Finance Assistant London, England
Job description
Finance Assistant
Location: London, UK (London Bridge)
Work pattern: full-time, permanent (hybrid), PAYE
Salary: £28,000 - 38,000 per annum, DOE, plus generous options
Reporting line: to the Head of Finance
Division/Team: Finance Team within the Business Enablement function
Application Process: When submitting your application, answer each question in order to be considered for this role.
To respond to our recent growth in size and complexity, we now want to welcome a finance assistant to our growing Business Enablement function. You will gain an in-depth understanding of Fable Data, ensuring effective financial management of the business and working collaboratively with other members of the team, and across the company. You will be supported by your manager, the Head of Finance, and other technical specialists across the business, and therefore the ability to collaborate and manage stakeholders is important in this role.
We have an exciting opportunity for a humble team player who is keen to learn and progress and wants to get involved with a wide range of finance-related work. You will be joining a talented team who is passionate about the work we do here at Fable Data.
Key Responsibilities
- Reconciling bank statements and accounting records
- Reviewing financial data for accuracy and verifying that transactions have been recorded accurately
- Reconciling accounts payable ledgers and accounts receivable ledgers
- Preparing reports on financial performance for management purposes
- Recording bills for services provided by outside suppliers
- Preparing sales invoices
- Ensuring employee expense returns are properly compiled
- Monitoring credit control and ensuring various credit terms & limits are not exceeded
- Maintaining the fixed asset register
- Be the first point of contact for all finance-related queries
- Be involved in the roll-out of new systems and tools
- Supporting the Head of Finance/CFO in ad hoc duties when required
Essential skills and experience
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role at a medium/large company within the Technology, Financial Services or FinTech sector
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Previous use of Xero or similar accounting package
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
Desired skills and experience
- Prior start-up/scale-up experience
- AAT Level 3 or 4 qualified
About Fable Data
Data is one of the most valuable resources to modern businesses. A source of competitive advantage for many of the world’s most successful organisations. Powering innovation, enriching people’s lives, underpinning decisions around multi-billion-pound investments and helping to create completely new industries, power new technologies and advance our understanding of our world.
Our world is that data.
Fable Data is the leading source of real-time European consumer transaction data, using anonymised transaction data from European banks and credit card providers. Fable Data has pioneered this model within Europe and supplies data to some of the world’s largest hedge funds, the Financial Times, major government bodies, and Fortune 500 companies.
Our potential is huge, powered by an unrivalled amount of data with very low latency. This helps businesses make faster, better and more informed decisions, well ahead of other solutions in the market.
We are on a mission to provide better data to decision-makers in business and government – anonymised, real-time and at scale.
We are looking for the very best talent to join our world-class team on our journey to Unicorn status. We are well-funded and have huge aspirations to become THE leading Global provider of transaction data across both Corporate and Investor Markets. We work in an agile, proactive way, so we move fast and stay ahead of the curve. We want people to buy into our ethos that better Data in the hands of decision-makers will lead to a better world.
This role will define your career as we expect you to grow your skills and experience with us, supported by a talented team. In return, we reward our team members with:
- 30 days holidays + bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Generous Option Scheme for every employee (HMRC-approved EMI Options)
- Outstanding life/work balance
- Free subscription to Financial Times
- Flexible working
- A wonderful team and a fun place to work
- More benefits to come as we grow
Here at Fable, we are proud of our culture. Being responsible, taking ownership and aiming for excellence are the values that define us. We believe in:
- People with purpose
- Whole world thinking
- Individual value, collective strength
Visit our “Join Us” section on our website to see how we expand on these core values and find out more about us.
From our CEO, Luke Kennedy:
“During my time in government and business, I helped Ministers, industry leaders and global investors make strategic decisions. Too often, these decisions were based on data sets that are small in sample, stale and skewed. This leads to sub-optimal decisions on matters of policy, capital allocation and commercial strategies – ultimately negatively impacting economic growth, job creation and levels of investment into public services. I was frustrated and at times very worried and believed there must be better data out there. This is why I set up Fable Data. We are working with technology and financial partners from across Europe to build anonymous consumer data sets that are real-time, large-scale, accurate and predictive. We can see the economy in real-time. There are many commercial applications for this data, but my personal mission is to get this data into the hands of decision-makers everywhere, as better data will lead to better decisions, and I believe, a better world.”
The Interview Process
- Pre-screening call– online (30 mins.), to assess initial interest and suitability by the Talent Acquisition Manager
- Interview – in the office (one or two stages)
- Behavioural-based questions to assess (a) technical ability for the role (b) overall cultural fit/add
- Interview task (30 mins.) to assess technical skills/practical knowledge
- Decision
- Offer of Employment issued
- “Get to know us” with other members of Fable Data, for the candidate to learn more about the role, company and future colleagues while considering the offer
Please note that all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Fable Data is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications, and their ability to perform the role requirements.
