Accounting Lead

Join our team as an Accounting Lead and help virtualize biological experiments to accelerate discovery! 

We are looking for an Accounting Lead to help us supercharge our Accounting / Tax function, who enjoys building processes, simplifying and improving operational efficiency, also acts like the go-to Accounting Expert and compliance stronghold in the organization. 

What will you do? 

• Own Management reporting and the monthly closing process entirely and be the Accounting safeguard when it comes to new complexities  

• Act as the primary point of contact and professional stronghold of Accounting related questions  

• Be responsible for the annual closing of the company, assist and cooperate with auditors and accountants to get unqualified opinion audit reports and audited Financial statements  

• Review bookkeeping, invoices and payments, supervise them in line with local policies, regulations and guidelines  

• Coordinate day to day Accounting operations, act as a mentor for junior team members 

• Be responsible for the reporting of HU and UK taxes including VAT, corporate taxes, etc. and the relative tax return and claims, in line with local policies  

• Deal with business partnering including statutory auditors, external consultants, payroll agencies, tax authorities, banks, and other institutions  

• Take ERP developments to the next level to ensure the highest level of automation and lowest level of human errors in our accounting processes 
  

What are we looking for? 

• Have hands-on experience in UK GAAP and/or IFRS, HAS standards  

• Encounter Consolidation/Group Accounting and/or Tax compliance challenges in your journey so far  

• Have a degree in Accounting, Finance or other related fields with a major in Accounting, Finance or related subjects (Master degree is preferred)  

• Obtained ACCA/Chartered Accountant certification  

• Have 10+ years of relevant experience in Accounting, 3+ years of proven track record as a senior expert in this domain 

 

Nice to have… 

• Have experience with R&D grant applications and administration (both HU and EU agencies) 

• Worked on UK R&D tax credit applications; understand HU KIVA/TAO tax optimization opportunities 

• Know the world of venture capital and how a fundraising looks like, how a venture-backed company operates 

• Gained Startup / Scale-up / SMB experience ie. working in a fast-paced, nimble, sometimes chaotic and high-pressure environment 
  

You are a Turbiner if these personality traits apply to you  

• You have self-awareness and strong intention on personal growth  

• You seek out feedback and learn from mistakes and apply what you learned  

• You take responsibility and focus on the outcomes over tasks  

• You focus on shared success and are open to challenging others respectfully to get the best possible outcome  

• You are in it for the long haul and have passion for our mission