General Ledger Accountant

Company Description

SmartRecruiters is the Recruiting AI Company that transforms hiring for the world’s leading enterprises. Built for global scale, SmartRecruiters, an SAP company, delivers an AI-powered hiring platform that automates and optimizes the entire talent acquisition process, ensuring faster and smarter hiring decisions. More than 4,000 companies, including Amazon, Visa, and McDonald’s, rely on SmartRecruiters to build winning teams. In 2025, SmartRecruiters joined SAP, the global leader in enterprise applications. Together, SmartRecruiters and SAP are accelerating the reinvention of hiring by combining cutting-edge AI innovation with the scale, reach, and resources of SAP’s ecosystem.

At SmartRecruiters, we are a values-driven, globally focused tech company with strong financial backing and a bold vision for the future of work. We commit and dig deep, embracing challenges with grit, curiosity, and a drive for excellence. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where trust and determination bring us together. Because together, we will win.

Recognized by Fosway Industry Analysts as a strategic leader in recruitment technology for three consecutive years, and awarded by Comparably as a top company for Women, Perks and Benefits, Work-Life Balance, Happiness, Compensation, Diversity, and Culture – we take pride in creating a place where everyone can thrive. Our remote-friendly culture, competitive salaries, and strong internal mobility ensure that high performers have meaningful growth opportunities in an environment built on respect and empowerment.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented General Ledger Accountant to join our finance team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and providing critical support in month-end processes while ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical abilities, excellent problem-solving skills, and a thorough understanding of accounting principles.

If you are dedicated to precision, have a passion for numbers, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply and contribute to our continued success.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain General Ledger Accounts: Ensure the proper maintenance and accuracy of all general ledger accounts, including posting journal entries and reconciling discrepancies
• Month-End and Year-End Close: actively participate in the month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparing and maintaining various financial reports, accruals calculations and review, ensuring all entries are recorded correctly and in compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations
• Account Reconciliation: Perform regular reconciliations of balance sheet accounts to verify and ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data
• Payroll journals booking, corrections, and reconciliations, including involvement in resolving issues for various entities, and cooperation with the payroll team as well as the external payroll providers
• Accounting entries: Preparation and recording of accounting adjustments, including addressing one-off accounting issues and making data-driven amendments as needed
• Audit: Support external audits by providing requested information and addressing any audit queries.
• Financial statements: Assist in the preparation of annual financial statements, including collaboration with external advisors and preparation of supporting schedules
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting and accounting procedures
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Collaborate with other teams, such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Financial Planning & Analysis, to provide financial insights and support organizational initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in an accounting/finance role, with General Ledger experience a must
• Strong accounting expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of accruals, payroll, fixed assets accounting, and month-end close processes
• Proficiency in Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel
• IFRS and financial statements knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with Netsuite is a plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across various finance departments
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
• Strong command of English language

Additional Information

SmartRecruiters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.