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Revenue Accountant

Internal Operations Team

Be at the heart of helping our customers achieve amazing things with software and data!

About the company

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. 

We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business.

We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.

We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too!

Horizon Capital along with management invested in the Ascent Group in November 2019, with the following key objectives:

Accelerate the double-digit revenue growth through investment in a new go-to-market team and proposition
Develop longer-term contractual relationships with key customers
Completing a number of acquisitions to build scale, diversify the delivery centers, increase technical capabilities, and enter new geographic markets. Closed three acquisitions so far one in the UK, Portugal, and Germany

The Opportunity

To provide support to the business will billing and revenue accounting. This role will play a key role in the success of the new group and is a great opportunity to gain experience in a fast pace growing Private Equity backed Technology business.

- Billing

Oversee the monthly billing process for 150+ customers in the NetSuite ERP system for T&M, fixed price and annual contracts
Reconciling the deferred and accrued revenue accounts
Reviewing billing with project leads and operations managers
Monthly Revenue reporting
Project accounting
The managing project set with resourcing team to ensure correct billing and costs rates are assigned to the roles on the project
Ensure budgets are regained within the project when the project mix changes the mid-cycle
Oversee revenue recognition into P&L and reconcile project reports to the general ledger.
Working closely with the resourcing team on project setup
Handling ad-hoc queries from customers

- Other tasks

Support Group FC the annual audit process (revenue and billing)
Onboard new acquisitions in the Ascent project accounting and billing processes
Ensure that Ascent is leveraging best practices and core NetSuite functionality to speed up the close process and ensure robust controls are in place

Skills and Qualifications

AAT/ACCA/CIMA Qualified 5+ relevant experience
Experience of working in Technology Organisations
Experience work with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred)
Fluent in English (Written and spoken)
Working within a Professional Services environment

Key Skills

Able to work in a fast-paced environment
Excellent attention to detail
Good communication skills
Quick learner
Good Excel skills
Able to work independently
Can use own initiative
Team player

Working at Ascent

Life assurance
Wellness benefits
Pension contribution
Competitive Salary

Our offices are places to connect and collaborate with colleagues, with socials and regular get-togethers. We take your development and growth seriously, with plenty of opportunities to acquire skills and get certified.

Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favorably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.

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People Operations & Procurement Assistant

Internal Operations Team

This is a perfect opportunity for ambitious individuals with an organized, pro-active, and process-oriented mindset, to join our amazing team and help maintain our high people-focused standards!

About the role
We need someone to help us keep things in order in our HR department. We want to grow together over the long term. Above all, we need a person who would do the right thing, not necessarily someone who knows how to do things right.

Key responsibilities (with the appropriate onboarding in all these areas)

Support HR & Administration document flow –contracts, additional agreements, labor books, and other documents.
Be the primary contact and systems administrator for queries and access levels on our HR system (Bamboo HR)
Ensure the HR System accurately reflects current employee details and changes that arise
Processing documentation needed when employee changes occur
Respond to reference requests for current employees or ex-employees
Support the social benefits administration processes
Help prepare regular reports on HR-related matters.
Support the company procurement processes
Maintain constant communication with the Accountancy (external company) regarding payments, bank accounts, VAT declarations, and other employee-related matters
Help with the finance/accounting documents flow – organize contracts, handle invoices, etc.
Coordinate company lunches in the office and support the organization of company social events
Organizing the annual medical examinations for staff
Help manage the day-to-day office activities

What you will need

Smart, proactive, and analytical approach when dealing with day-to-day tasks
Proficiency with MS Office systems including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and TEAMS
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multi-functional team
Very good English - - both verbal and written
Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Work from our premium office in Sofia

Working at Ascent

This is a hybrid role, where you can spend time at the office or work from home. This is a company where your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review.

Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favorably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.

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3 Dec 2022

32 mins

Data Transformation

Data Science

Digital Transformation

Watch & listen

Alex James on choosing the right emerging data technologies for data transformation.

Alex James on choosing the right emerging data technologies for data transformation.

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Alex James on choosing the right emerging data technologies for data transformation.

With a high proportion of businesses at the start of their data-transformation journey , many executives acknowledge that their company does not have the right technology to truly transform.

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Data Transformation

Alex James

32 mins

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With emerging data technologies such as AI and ML and a changing tech landscape , where do you start and how do you make future-proofed technology decisions to support your data transformation? Alex James, Ascent’s CTO joins Jon Stafford, one of Ascent’s Principal Consultant to share his vision on how to leverage value from your transformation.

What you’ll take away.

How to define the most important data-led technology decisions
Understanding where data transformations stops and technology transformation starts
The importance of governance
Top tips for managing stakeholder engagement and business alignment

Alex James

Technology Lead

Ascent

Business technologist, founder and lifelong software engineer with board, M&A and Private Equity experience.

Alex James is Ascent's Chief Technology Officer.

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