Head of Accounting, Sleek
United Kingdom
+ Eligible for our employee share ownership plan
3+ days a week in office
Corporate services software for SMEs
Job no longer available
Corporate services software for SMEs
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Eligible for our employee share ownership plan
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the lives of our fellow entrepreneurs easier.
Role
Who you are
- To be successful in this role, you should have substantial senior leadership experience within a UK accounting practice
- You will be professionally qualified — ideally ACCA, ICAEW, or ICAS — and possess a strong understanding of UK accounting and tax regulations
- Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:
- Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us
- Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence
- Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers
- Attention to detail: You’ll be managing multiple, complex workstreams from numerous stakeholders. It will be important for you to keep track of everything and notice when information is missing or inconsistent
- Excellent listener and clear communicator: We have a variety of nationalities and for many people, English isn’t their first language. For you to excel, you’ll need to be present in your calls and make sure you properly receive and thoughtfully send messages to others in the business
- Do you have a minimum of 10 years' experience in client-facing roles handling complex accounting matters within the UK?
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Head of Accounting UK that is excited about the below Mission and Outcomes over the next 6-12 months
- The Head of Accounting leads the team, driving process transformation, compliance, and profitability
- They ensure team competency and client satisfaction through timely, accurate, and high-quality deliverables
- Provide structured training and leadership to the accounting team, ensuring they stay updated on accounting standards and regulatory requirements across corporate secretarial, tax, payroll, and other services
- Drive process improvements to enable Sleek to scale efficiently
- Demonstrate expertise in accounting regulations and UK company setups, particularly for private limited companies
- Ensure timely filing of corporate returns and taxes per SLAs
- Support and improve gross profitability for Sleek UK
- Maintain team efficiency through timely hiring and training, swift corrective actions for staff issues, and full compliance with workflows
Application process
- The successful candidate will participate in the below interview stages (note that the order might be different to what you read below)
- We anticipate the process to last no more than 3 weeks from start to finish. Whether the interviews are held over video call or in person will depend on your location and the role
- Screening call
- A ~30 minute chat with our Talent Acquisition team to learn more about you, your background, and what you’re looking for
- Competency Round
- A ~45-60 minute call with a Senior Accounting Manager to cover some high-level technical concepts and ensure alignment on core skills
- Career Deep Dive
- A ~45-60 minute with our Country Head - UK
- Behavioural panel interview
- A ~60 minute conversation with two of our business leaders, where we’ll dive into recent work situations to understand how you collaborate and operate day-to-day
- Offer + references
- We’ll make a non-binding offer verbally or by email, followed by a couple of short phone or video calls with references that you provide
- Requirement for background screening:
- Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on their role
- This may include using external vendors to verify the below:
- Your education
- Any criminal history
- Any political exposure
- Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history
- We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation
- By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at sleek.com
Our take
One of the major trends of the last 10 years has been the automation of mundane tasks at large companies. Sleek wants to bring those efficiency-savings to the entrepreneur.
The company’s product vision is that of an operating system for entrepreneurs. To do that, it has built use-case by use-case tools to automate tasks like bookkeeping, compliance and incorporation. Sleek provides many of these services for free and cross-sells them to more lucrative products.
The company has had an impressive journey, most recently securing substantial funding. This funding will help it enhance its automation-driven technology and expand its range of digital services. Already, the company serves over 16,000 SMEs in Singapore, Hong Kong, the UK, and Australia so it will be exciting to watch it grow further.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$23m
SERIES B
Dec 2021
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $57m
Company HQ
Chinatown, Singapore
Leadership
Adrien Barthel
(Co-Founder & CGO)Prior to Sleek, Adrien spent six years building eCommerce ventures, in management roles focusing on marketing & growth, launching new platforms like Sephora in emerging countries (Latin America), or expanding existing ones like Carrefour into new markets.
Julien Labruyere
(Co-Founder & CEO)Julien began their career at Silicomp, a large System Integrator, that was acquired by Orange Business Services. They then started and lead the APAC business for a Swedish Mobile Enterprise Application Platform startup Appear Networks, beforefounding 4xLabs.
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