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Sleek Senior Accounting Manager
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Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs. We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space. We operate 3 business segments: Corporate Secretary : Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations Accounting & Bookkeeping : Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service FinTech payments : Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Asia Pacific. We are looking for a qualified Senior Accountant / Senior Accounting Manager that is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 6-12 months. Mission: The Senior Accounting Manager leads the team to drive process improvements, ensure compliance, and enhance profitability. They uphold team excellence and client satisfaction by delivering work that is timely, accurate, and of the highest quality. Outcomes : Provide structured training and leadership to the accounting team, ensuring they stay updated on accounting standards and regulatory requirements across corporate secretarial, tax, payroll, and other services. Drive process improvements to enable Sleek to scale efficiently Demonstrate expertise in accounting regulations and UK company setups, particularly for private limited companies. Ensure timely filing of corporate returns and taxes per SLAs. Support and improve gross profitability for Sleek UK. Maintain team efficiency through timely hiring and training, swift corrective actions for staff issues, and full compliance with workflows. To excel in this role, you MUST be: ACA/ICAEW/ACCA qualified with supplementary experience. A few years of experience within Client and Cloud Accounting experience. Extensive knowledge of Accounting, corporation tax compliance and VAT processes and regulations.  Proficient in Accounting Software: Quickbooks, Xero, Excel etc.  Working in a fast growing start up and with a large portfolio of SME Clientele would be advantageous. Working knowledge of Payroll and Personal Tax would be advantageous. Based near or within commuting distance from our Leeds office. This is a hybrid role where we expect you to be at the office one or two days a week. Your daily tasks will include: Preparation and review of statutory annual accounts, reconciliations, external returns and claims for a large portfolio of  SME clients. Build new relationships and maintain existing relationships with clients.  Ensure financial records, systems and other internal controls, including standing orders, financial regulations and asset registers, are properly managed, maintained, controlled, reviewed and complied with. Effectively supporting junior accountants with their day to day challenges. Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles: Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us. Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence. Structured Thinking : Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers. Attention to detail : You’ll be managing multiple, complex workstreams from numerous stakeholders. It will be important for you to keep track of everything and notice when information is missing or inconsistent. Excellent listener and clear communicator : We have a variety of nationalities and for many people, English isn’t their first language. For you to excel, you’ll need to be present in your calls and make sure you properly receive and thoughtfully send messages to others in the business. About the interview process The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages (note that the order might be different to what you read below). We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish. Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role. Screening call A ~30 minute chat with our Talent Acquisition team to learn more about you, your background, and what you’re looking for. Competency Round A ~45-60 minute call with a Senior Accounting Manager to cover some high-level technical concepts and ensure alignment on core skills. Career Deep Dive A ~45-60 minute with our Country Head - UK Behavioural panel interview A ~60 minute conversation with two of our business leaders, where we’ll dive into recent work situations to understand how you collaborate and operate day-to-day. Offer + references We’ll make a non-binding offer verbally or by email, followed by a couple of short phone or video calls with references that you provide. Requirement for background screening Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role. This may include using external vendors to verify the below: - Your education - Any criminal history - Any political exposure - Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation. By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com.

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