About Sleek
By combining proprietary software, AI magic, and a laser focus on customer delight, Sleek transforms back-office operations for micro SMEs.
Our mission? Give entrepreneurs their most precious resource back – time – so they can concentrate on what they love: growing their business and connecting with customers. With entrepreneurs multiplying globally, we're innovating in an incredibly lucrative space.
We operate across 3 key business segments:
- Corporate Secretary: Automating company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom, and immigration processes through custom online robots and SleekSign. We're the market leaders in Singapore, capturing ~5% of all new business incorporations
- Accounting & Bookkeeping: Completely reimagining Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax, and Payroll using our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, cutting-edge AI tools, and killer customer service
- FinTech payments: Solving a critical entrepreneurial pain point by delivering digital banking services for new businesses
Since launching in 2017, we've grown to around 15,000 customers across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK. Our 500-strong team still rocks a true startup mindset.
We recently secured Series B funding after achieving >70% compound annual revenue growth over the past 5 years. Publications like The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes, and LinkedIn have recognized us as one of Asia's fastest-growing companies.
Backed by world-class investors, we're on track to become one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns emerging from Singapore.
About the Role
We're hunting for an Accountant based in India to remotely support our expanding Accounting Team in the United Kingdom.
Mission: Deliver top-tier accounting services to a portfolio of UK clients.
Outcomes:
- Support the Client Manager in delivering high-quality accounting services for SME clients, including bank reconciliations, fixed asset tracking, journal entries, and financial report preparation
- Preparing Unaudited Financial Statements, VAT quarterly submissions, and providing payroll support
- Understand and meticulously adhere to UK financial regulations and legislation
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party consultants on technical specifications
Requirements
- Recognised degree/diploma in Accountancy
- At least 3 years of UK Accounting experience
- Good understanding of IFRS and regulatory compliance
- Highly proficient in Excel, Xero, Dext and Quickbooks, additional software advantageous
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, proactive and self-driven, strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be at least business proficient in English
About the interview process
The successful candidate will navigate through the following interview stages.
It might look intense - but don't sweat it! We're efficient and aim to wrap this up in about 3 weeks, depending on your availability.
Introductory call/ Career Deep Dive
- A ~30/45 minute video call with our HR team to explore your application, understand your experience, and align on role expectations.
- We'll dig into your recent professional journey to get a comprehensive view of your background
Project or case study or Competency Based Interview
- Here we'll assess your competencies, skills, and experience comprehensively
Behavioural fit assessment
- A ~60 minute conversation, typically with HR or leadership
- We'll explore recent work scenarios to understand your thinking and working style
Reference interviews
- 2-3 brief phone or video calls with your provided references
- To keep things moving, we might request these conversations earlier in the process
Requirement for background screening
As a regulated entity, Sleek conducts varying levels of background checks depending on the role.
This may involve external vendors verifying:
- Your education
- Any criminal history
- Any political exposure
- Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history
We'll request your consent before these checks. Depending on your role, an adverse result might impact your probation.
Benefits
Some other awesome things about working at Sleek…
Humility and kindness: We hire for humility, which means our culture doesn't take itself too seriously. We laugh, we're real. Kindness is non-negotiable. We're committed to creating a genuinely diverse and inclusive environment.
Flexibility: Work from home, start early or late to accommodate personal needs – we care about results, not rigid schedules. Bonus: You can work fully remote from anywhere globally for 1 month annually.
Financial benefits: Competitive market salaries, generous paid time off, and for some team members, an employee share ownership plan that lets you participate in our growth story as we aim to list on a prominent Asia Pacific stock exchange.
Personal growth: Expect significant responsibility and autonomy. We move fast, so you'll make decisions, occasionally stumble, and continuously learn. We offer internal and external training, and we're pioneering AI applications. Our goal? When you leave Sleek, you'll be a more rounded professional and person.
We're also a certified B Corp. Since 2017, we've been building Sleek as a force for good, joining industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and P&G in creating an inclusive, equitable economy. We've planted over 29,271 trees and saved 7 tons of paper from landfills. Our target? Carbon neutrality by 2030.
