Senior Accountant

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, hands-on person to join our team as a Senior GL Accountant. This opportunity requires an experienced candidate with an accounting background, high attention to detail, excellent problem-solving abilities, and an enthusiastic attitude.Candidates must have the ability to juggle multiple tasks and priorities, thrive in a highly driven environment, enjoy learning new skills, procedures, and systems, and have an overall desire to contribute to company growth. 

This will be a remote position and can be based anywhere in the UK.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will: 

• Assist in the month-end and year-end close processes of our EMEA foreign entities.
• Improve timeliness and accuracy of financial closing and reporting for EMEA entities.
• Perform account reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of balances.
• Prepare and analyze monthly intercompany reconciliations between subsidiaries.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Provide insights and explanations for variances in financial performance.
• Assist in cross-functional projects and communicate progress effectively.
• Support the external audit process. 
• Implement changes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Stay updated on changes in accounting standards and ensure compliance.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in accounting/finance.
• Qualified ACA or ACCA
• 5+ years of overall combined accounting experience, technology industry and Big 4 experience a plus
• Excellent analytical, technical and auditing skills.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience working under strict deadlines and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Must be a fast learner, multi-tasker with a strong desire to learn and a ‘can do’ attitude,
• Able to work with a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of operational accounting processes.
• Must be able to collaborate and communicate effectively.
• Experience with NetSuite and intermediate Excel skills strongly preferred
• Critical thinker, able to implement scalable processes.
• Strong organization skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.