Head of Accounting Operations

The role

You will lead a Manila operation of 45+ people across accounting, customer support, and other functions. You will own the delivery of statutory accounts and tax filings for a UK property investment platform while driving scaling through AI and automation.

What you will do

• Own end to end delivery of the annual accounts cycle for 7,000+ UK property companies
• Take accountability for meeting Companies House and HMRC deadlines
• Own the quality of work produced by the team and the review structure
• Identify recurring errors and address root causes through training or process improvements
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for UK statutory accounts and corporation tax matters
• Support the team on complex cases requiring technical judgement
• Lead the adoption of AI and automation across the operation
• Lead and develop a team of 45+ across accounting, customer support and other functions
• Own recruitment for the Manila operation
• Take responsibility for engagement, retention and progression across the team

Required qualifications

• Qualified accountant
• CPA or equivalent
• Proven experience leading 30+ people through a management layer in a high volume, deadline driven environment

Nice to have

• Experience with UK statutory accounts and corporation tax
• Experience in property, real estate or financial services
• Exposure to shared service centres, BPO or outsourced finance operations
• Experience leading a customer support or service function alongside a technical operation

About the company

GetGround is an end-to-end real estate investment offering with £2bn+ in assets on platform and more than 30,000 users across 70 countries.