[Hiring] GL Accountant @Equus Software

Role Description

The GL Accountant is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the General Ledger at Global Expansion. This is a hands-on technical accounting role sitting within the Transactions & Reporting pillar, supporting the Finance Manager in delivering a clean, controlled month-end close every month.

This professional handles the cross-cutting entries that sit above the transactional team, journals, FX revaluation, intercompany, bank reconciliations, and more, and plays a central role in producing the management accounts pack.

What You Will Own

• Journals: post all month-end journals including payroll accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and intercompany entries.
• Intercompany accounting: maintain accurate intercompany balances across all GX entities and ensure reconciliations are completed at month-end.
• FX revaluation: run the monthly FX revaluation across all multi-currency balances and post the resulting gains/losses.
• Bank reconciliations: complete and sign off bank reconciliations for all GX entities, ensuring all items are matched and cleared in a timely manner.
• Balance sheet reconciliations: own the balance sheet reconciliation schedule, ensuring all material balances are substantiated monthly.
• Management accounts support: work with the Finance Manager to produce the monthly management accounts pack, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Audit support: prepare working papers and schedules for the annual audit.
• Continuous improvement: identify and resolve recurring reconciliation issues, support the automation of manual GL processes.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification: Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), actively studying preferred; qualified by experience considered for candidates with strong technical skills.
• Technical: Solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and month-end close processes essential.
• Ledger Management: Experience posting journals, completing bank reconciliations, and managing balance sheet accounts in a multi-currency environment.
• Systems Proficiency: Strong Excel and accounting software skills; able to build and maintain reconciliation schedules.
• Methodical and detail-oriented: This role requires someone who takes pride in a clean ledger.

Benefits

• Incredible team invested in success.
• Core values include innovation, creativity, compassion, integrity, and a willingness to get the job done.
• Exceptional company culture with a leadership team that believes in balance.