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title: 'Accounting Manager - UK at Parallel Wireless'
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# Accounting Manager - UK at Parallel Wireless

- **Company:** Parallel Wireless
- **Location:** Bristol
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/parallelwireless/fa474367-fcd1-4556-a7c9-b2237ef381a1

## Job description

Parallel Wireless is reimagining mobile networks with innovative, energy-efficient Open RAN solutions. Join us as we lead the future of telecommunications, driving innovation through green and sustainable networks. Learn more about our mission, vision and values.

The Accounting Manager, UK splits time between global accounting initiatives and UK-specific accounting operations. On the UK side, this person manages outside accountants for Parallel Wireless's UK entity (PWUK), acting as the on-the-ground lead who ensures accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting, and partners with UK HR on related matters. On the global side, this person is a member of the Global Accounting team, owning assigned areas of accounting responsibility and leading cross-entity initiatives that strengthen the close, controls, and process automation across the group. This role reports to the Assistant Controller based in the United States and requires three days per week in the UK office in Bristol.

Global Accounting Responsibilities:

Global Initiatives & Process Improvement

- Own assigned global areas of accounting responsibility as part of the Global Accounting team
- Lead cross-entity initiatives and special projects as part of the Global Accounting team
- Contribute to global month-end and quarter-end close deliverables, driving consistency of accounting treatment across entities
- Help design and document global accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Support global audit and statutory reporting requirements, coordinating information requests across entities
- Identify and implement automation and system improvements that reduce manual effort across the global close

UK Accounting Responsibilities:

Financial Review & Reporting

- Own the accuracy and integrity of UK entity financial statements, directing month-end and year-end close through outside accountants
- Direct outside accountants on statutory reporting, tax filings, and audit requirements, serving as the primary UK accounting authority to auditors and regulators

Accounts Payable & Cash Management

- Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring controls, accuracy, and timely processing across the UK entity
- Set and enforce purchase order approval policy and thresholds
- Own corporate credit card governance, including reconciliation standards and expense compliance
- Direct lease accounting and administration for UK facilities and equipment
- Lead cash forecasting for the UK entity, providing visibility into funding needs and partnering with the global team on intercompany funding

Payroll & HR Support

- Lead payroll accounting support for UK HR, including data validation, reconciliations, and resolution of payroll-related accounting matters
- Serve as the accounting authority for UK HR on compensation-related matters

Compliance

- Monitor and advise leadership on changes in UK tax and regulatory requirements relevant to the entity
- Maintain UK accounting policies and internal controls, ensuring alignment with global Accounting standards and supporting audit readiness
- Drive process improvement initiatives to strengthen controls and efficiency across UK accounting operations

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, plus a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent), or equivalent experience

Experience:

- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including managing outside accountants or accounting staff. Experience within a multinational group structure preferred, ideally US-parented
- Working knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102), Companies House filing requirements, and HMRC tax compliance
- Experience with intercompany accounting and group reporting across a multi-entity structure preferred
- Strong Excel skills; experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems preferred
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to direct external accountants and partner effectively with UK HR and US-based Accounting leadership
- Enthusiasm for modernizing how accounting work gets done, including adopting automation and AI tools as the function evolves
- Ability to partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives

Parallel Wireless is expanding the ecosystem for Open RAN with the GreenRAN™ energy-efficient Hardware-Agnostic technology. Deployed worldwide, our comprehensive 2G/3G/4G/5G Macro RAN solutions enhance network security while reducing operating expenses. As pioneers of Open RAN, we prioritize innovation, flexibility, and sustainability to help build a more connected, and green networks. Headquartered in the USA with global R&D centers, we are proud to serve over 60 customers worldwide and have been recognized with over 100 industry awards. Our mission is to accelerate GSMA’s Mobile Net Zero initiative by reducing TCO and driving innovation across the telecom ecosystem.Learn more at www.parallelwireless.com. Parallel Wireless embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams representing all backgrounds, with a wide range of perspectives, and empowering industry-leading skills. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.Parallel Wireless does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies or individuals. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Parallel Wireless employees, or any other company location. Parallel Wireless is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

## About Parallel Wireless

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Parallel Wireless is a privately held, U.S.-based pioneer in Open RAN telecommunications, providing cloud-native, software-defined mobile network infrastructure from 2G through 5G to operators worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held; multiple funding rounds including Seed, Debt Financing, Convertible Note, and Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Nashua, New Hampshire, United States (300 Innovative Way, Suite #2310, Nashua, NH 03062)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Steve Papa (Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Telecommunications / Open RAN (Radio Access Network) infrastructure
- **Target customers**: Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) globally — including MTN, Etisalat, BT EE, Tigo, and Axiata Group — with engagements across six continents and 50+ global MNOs
- **Mission**: "To deliver innovative products that unlock value and disrupt the economics of wireless networks through intelligence and openness."
- **Vision**: "To reimagine the wireless network so all people can be connected whenever, wherever, and however they choose."

