finance environment

- Experience in preparing accurate financial statements

Knowledge:

- Excellent UK accounting knowledge

- Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant accounting software

Qualifications/Training:

- Degree in accounting, business, economics, finance

Benefits:

- A competitive salary package

- UK Bank Holidays

- Healthcare contribution

- Annual Pay Review

- Friendly team 'start up' culture with regular team socials

- Working within a fast-growing company that has a culture of empowerment, innovation, and collaboration

- Opportunity for career growth and learning, and to play a key role in a pioneering growth company

- Company laptop