Assistant Accountant
Company
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Posted At
1/3/2025
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Description
About Cloudsmith
Cloudsmith is a powerful software platform that helps businesses of all sizes manage and protect their software supply chain. It’s a cloud-based service that makes it easy to store, organise, and secure software components, whether they’re open-source or developed in-house. Cloudsmith allows companies to scan their software for security risks, license issues, and malware, while also setting rules on how different components can be used.
With support for over 30 different formats, Cloudsmith works with a wide range of programming languages, containers, and system libraries. It’s designed especially for large organisations, offering advanced security features and tools that help teams monitor and integrate the platform with their existing systems. Many companies use Cloudsmith as part of their software development and delivery process, distributing their own software to customers seamlessly.
We pride ourselves on improving the developer experience and helping our clients secure their software. Created by developers, for developers, our company values openness and collaboration. We enjoy working with great teams and customers, and we’re continuously learning and growing. It’s an exciting time to be a part of Cloudsmith and now is a great time to join us!
The Role
Cloudsmith is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the daily financial operations. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financial reporting. This role is perfect for someone early in their accounting career who is eager to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Cloudsmith is a fast-paced environment, this role will involve diverse tasks and opportunities to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in a growing business.
Key Responsibilities
Education
This role offers the chance to join a rapidly growing start-up at a pivotal early stage, working as part of a small, agile finance team; you won't just observe the growth, you will be driving it. Exposure to Fortune 500 customers, fundraising, financial modeling, and process optimization, your work will impact how organizations secure their software supply chains.
Benefits, Location & Work Environment
Note: You must be based in Northern Ireland, commutable distance from Belfast City Centre, and have the right to work independently without requiring sponsorship.
Headlines
Regardless of your location, we deeply care about our staff's and their families' health and wellness; a sustainable pace is essential. In addition to generous annual leave (PTO), we offer parental leave and health benefits to cover you and your dependents up to 100%. We also offer flexible, family-friendly working policies.
Personal Growth
You will have an enormous opportunity to learn new skills alongside your colleagues, and your continued professional development is essential to us because it's important to you. We will support you with budgets for equipment, training, books, conferences, travel, and certifications. The more powerful you become, the better for all of us.
Hybrid / Remote First
Cloudsmith is headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and we use our H.Q. regularly for activities like team planning, meets and greets, and sometimes other group activities (like games!). We also hold all-hands offsites in Belfast (or otherwise) thrice yearly, with guest speakers and team activities. Most Cloudsmithers work remotely, close and far, so we rely on our online collaboration tools; Slack is how we work.
About Equal Opportunity
Cloudsmith is an equal-opportunity employer proud to nurture a diverse workplace that welcomes applications from individuals of all races, genders, and ethnic groups. We do not discriminate on age, religion, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military service, or health conditions. We will not tolerate discrimination of any kind within our workforce.
The Final Word
We're looking for someone who is a team player and fearless about rolling up their sleeves when needed. We're critical infrastructure by developers / for developers, building the world's software supply chain platform and ecosystem. We want to hear from you if you're excited to join a dynamic finance function in an organisation that is making a lasting impact on the software industry from today until IPO.
Cloudsmith is a powerful software platform that helps businesses of all sizes manage and protect their software supply chain. It’s a cloud-based service that makes it easy to store, organise, and secure software components, whether they’re open-source or developed in-house. Cloudsmith allows companies to scan their software for security risks, license issues, and malware, while also setting rules on how different components can be used.
With support for over 30 different formats, Cloudsmith works with a wide range of programming languages, containers, and system libraries. It’s designed especially for large organisations, offering advanced security features and tools that help teams monitor and integrate the platform with their existing systems. Many companies use Cloudsmith as part of their software development and delivery process, distributing their own software to customers seamlessly.
We pride ourselves on improving the developer experience and helping our clients secure their software. Created by developers, for developers, our company values openness and collaboration. We enjoy working with great teams and customers, and we’re continuously learning and growing. It’s an exciting time to be a part of Cloudsmith and now is a great time to join us!
The Role
Cloudsmith is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the daily financial operations. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of our financial reporting. This role is perfect for someone early in their accounting career who is eager to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact. Cloudsmith is a fast-paced environment, this role will involve diverse tasks and opportunities to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in a growing business.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate financial records by posting and processing journal entries.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes.
- Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation.
- Process customer invoices and payments, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Reconcile vendor invoices and manage expense reports.
- Monitor customer accounts for timely payments and follow up on overdue invoices.
- Perform bank reconciliations and reconcile transactions from payment gateways.
- Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency within the accounting processes.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance financial operations.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Progress toward professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) is a plus.
- 1-2 years of accounting experience, preferably in a SaaS or technology company.
- Familiarity with subscription billing models and revenue recognition principles is advantageous.
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., Sage Intaact, Xero, or NetSuite
- Skills in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with SaaS billing platforms (e.g., Chargebee, Zuora).
- A team player who can work collaboratively across business units.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Capable of providing constructive challenges to improve processes and outcomes.
- A proactive, agile, and collaborative approach to tasks, with the ability to use initiative for problem-solving in non-standard processes.
This role offers the chance to join a rapidly growing start-up at a pivotal early stage, working as part of a small, agile finance team; you won't just observe the growth, you will be driving it. Exposure to Fortune 500 customers, fundraising, financial modeling, and process optimization, your work will impact how organizations secure their software supply chains.
Benefits, Location & Work Environment
Note: You must be based in Northern Ireland, commutable distance from Belfast City Centre, and have the right to work independently without requiring sponsorship.
Headlines
- A remote-first position based in Northern Ireland.
- A competitive compensation package, including equity.
- With comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Plus, generous annual leave and flexible working policies to suit your lifestyle.
- Including a professional development budget for conferences and training.
- In a dynamic, innovative, trust-centric, and supportive work environment.
- With the opportunity to shape a fast-growing Series A startup (and beyond).
- Weekly travel to Belfast may be required for team meetings.
Regardless of your location, we deeply care about our staff's and their families' health and wellness; a sustainable pace is essential. In addition to generous annual leave (PTO), we offer parental leave and health benefits to cover you and your dependents up to 100%. We also offer flexible, family-friendly working policies.
Personal Growth
You will have an enormous opportunity to learn new skills alongside your colleagues, and your continued professional development is essential to us because it's important to you. We will support you with budgets for equipment, training, books, conferences, travel, and certifications. The more powerful you become, the better for all of us.
Hybrid / Remote First
Cloudsmith is headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and we use our H.Q. regularly for activities like team planning, meets and greets, and sometimes other group activities (like games!). We also hold all-hands offsites in Belfast (or otherwise) thrice yearly, with guest speakers and team activities. Most Cloudsmithers work remotely, close and far, so we rely on our online collaboration tools; Slack is how we work.
About Equal Opportunity
Cloudsmith is an equal-opportunity employer proud to nurture a diverse workplace that welcomes applications from individuals of all races, genders, and ethnic groups. We do not discriminate on age, religion, sexual orientation, citizenship status, military service, or health conditions. We will not tolerate discrimination of any kind within our workforce.
The Final Word
We're looking for someone who is a team player and fearless about rolling up their sleeves when needed. We're critical infrastructure by developers / for developers, building the world's software supply chain platform and ecosystem. We want to hear from you if you're excited to join a dynamic finance function in an organisation that is making a lasting impact on the software industry from today until IPO.
Advertise with us.
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
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