## Products & Services
- **GreenRAN™ Portfolio**: The company's flagship product line, combining energy-efficient hardware, hardware-agnostic software, and cloud-first automation to reduce power consumption, lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and accelerate sustainable 5G deployment. Includes fully automated outdoor and indoor coverage/capacity solutions that are software-upgradable to 5G.
- **ALL G O-RAN Software Platform**: A cloud-native, open, secure, and intelligent RAN architecture supporting 5G/4G/3G/2G interoperability, designed to reduce network complexity and deployment costs. Fully compliant and interoperable OpenRAN architecture, built from the ground up to be software-defined.
- **Network Automation & Services**: Professional services and network engineering support (deployment, integration, validation) delivered alongside the RAN platform, including AI/ML-driven integration and validation capabilities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately $51M (per LinkedIn company data); Total Funding of approximately $10.6M across multiple rounds
- **Notable Funding Rounds**:
  - Seed Round (2014): 1 investor
  - Debt Financing (Feb 2016): $8.8M, 1 investor
  - Convertible Note (Mar 2016): $1.8M, 1 investor
  - Series A (2018): 1 investor
- **Notable Investors/Partners/Customers**: MTN, Etisalat, BT EE, Tigo, Axiata Group (operator collaborations); engaged with 50+ global MNOs
- **Recognition**: 74+ industry awards
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 630 employees, up +16.5% YoY (+117 people); workforce distributed across 17 countries including Israel, India, United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Tanzania, Turkey, Nigeria, and Kenya; LinkedIn followers of 89,561 (+39.8% yearly growth); open roles across sales, engineering (4G/5G stack), and AI-driven integration/validation

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open RAN Pioneer**: One of the earliest and most prominent companies in the Open RAN movement, with a track record across six continents and a mature, deployed footprint with major MNOs.
- **Software-Defined, Hardware-Agnostic Architecture**: The ALL G O-RAN platform reduces vendor lock-in and allows operators to use any hardware, differentiating on software intelligence and automation rather than proprietary hardware.
- **Energy Efficiency & Sustainability**: GreenRAN™ portfolio positions the company at the intersection of 5G expansion and energy-cost reduction — a pressing operator priority.
- **Full Generational Coverage**: Unique ability to evolve networks from 2G/3G/4G to 5G via software upgrades, lowering customer TCO and simplifying migration paths.
- **Global Engineering Footprint**: Distributed R&D across Israel (largest hub, 243 employees) and India (230 employees), enabling cost-effective, around-the-clock development capacity.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding Open RAN adoption**: Driving the industry shift from viewing Open RAN as a finished standard to a foundation for continuous, software-driven innovation.
- **AI/ML integration**: Hiring for AI-driven integration and validation engineers and AI/ML-expert tech leads in 4G/5G stack development, signaling a push to embed intelligence into the RAN.
- **Sustainable 5G expansion**: Emphasizing energy-efficient RAN deployments to help operators meet sustainability goals while lowering TCO.
- **Global commercial growth**: Active sales hiring across Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region (Fiji, New Zealand), indicating expansion into emerging and high-growth mobile markets.

## Why Work Here
- **Pioneering, mission-driven work**: Employees have the opportunity to help "disrupt, challenge, and lead the future of telecommunications" within the global Open RAN movement, developing products from 2G to 5G and beyond.
- **Global, distributed culture**: Workforce spans 17 countries, with major hubs in Israel, India, the US, and the UK — offering a genuinely international work environment and a global mobility program.
- **Flexible/remote working**: The company explicitly supports flexible and remote working arrangements, plus paid time off to rest and recharge, and time off to give back to the community.
- **Career growth and development**: Rapid career growth opportunities, tailored individual development plans delivered regionally, and a "Servant Leadership" philosophy where leadership is vested in employee success.
- **Recognition and rewards**: Spot Awards for celebrating wins; competitive total rewards package with long-term wealth creation opportunities described as "unmatched in the industry."
- **Engineering culture**: Heavily technical organization (~55% of employees in technical roles), with challenging assignments, collaborative teamwork, and an emphasis on innovation, openness, andamos customer success.
- **⚠️ Glassdoor/LinkedIn review caution**: Employer rating is 3.5/5.0 based on 240 reviews, with Work-Life Balance 3.2, Compensation 3.3, Culture 3.2, and Career Development 3.0 — candidate should evaluate these areas carefully during interviews.
- **Open roles (sample)**: Director of Solution Sales Engineering (Pacific), Principal Systems Engineer (RF Communications & Sensing), Account Manager OpenRAN (Africa), Junior Engineer RT 5G Stack, Sr. Engineer RT 5G Stack, 5G/LTE Network Engineer I, Sales Director / Customer Executive (Southeast Asia, Pacific) — see the Lever careers page for the full list.

## Sources
1. [parallelwireless.com — Who We Are](https://www.parallelwireless.com/company/who-we-are/)
2. [parallelwireless.com — Careers](https://www.parallelwireless.com/careers/)
3. [jobs.lever.co — Parallel Wireless Open Positions](https://jobs.lever.co/parallelwireless)
4. [linkedin.com — Parallel Wireless Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/parallel-wireless-inc)
5. [cbinsights.com — Parallel Wireless Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/parallel-wireless)

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