Senior Accounting Manager

Base pay range

Through proprietary software and AI, ...

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing ...

We operate three business segments:

• Corporate Secretary:
  Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and Sleek Sign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with 5% market share of all new business in corporations.
• Accounting & Bookkeeping:
  Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary Sleek Books ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service.
• Fin Tech payments:
  Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses.

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 15,000 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 500 staff with an intact startup mindset.

We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and Linked In as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia.

Backed by world‑class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash‑flow‑positive, tech‑enabled unicorns based out of Singapore.

We are looking for a qualified Senior Accountant / Senior Accounting Manager that is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 6-12 months.

The Senior Accounting Manager leads the team to drive process improvements, ensure compliance, and enhance profitability. They uphold team excellence and client satisfaction by delivering work that is timely, accurate, and of the highest quality.

• Provide structured training and leadership to the accounting team, ensuring they stay updated on accounting standards and regulatory requirements across corporate secretarial, tax, payroll, and other services.
• Drive process improvements to enable Sleek to scale efficiently.
• Demonstrate expertise in accounting regulations and UK company setups, particularly for private limited companies.
• Ensure timely filing of corporate returns and taxes per SLAs.
• Support and improve gross profitability for Sleek UK.
• Maintain team efficiency through timely hiring and training, swift corrective actions for staff issues, and full compliance with workflows.

• ACA/ICAEW/ACCA qualified with supplementary experience.
• A few years of experience within Client and Cloud Accounting experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Accounting, corporation tax compliance and VAT processes and regulations.
• Proficient in Accounting Software:
  Quickbooks, Xero, Excel etc.
• Working in a fast‑growing start up and with a large portfolio of SME Clientele would be advantageous.
• Working knowledge of Payroll and Personal Tax would be advantageous.
• Based near or within commuting distance from our Leeds office. This is a hybrid role where we expect you to be at the office one or two days a week.

• Preparation and review of statutory annual accounts, reconciliations, external returns and claims for a large portfolio of SME clients.
• Build new relationships and maintain existing relationships with clients.
• Ensure financial records, systems and other internal controls including standing orders, financial regulations and asset registers are properly managed, maintained, controlled, reviewed and complied with.
• Effectively support junior accountants with their day‑to‑day challenges.

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:

• Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.
• Humility: There is so much we don't know. Humility allows for open‑mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work…