General Accountant, UK
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General Accountant supporting UK clients with full-cycle accounting. Handling financial reporting, reconciliations, and compliance with UK accounting standards in a remote role.
Responsibilities:
- Manage full-cycle accounting processes, including journal entries, accruals, and general ledger maintenance
- Maintain accurate general ledger accounts and supporting schedules
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing procedures
- Prepare management accounts and financial reports
- Ensure accounting records comply with UK GAAP and HMRC regulations
- Process vendor invoices and manage accounts payable
- Prepare and issue customer invoices
- Monitor and manage accounts receivable and collections
- Maintain accurate customer and supplier ledgers
- Perform bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Maintain reconciliation documentation and schedules
- Prepare and assist with VAT returns
- Support HMRC compliance requirements
- Ensure proper documentation and record-keeping
- Assist with year-end accounts preparation
- Prepare monthly management reports
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting
- Support preparation of financial reports for directors and external accountants
- Work closely with UK-based finance teams, accountants, and business owners
- Respond to accounting-related queries
- Assist with financial analysis and reporting needs
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 3–7 years of accounting experience
- Experience working with UK companies or UK accounting processes
- Solid knowledge of UK GAAP and VAT regulations
- Experience with accounting software such as:
- Xero
- Sage
- QuickBooks
- or similar accounting platforms
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
- Excellent English communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
- CPA (Philippines) or ACCA / CIMA exposure is an advantage (preferred)
- Experience preparing VAT returns and management accounts (preferred)
- Experience supporting UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) (preferred)
- Familiarity with tools such as:
- Dext / Receipt Bank
- Hubdoc
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Wise
- Experience working in outsourcing or offshore accounting environments (preferred)
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