Financial Accountant London, England
Job description
About Salary Finance
Working with employers, we provide a financial wellbeing platform as an employee benefit, helping employees to understand their money better, get out of debt faster and save for their future. We already have a reach of over 4,000,000 employees through our relationships with over 600 of the biggest companies in the UK.
By improving employee financial wellbeing, we have a very real and meaningful impact on people's lives. We remove the stress and worry associated with financial difficulties by dramatically reducing the interest rates employees pay on their personal debt, and provide them with the tools needed to start saving sooner and be more financially secure. We are backed by some of the biggest brands, including investments from Blenheim Chalcot (the UK's leading venture builder), Legal and General (the FTSE 100 insurer and asset manager), Experian and Goldman Sacs, and funding partnerships with JP Morgan and Virgin Money.
Launched in 2015, we have made excellent progress, and are scaling fast. We are named BITC's Responsible Business of Year 2018, included in KPMG's Global Fintech 100, listed top of the Forbes' list of socially-responsible startups, and profiled by the Financial Times, the Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Telegraph, CityAM and the Institute of Directors.
Your role in our mission
We are looking for a superstar Financial Accountant to take the company through its next phase of growth. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will be responsible for Salary Finance's financial and regulatory reporting, helping the Group FC create the finance function of the future. The role will involve great responsibility from day 1 and an opportunity to see the immediate impact of your actions on the development of the business.
Who you are
We embrace our differences but there's one thing we like to share: our values, so it's important to us you are:
- Fearless, and able to make the impossible possible.
- Responsible, and want to help build a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.
- Dedicated and want to commit to an exciting journey even through the highs and lows.
- Empathetic and truly care about every colleague and customer.
- United, because you understand we achieve more when we work as a team.
- Humble, and take feedback as a way to continuously improve.
The essentials
- You are passionate about technology and social impact, and want to help grow a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.
- You have an analytical mind with a can-do, problem solving aptitude.
- You have experience working in a high growth environment - you will thrive if you are a self-motivated, fast-paced, action oriented, "roll your sleeves up and get-things-done" sort of person who wants to work in a small team where everyone makes a difference.
- You are calm under pressure, can handle changing priorities and are an excellent communicator.
Technical experience required
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong Excel skills
- Good knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and reporting processes
- Ability to work with others to find solutions to process and accounting issues
- Ability to develop robust controls and reconciliations
- 3+ years experience within Financial Services, specifically within consumer lending, or within a regulated environment
Business Skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Positive can-do attitude.
- Strong ability to manage high volumes of work and be efficient at prioritising tasks.
What you'll do
- Prepare month-end journals as part of the month-end accounts close process.
- Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations, including key control analysis and undertaking variance investigations.
- Assist in producing the month-end accounts to a high quality, in accordance with the financial control framework and to the agreed timetable.
- Assist in the production of the Annual Financial Statements for three entities.
- Assist with the audit for three entities: including providing supporting information and responding to audit queries.
- Prepare quarterly VAT Returns and partial exemption calculations.
- Proactively identify areas of process improvement and work with the Financial Reporting team to improve and automate processes.
- Support the CFO and Group FC on ad-hoc strategic projects as required.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- Company bonus scheme
- Regular company socials
- Fast-growing environment
- Career development – no two days will be the same
- Generous company benefits including an industry-leading work-from-anywhere policy, pension scheme, health and life assurance, 25 days holiday, an extra day off on your birthday, subsidised onsite cafe, complimentary fresh fruit, cycle to work scheme, gym discount (with PMI), childcare benefits, flexible working and many other perks!
We're looking for people that will get stuck in and make a difference. We have a great collaborative, entrepreneurial team and are passionate about what we do. If you want to join a team that is changing people's lives for the better then we'd love to hear from you.
Learn more at salaryfinance.com
Salary Finance is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish.
