Finance and Accounting Manager, US (Remote)

Linnworks is seeking a highly motivated, energized, and high achieving Finance & Accounting Manager to join our team, working remotely from the USA (East Coast) and reporting to the Head of Finance and Accounting in the UK. This will be a pivotal role in creating a best-in-class Finance team, managing and overseeing all aspects of our accounting operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in fast-paced environment, where there is a continuous focus on evolving processes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing global accounting preparations/operations (Accounts Payable, Employee Expenses, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Prepaids, Accruals, and General Ledger), ensuring all accounts and journal entries have appropriate supporting documentation.
• Driving improvements to month end processes to increase efficiency and accuracy of reporting. Performing detailed review of all accounts in the balance sheet and P&L to identify discrepancies and provide a monthly variance analysis. Respond to queries by FP&A on fluctuations and corrections to department and general ledger allocations.
• Administering US and UK payroll, including payroll compliance, and handling queries related to payroll and the pension schemes.
• Coordinating our semi-monthly US payroll, including setting up new members of staff.
• Administering the reimbursement of employee expenses, including reviews, approvals and reporting, providing guidance to employees on the reimbursement process. Continuously improving the expense reimbursement process.
• Removing terminated employees from finance owned systems on a timely basis.
• Ensuring all financial reporting is accurate and compliant with statutory law and financial regulations (VAT, corporate tax, UK statutory reporting, PAYE and US payroll compliance etc).
• Co-ordinating and liaising with the auditors and managing the Group’s audit engagement providing high quality information, ensuring the audits are completed on time and with ever-reducing number of audit differences. Preparing and reviewing UK statutory reports for consolidated and stand alone entities.
• Making payments to our subsidiaries, suppliers and employees on a timely basis.
• Performing detailed analysis of the company’s internal controls, identifying weaknesses and rolling out control remediations.
• Documenting business processes and accounting policies when appropriate (or keeping them up to date) to maintain and strengthen internal controls. Driving automation of routine processes.
• Managing a team of two in Europe. Playing a key role in the overall accounting and finance team, providing guidance and support to address issues as they arise.
• Responding to inquiries from the CFO, Head of FP&A, Head of Finance, HR, Legal and company wide managers regarding financial results, cash foresting, special reporting requests etc.
• Managing ad hoc projects (cross functional process improvements, M&A integration, implementation of new tools…).


Required Experience :

• CPA qualified
• 4-8 years experience. Experience managing in a remote environment.
• A hunger to improve processes and create a best in class Finance and Accounting team.
• A sense of urgency. You are ready to roll up your sleeves, tackle issues, and take the initiative to perform tasks without direction. A strong curiosity to learn new systems. A drive to independently explore and learn, driving your own growth. Flexibility to wear different hats within the team as and when required.
• Exceptional communication skills, taking initiative to provide status updates without prompting.
• A solid understanding of internal control design and operational efficiency. A willingness to dive into processes performed by the wider team to identify improvements.
• Strong systems experience, including MS Excel and Google Sheets.
• Experience with international intercompany transactions, consolidated management reports and financial statements.
• Exceptional organizational, process management and presentation skills, and strong attention to detail.
• Integrity to follow our processes, including ensuring a detailed review of amounts in all reporting, and avoiding short cuts which could potentially increase the risk to the business.
• The ability to work independently to tight month/year-end deadlines, sometimes requiring flexibility.

Nice to have:

• A mix of public and private experience. Big 4 audit experience.
• Netsuite experience is strongly preferred.
• US payroll preparation experience.
• Working understanding of US GAAP and skills to research and document technical accounting and reporting matters. UK GAAP / FRS102 statutory reporting.
• Experience with the preparation and submission of VAT returns
• Experience in a start-up environment where processes have been cleaned up, redesigned, and documented.

The Good Stuff:

We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage our amazing team members to bring their authentic, fun selves to work every day. We offer a culture of innovation, mutual respect, support, and transparency. The competitive and comprehensive benefits our team members enjoy are designed to ensure you and your family members are healthy.

● 401(k) Plan with employer match

● Generous medical, dental and vision plans

● Flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings accounts

● Short-Term and Long Term Disability

● Equity

● Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance

● Health and Wellness Initiatives

● Workplace Flexibility

● 20 days Paid time off

● 10 Company Holidays

● 14 Sick Days

● 2 Volunteer Days

● Team Member Referral Program

Who we are:

As the global leader in the eCommerce automation sector, Linnworks has one mission: Giving our clients back their time to grow and lead their brands. Companies wanting to sell their products via marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Facebook, etc need a platform to automate and monitor retail, inventory and shipping processes and performance. We have teams across North America and Europe, and we are backed by Marlin Equity Partners, a leading growth equity firm headquartered out of California.

Linnworks not only has the market-leading product for e-commerce automation but also attracts the best people in the industry. Highly skilled, passionate, and collaborative with a winning and customer-centric attitude - we pride ourselves on our people.

Life at Linnworks:

Linnworks is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EoE). We believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees, and better service for our customers. The training and development of our employees is something we value deeply. We are committed to continuous investment into their personal growth, providing clear paths for career progression, and equipping them with the tools and training required to become experts in their profession.