Senior Accountant

CompStak envisions a commercial real estate industry in which accurate and transparent data leads to better, faster deals for everyone. We gather critical information that is hard to access, then make it instantly and seamlessly available to our platform members.

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to work as part of CompStak's growing Operations team in Serbia and our Finance department in New York. This position should perform a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization’s financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations, laws and reporting requirements.

 

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to work as part of CompStak's growing Operations team in Serbia and our Finance department in New York. This position should perform a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control the organization’s financial resources and ensure that it complies with all relevant regulations, laws and reporting requirements.

 

Launched in 2012, we’ve built a network of over 30,000 brokers, appraisers and research professionals across the country, using a unique crowdsourced model. Our clients enjoy the foremost lease and sale transaction data combined with a robust analytics platform. CompStak’s unique data and intuitive platform is used by the world’s largest real estate investors, lenders, brokers and appraisers to compare properties, underwrite investments and loans, close deals and track market trends.

 

CompStak has over 100 team members in the US and overseas; and we continue to grow. We’re backed by top VCs and industry players like Morgan Stanley, Canaan Partners, IA Capital, Transamerica, Moody’s, RealPage, 500 Startups, and Daily Mail Group, and have raised over $75m to date. Our HQ is in New York City, we have regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles, and we have an international office in Belgrade, Serbia.

We pride ourselves on an environment that is fun, collaborative, and rewards hard work. We look forward to the value that future employees will add to our amazing teams!

CompStak is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates employees and applicants of all identities, backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. We foster a welcoming work environment that supports diversity and inclusion, and we reject discrimination or harassment of any individual. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance with any part of the application process, please let us know. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Support in statutory accounting:

Setting-up of the accounting system

Creating an appropriate Serbian Chart of Accounts

Day-to-day accounting entries of the transactional data in the accounting system

Maintenance of journal ledgers, general ledger and sub-ledgers prescribed by the Serbian accounting laws and regulations.

Support in VAT compliance:

Establishment and maintenance of the mandatory VAT records prescribed by the Serbian VAT regulations (Book of incoming and Outgoing Invoices);

Preparation and filing of the VAT returns to the Serbian Tax Administration for and on behalf of the CompStak.

Support in payroll compliance:

Crreation of the CompStak's payroll database; payroll calculation;

Preparation of monthly tax returns for the social security and salary tax; assistance with preparation of the payment orders for monthly payroll;

Registrations and deregistration of employees with relevant regulatory authorities and social security funds;

"Year-end compliance": Preparation of annual certificates on the total amount of annual salary and taxes paid; preparation of the annual confirmation on the social security contributions paid in relation to CompStak's employees.

Support in the annual financial reporting:

Preparation of the CompStak preliminary and final annual statutory financial statements (annual balance sheet, income statement, and accompanying documents and statistical reports) prescribed by the Serbian accounting laws and regulations.

Support in the preparation of the annual corporate income tax (CIT) and other services

Calculation of the annual CIT indicating: taxable revenues, tax-deductible expenses, non¬ deductible expenses, taxable profit/loss, and tax due for the given period;

Preparation of the annual CIT return and tax balance and supporting schedules substantiating differences between the financial statements and annual CIT computation;

Preparation of the withholding tax returns for withholding tax which the Client is required to pay on specific types of income in accordance with the Corporate Income Tax Law;

Work in conjunction with parent company:

Close books on a monthly basis

Create reporting materials for CEO and other stakeholders

Assist with consolidation of financials/US G

10 years experience (ACCA/CPA Certification would be considered an advantage)

Experience with BizSoft and NetSuite

Strong financial and management accounting background

Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP. Knowledge of German GAAP is considered an advantage

Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures

Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process

Excellent MS Excel skills

Fluent in English (both written and oral),

Comfortable with working autonomously and from home

Ability to meet deadlines

Clear and effective communicator

Strong customer focus work ethic

Problem solver