Finance Assistant London, England
Job description
Elevator Pitch: The Company. Us. Runway East.
Did you want to grow up and work in a boring office? Us neither. At Runway East, we've been on a mission to destroy boring offices since 2014, in whatever size, shape and form they take. Since launching, we now have 8 buildings in London, Bristol and Brighton offering unique flexible office space for teams of 1 - 100 to work in, enjoying everything from dogs on demand to our famed Friday drinks trolley.
Our team enjoys a bunch of great benefits and unrivaled perks. But more than that, they truly care about each other — and we work to support everyone’s wellbeing. We’ve recently become a B Corp and think it’s important for our team to give a damn about its impact on the planet and its people.Our team enjoys a bunch of great benefits and unrivaled perks. But more than that, they truly care about each other — and we work to support everyone’s wellbeing. We’ve recently become a B Corp and think it’s important for our team to give a damn about its impact on the planet and its people.
Runway East has a strong brand, passionate customer base and most importantly, a product customers genuinely love. Covid has presented challenges, but it has also presented opportunities. The way of working has been flipped upside down and the demand for flexibility is greater than ever. We’re ready to take full advantage of that.
Elevator Pitch: The Job. It’s a great job. We promise.
As our Finance Assistant, you’ll report directly to our Finance Manager and work closely with our Financial Controller. You’ll support our team in producing financial reports, generally attacking any data-based task that gets thrown your way. You’ll work in a collaborative way with our team to ensure knowledge is shared and best practice is implemented as part of a continuous cycle of improving the way we work.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Keeping track of our transactions, processing invoices, reconciling bank accounts, owning the accounts payable and supporting with accounts receivable.
- Acting as a point of contact for suppliers and members. You’ll set up suppliers and resolve any issues as they come up in a timely and personable manner.
- Processing member agreements onto our financial system.
- Issuing payment runs and processing expense claims.
- Overseeing the work of our Accounts Apprentice, working with them on a daily basis to ensure accuracy across our financial reporting.
- Completing a cash flow forecast, and supporting with the preparation of financial reports.
We’re looking for someone with killer attention to detail, who’s independent and who takes ownership of their work. You’ll be someone who truly has a desire to grow and develop. Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who loves the fact that Runway East is a results-driven company that empowers its team to be entrepreneurial.
Requirements
Who You Are:
- Detail-Oriented - you’ll have amazing attention to detail and consistently demonstrate accuracy in your work. You’ll have the ability to spot a numerical error a mile off, as well as an unhealthy love of excel, of course.
- Organised - you’re able to plan and organise your work so that it is completed efficiently and effectively. You’ve got experience working to deadlines and communicating updates with stakeholders
- Communicator - you’ll have solid communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, internal and external - both verbally and in writing
- Proactive - we’re constantly looking for ways to improve our practices and systems, and we want someone who can join us on this mission. You’ll be curious, questioning, be on the look-out for ways to make things better, with proveable experience in diligent, professional and detailed working practice.
- Experienced - you’ve got a minimum of 2 years accounting/bookkeeping experience, ideally within an SME environment.
- Qualified - you’re a newly qualified AAT, or have completed a finance degree
Benefits
What About the Money?
£28,000 - £35,000, depending on experience
Anything else?
- Time Off 31 days including bank holidays plus an extra day for every year you’re at RWE. We also give you your birthday off (because no one should work on their birthday)
- Wellbeing Private health & dental insurance, half-price gym membership, access to Spill (which offers video therapy sessions through Slack), mental health days & a Bike2Work scheme
- Contribute assign two workdays per year to charitable work with Matchable
- Learning & Development £150pa personal growth budget, access to Learnamp (a curated platform of learning resources), regular lunch & learns
- The Usual Suspects - paid sick days, compassionate leave, enhanced parental leave for long-service and life insurance
- RWE outings - we love organised (and not so organised) fun, culminating in an annual team trip (Barcelona, Alicante, Rhodes, and Vilnius to name some past trips!)
You can find out more about our values and perks here.
Fired up by what you’ve read so far? Hit apply, we want to meet you.
