Accountant – UK

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Prepare year-end financial statements for limited companies, partnerships, and sole proprietors.

• Handle corporation tax submissions.

• Manage VAT submissions.

• Perform bookkeeping as necessary.

• Prepare personal tax returns.

• Provide an outstanding client experience.

• Communicate and collaborate with clients.

⛳️ Requirements

• We are seeking an Accountant who is enthusiastic about our Mission and Outcomes outlined below.

• Mission: Oversee a portfolio of clients and address their accounting requirements while delivering an exceptional client experience.

• Outcomes: Prepare year-end financial statements for limited companies, partnerships, and sole proprietors.

• Handle corporation tax submissions.

• Manage VAT submissions.

• Perform bookkeeping as necessary.

• Prepare personal tax returns.

• Provide an outstanding client experience.

• Communicate and collaborate with clients.

• Essential experience: Must be a qualified accountant (minimum AAT) with over 2 years of post-qualification experience.

• Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP, corporation tax, VAT, and proficiency in accounting software such as Xero.

• Experience in managing year-end statutory accounts.

• Behavioral fit is crucial at Sleek. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated the following attributes in their recent positions:

• Ownership: Reliability promotes trust within the team. We operate quickly and need assurance that everyone will see tasks through to completion and proactively assist in overcoming challenges. Accountability is vital to us.

• Humility: Acknowledging what we do not know fosters openness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It encourages collaboration and cultivates a positive work environment, serving as a key component of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

• Structured Thinking: Our business is intricate, comprising numerous layers (multiple services, countries, and cultures). Whether you lean more towards analytical or creative thinking, demonstrating sound judgment is important to us, ensuring that solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organization, team, and customers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Humility and kindness: We prioritize humility as a core attribute in our hiring process, fostering a culture where we don’t take ourselves too seriously and can enjoy a good laugh. Kindness is equally essential, and we are dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

• Flexibility: Remote work is required. You are welcome to adjust your start times to accommodate family or other needs, as long as you fulfill your responsibilities and maintain proactive communication.

• Financial benefits: We offer competitive market salaries along with generous paid time off and holiday allowances. Certain team members at Sleek may also qualify for our employee share ownership plan, allowing them to share in the benefits of our impressive growth as we aim for a listing on a major stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

• Personal growth: You will have significant responsibility and autonomy at Sleek, moving quickly to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and grow. We also provide a variety of internal and external training programs. We are at the forefront of leveraging AI in our field and are developing a regional center of AI excellence. Our goal is for you to leave Sleek as a more well-rounded individual and professional.

• Sleek is proud to be a certified B Corp. Since our establishment in 2017, we have been committed to building Sleek as a positive force for good. In just over five years, we have joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G, all working towards an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.