Financial Accountant
Financial Accountant
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Welcome to the videofirst world
From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today people want to watch and listen not read both at home and at work. If youre reading this and nodding check out ourbrand video.
Despite the clear preference for video communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text largely because highquality video production remains complex and challenging to scaleuntil now
Meet Synthesia
Were on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process making it easy for everyone regardless of skill level to create collaborate and share highquality videos. Whether its for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. Were trusted by leading brands such as Heineken Zoom Xerox McDonalds and more. Readstories from happy customersand what1200 people say on G2.
In 2023 we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024 G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. In 2025 we announced our series D funding. In total weve raised over $330M in funding from toptier investors including NEA Atlassian Ventures WiL PSP Growth and existing investors such as Accel Nvidia Kleiner Perkins GV and top founders and operators including Stripe Datadog Miro Webflow and Facebook.
About the role...
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated financial accountant to join our finance team. In this role you would manage and maintain General Ledger activities and subledger details for various assets and liabilities including but not limited to cash receivables prepaid assets fixed assets intangible assets and accruals. The ideal candidate has a background in audit/accounting works collaboratively in a team setting and demonstrates strong analytical thinking and problemsolving skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage all payroll accounting including payroll journals bonus accruals commission accounting and monthly reconciliations.
- Partner with People/HR and external payroll providers to ensure accurate and timely processing of global payrolls.
- Maintain and manage the fixed asset register ensuring correct classification depreciation disposals and reporting.
- Track and record monthly prepayments and maintain related schedules.
- Support preparation of VAT and overseas sales tax filings in collaboration with external advisors.
- Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and liaise with external auditors during interim and yearend audits.
- Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations.
Min Qualifications:
- London based
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA)
- Bachelors degree in Business Accounting Finance or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting audit or similar role
- Strong attention to detail and ownership mindset
- Excellent Excel skills and experience handling complex reconciliations
- Comfortable working in a highgrowth fastpaced environment and managing multiple priorities.
The following qualifications will be considered a plus:
- Experience with NetSuite ERP
- Familiarity with international payroll and tax environments
- Knowledge of multientity or multicurrency accounting
- Understanding of VAT & Sales Tax
- SaaS industry experience
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance (London)
- Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
- 25 days of annual leave public holidays in the country where you are based.
- Cycle to work scheme (London).
- Regular socials and company retreats free office snacks and regular tasty lunches! (London)
- A generous referral scheme.
- Pension contribution/salary sacrifice. (London)
- A brand new computer monitor and an additional home office setup budget.
- A huge opportunity for career growth as youll help shape a marketdefining product.
Employment Type
Full Time
