Financial Accountant

🏡🏢This is a Hybrid role, this team works from our London (Shoreditch) Offices 3 days per week.

What You’ll Be Doing

Do you have a passion for financial operations and accuracy in reporting? Are you detail-oriented with a knack for managing reconciliations and ensuring compliance with accounting standards? We are seeking a dedicated Financial Accountant to join our growing Finance team.

As a Financial Accountant, you will play a critical role in the financial reporting process, ensuring that transactions are recorded accurately and all reporting requirements are met. This role is perfect for someone eager to work in a dynamic FinTech environment and contribute to the development of efficient and robust financial processes.

• Month-End Processes: Support the preparation of month-end accounting activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations for multiple group entities.
• Ledger Oversight: Ensuring transactions are captured and reconciled correctly in line with IFRS or UK GAAP directly supports the Financial Reporting Manager in maintaining accurate financial records.
• Tax Compliance: Assist with tax computations, including VAT filings, corporate tax provisions, and annual tax reporting, while keeping up-to-date with relevant tax regulations.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Prepare and substantiate monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Statutory Reporting: Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts for the group and its subsidiaries under IFRS or UK GAAP, ensuring compliance with all reporting requirements.
• Audit Support: Work closely with external auditors during audits, addressing queries, and ensuring timely resolution of audit issues.
• Process Improvement: Improving reporting processes and controls aligns with the manager’s focus on accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in financial reporting.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with other finance team members to ensure accurate financial reporting and support other ad hoc financial tasks as required.

We’re Looking For

• Qualifications:
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA-qualified (or equivalent) accountant.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and/or UK GAAP.
• Experience:
• Hands-on experience with financial reporting, reconciliations, and tax compliance.
• Exposure to consolidated UK statutory reporting is highly desirable.
• Experience with NetSuite or other integrated financial systems is an advantage.
• Skills:
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and familiarity with SQL reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities, capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships across various teams.
• Attributes:
• Self-motivated and adaptable individual with a proactive approach.
• Strong communication skills, capable of presenting complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Diversity & Inclusion 🌈
We welcome, consider and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks
We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:
🏥 Private Healthcare including dental and opticians services through Vitality
✈️ Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality
🎁 Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)
👛 Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match
🏖️ 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
📖 Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget
👪 Enhanced Parental Leave
🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
🚂 Season Ticket Loan
💬 6 free therapy sessions per year
🐶 Dog Friendly Offices
🍫 Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits, values and mission here.