Accountant (3583)

About GBG

GBG is the leading expert in global digital identity. We combine our powerful technology, the most accurate data coverage and our talented team to deliver award-winning location intelligence, identity verification and fraud prevention solutions.

With over 30 years' experience, we bring together a team of over 1,250 dedicated experts with local industry insight from around the world to make it easy for businesses to identify and verify customers and locations, protecting everyone, everywhere from fraud.

Why you should be@GBG

• We make the world a safer place
• We trust each other and win together
• We are local experts in a global business
• We want you to be yourself
• We grow when you grow

Finance & Accounting

Our finance team is central to the success of the business. Our aim is to proactively drive business value through informed and insightful decision-making. We work in partnership with the business and are agile and responsive to business needs whilst maintaining a transparent system of effective standards, processes and controls. To support this goal we strive to have highly engaged finance professionals in our team. We're on an exciting journey, and we have the strategies in place to get us to our destination.

The role

As part of a US Finance team, the Accountant role will have the opportunity to really make a mark on the future success of GBG, and your record of achievements. Working from our Atlanta headquarters, the role will report to the US Financial Controller within this fast-paced and acquisitive organization.

What you will do

This role will execute a variety of accounting procedures, billing and revenue recognition, inventory management, month-end and year-end closing tasks, completing audit requests, and ad hoc reporting requests and tasks assigned by the Financial Controller. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated go-getter and self-starter, eager to thrive in a fast-pace environment and possess analytical and technical capabilities to support the Finance Team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required
• Pursuing CPA certification with a solid foundation in accounting principles and a demonstrated commitment to professional development in the field.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Experience of Microsoft Business Central is advantageous.
• First-rate interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• The ability to work to strict deadlines and a mature approach to work is essential
• Good computer literacy skills with proficiency in Excel (Vlookups and pivot tables)
• The ability to autonomously plan your workload and focus on the right priorities
• Good problem-solving and time-management skills
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Additionally

• You will be able to demonstrate a positive, engaging, hard-working approach and exhibit the company values of Trust, Results, Understanding, Straight forward, Team Player, Example, and Develop.
• A highly motivated individual, who brings energy and confidence, and can work as part of a team;
• A self-starter with a "can do" attitude able to operate in an autonomous, hands-on environment

Benefits

We have a vision to have the best and most engaged team members in the industry. People matter at GBG, they make us who we are. Every team member across all our locations makes a difference, everyone has something to contribute. Maybe you too could make a difference.

As part of our commitment to our team and flexible working approach, we have created a Work When and Where You Want Policy to give our team members choice and empowerment, and to support a balance in work and home life. Please ask your Talent Attraction Specialist for more information on this and our Family Friendly policy if you want to find out more!

Next steps

We have a vision to have the best and most engaged team members in the industry. People matter at GBG, they make us who we are. Every team member across all our locations makes a difference, everyone has something to contribute. Maybe you too could make a difference.

As part of our commitment to our team and flexible working approach, we have created a Work When and Where You Want Policy to give our team members choice and empowerment, and to support a balance in work and home life. Please ask your Talent Attraction Specialist for more information on this and our Family Friendly policy if you want to find out more!