Guardtime is looking for an Accountant
About Guardtime
Guardtime is a deep-tech company, specialized in building cybersecurity and complex data management solutions. Guardtime’s proprietary and widely accredited KSI® Blockchain technology has proven to be the world’s most scalable, efficient, and trusted blockchain solution, developed with and for governments and enterprises.
We started in 2007 with the goal of eliminating the need for trusted authorities within Estonian Government networks. Today, we have extended our mission into the space domain—developing solutions to ensure trust, integrity, and resilience in space-based systems and data infrastructures.
About the Role
The Accountant is responsible for all areas related to financial reporting. The Accountant is responsible for maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to meet the business needs in the best way and to ensure accurate and timely financial statements for management, group and state institutions.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining day-to-day accounting, finance operations and transactions (sales and purchase invoices, expense reports, bank payments, fixed assets etc.)
- Carrying out payroll calculations, tax declarations and reporting
- Completing monthly, quarterly and annual closing procedures within deadlines
- Managing the company's cash flow
- Ensuring compliance with the public grant projects agreements (e.g. Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe)
- Publicly funded projects related accounting, timesheet management, labor cost calculations and other project related cost reporting
- Preparing accurate and timely financial statements for management, group and third parties
- Ensuring compliance with all the relevant Estonian accounting standards, laws, and regulations
- Ensuring all the relevant taxation and transfer pricing principles are applied
- Coordinating preparation of audit materials and communication with the auditors (statutory audits, project related audits)
- Preparation of the Annual Reports
- Being a key liaison between the finance department and other business units
Profile
- Education in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar accounting role
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting and internal controls
- Proficient in using Microsoft Excel
- Previous experience with Directo and NetSuite ERP Software is an advantage
- Strong communication in English and Estonian, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with publicly funded projects is an advantage
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Systematic way of thinking, attention to details
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proactive, positive and oriented to cooperation
- Experience in a similar industry is an advantage
We offer
- Flexible work arrangements
- Agile work methods
- Inspiring team
- Competitive salary
- Compensation of sport expenses
- Sauna at the office