Senior Accountant – Bookkeeping, Controls End; UK Entities | QuickBooks

Position: Senior Accountant – Bookkeeping, Controls & Month-End (UK Entities | QuickBooks)
Location: Rājkot

Location:

Rajkot (On-site)

Working Hours:

11:00 AM – 8:00 PM IST (UK overlap required)
Reporting to:
UK Finance Manager

Role Overview   We are looking for a detail-driven and process-oriented   Senior Accountant   to manage bookkeeping quality, month-end accuracy, and financial controls across a group of UK-based companies.
This role goes beyond transaction entry. The successful candidate will ensure accounts are complete, properly accrued, reconciled, and review-ready each month while acting as a second-level reviewer for bookkeeping activities.

You will work closely with an existing bookkeeper and the UK Finance Manager to strengthen accounting discipline, documentation standards, and reporting readiness.

Key Responsibilities  1. Accounting Ownership & Bookkeeping Oversight    Maintain accurate records of sales, purchases, expenses, bank transactions, and journals in Quick Books.
Ensure correct ledger coding, VAT treatment, and cost centre usage.
Maintain structured digital documentation with all supporting files linked to transactions.
Support and guide existing bookkeeping work while ensuring consistency across entities.

2. Accrual Accounting & Month-End Discipline    Ensure accounts are maintained on a   true accrual basis  , not cash basis.
Prepare and post recurring monthly journals such as:
Directors’ remuneration
Software/CRM subscriptions
Retainers and contracted services
Other predictable operational costs
Review trial balances to identify missing accruals or misstatements.
Maintain a structured month-end timetable and closing process.

3. Financial Review & Internal Controls    Perform structured second-level review of bookkeeping for:
Accuracy of coding
Completeness of entries
Consistency across companies
Ensure timely completion of:
Bank reconciliations
Credit card reconciliations
VAT reconciliation
Payroll reconciliation
Directors’ loan accounts
Intercompany balances
Maintain month-end checklists and provide confirmation of completion.

4. Documentation, Process Improvement & Coordination    Proactively follow up on missing invoices, statements, or documentation.
Maintain accounting process notes, journal templates, and reconciliation schedules.
Identify discrepancies, unusual transactions, or risks and escalate with recommendations.
Help ensure accounting workflows are not dependent on any single individual.

5. Management Reporting Support    Assist in preparing monthly management accounts including:
Profit & Loss
Balance Sheet
Supporting schedules
Generate periodic reports such as:
Aged receivables and payables
Expense breakdowns
Key overhead analysis

Candidate Profile  Education    Graduate in Accounting / Commerce / Finance.
CA / CMA / CPA (or pursuing) preferred but not mandatory with strong experience.

Experience    Minimum 3–5+ years   in accounting/bookkeeping roles.
Experience handling   multi-entity accounts   preferred.
Prior exposure to   UK clients or international accounting environments   is highly desirable.
Comfortable working in outsourced or remote finance teams.

Technical Skills    Strong understanding of:
Double-entry accounting
Accrual accounting principles
Prepayments, provisions, and adjustments
Hands-on experience with   Quick Books Online   (multi-company preferred).
Strong Excel skills for reconciliations and schedules.
Familiarity with UK VAT and accounting practices is beneficial (training available).

Behaviour & Working Style    Extremely detail-oriented with a natural tendency to verify numbers.
Structured and deadline-driven, especially during month-end.
Able to communicate clearly when information is incomplete or inconsistent.
Comfortable collaborating with UK-based stakeholders.
Strong written and spoken English.

Success Metrics    All reconciliations completed within agreed month-end timelines.
Standard accruals posted consistently across all entities.
Supporting documentation properly attached in Quick Books.
Reduction in errors and manual corrections required at final reporting stage.
Clear audit trail and month-end sign-off documentation maintained.