Accountant (3490)

About GBG

GBG is the leading expert in global digital identity. We combine our powerful technology, the most accurate data coverage, and 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.

About the team

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, including billing, month-end and year-end closing tasks, balance sheet accounts reconciliations, completing audit requests, conducting variance analyses, and ad hoc reporting requests and tasks assigned by senior team members. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated go-getter and self-starter, eager to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and possess analytical and technical capabilities to support the Finance Team.

Requirements

• Accounting qualification (or studying towards) with a solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and experience of reconciliation work
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Experience with 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
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Benefits

We have the 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 the 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

If you're interested, please apply! We're looking to hire the best and most engaged people in our business, and we'll make an offer once we've found that person.

As an equal-opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair opportunities for everyone regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability. Everybody is welcome and our inclusion and diversity program, be/yourself, is designed to ensure you can thrive. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Specialist if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process.