Management Accountant Remote
Job description
Are you a newly qualified or part qualified Management Accountant looking for a career within a scaling SaaS business?
We’re seeking an ambitious and progressive ACA, ACCA or CIMA newly qualified / part qualified Management Accountant to join our home based (UK) team and help drive our financial strategy as we continue to grow and expand our operations.
We’re growing fast, with treble digit revenue growth and we’ve just completed a major Series A funding round with a highly respected American investment fund.
This is a great opportunity to grow with the company in responsibility, title and remuneration.
If you are part qualified and fit what we are looking for, we’ll be committed to supporting you financially and time wise to complete your qualification.
About You
Working closely with an FD who specialises in SaaS scale-ups we think this role will be an ideal fit for someone whose newly qualified, maybe its their first move to industry or they want software scale-up experience gained within a fast paced and dynamic business.
You’ll be someone who is excited by the opportunity to setup infrastructure and embrace latest technology for scaling and comfortable with innovating and high level of autonomy.
You’ll need to be comfortable to be involved in both transactional level work as well as operational and strategic exposure, typically associated with an SME
You’ll need to be pretty tech-savvy, our accountancy tech stack includes Xero, ChargeBee, Dext and good old Excel. We’ve automated a lot of the dataflows and as a tech business, we’re constantly looking for ways to adopt technology to make our lives easier. This needs to excite you.
You’ll be experienced and capable of handling rapid growth, evolving priorities, and comfortable with ambiguity and able to navigate through uncertainty.
We are all fully home based in the UK, so it’s really important that you have experience of and are able to work effectively in this environment. We know it’s not for everyone.
We can offer:
- A salary circa £35 to £45K based on your previous experience
- Financial support to those who are part qualified
- Flexible working hours and (UK) location to accommodate a work-life balance
- Company Sick Pay
- Company Pension (5% matched)
- 25 days leave plus bank holidays, and your birthday off
- Buy up to an additional 3 days per year
- Vitality - Private Health Insurance
- Income protection
- Group life insurance
- Co-working budget for up to 2 days a month
- Home working allowance to cover broadband/heating costs
- 1 Volunteer day per year, dedicated to a charity of your choice
- Enhanced family leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- Work from abroad policy
- Comprehensive on-boarding and ongoing development
- Supported Personal Development plan with an allocated budget
- Two annual business meetups with additional team / project meet ups in the UK
- We genuinely care about our people. You’ll experience autonomy, trust and passion in heaps and bounds.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate and timely management reports, including monthly financial statements, comparisons to budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis. Present financial information to key stakeholders and provide insights for decision-making.
- Cost Analysis: Monitor and analyse the company's cost structure, identifying areas for improvement and efficiency gains. Collaborate with department heads to optimize spending and ensure cost control.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the development of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, providing financial insights to support strategic planning and business growth.
- Month-End Closing: Oversee the month-end closing process, ensuring timely and accurate recording of financial transactions, reconciliations, and journal entries.
- Financial Compliance: Maintain compliance with accounting principles, local regulations, and company policies. Liaise with auditors and tax advisors during audit and tax filing processes.
- Financial Modelling: assist with financial models to evaluate business scenarios, investment opportunities, and potential risks. Support the leadership team with data-driven decision-making.
- Process Improvements: Identify opportunities to enhance financial processes, reporting, and data analysis. Drive efficiency and automation initiatives within the finance department.
- Business Partnering: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights, guide budget adherence, and support various business initiatives
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Qualified or part qualified: ACA, ACCA, CIMA (if you are part qualified we can discuss supporting the remainder)
Technical background:
- Proven experience 1 year working as a Management Accountant in a fast-paced environment, preferably within a SAAS B2B business or technology industry.
- Experienced in producing management accounts
- A strong and demonstrable understanding of the SaaS B2B industry, including its revenue models, pricing structures, and key performance indicators (KPIs), along with familiarity with SaaS metrics such as churn, MRR, CAC, LTV, etc
- Proficiency in financial modelling and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience of Xero, Dext
Desirable
- Experience with Dext, Chargebee, Expensify
- Company payroll using xero
- Credit control
Personal Attributes
Excellent communicator with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders and senior management
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret insights gained from financial data to make informed decisions and support strategic planning.
Integrity: Demonstrates high ethical standards and acts with honesty and transparency in all financial matters. Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive financial information with utmost discretion.
Initiative: Displays a proactive approach to work and shows willingness to take the initiative in identifying and addressing financial challenges and opportunities. Self-starting and demonstrates the ability to work independently.
Adaptability and Agility: Adaptable and agile, capable of handling rapid growth, evolving priorities, and changing business conditions. Comfortable to be involved in both transactional level work as well as operational and strategic exposure, typically associated with an SME
Continuous Learning: Displays a growth mindset, actively seeking opportunities to expand knowledge and skills. Embraces feedback, invests in personal development, open to innovation and continuous learning.
Innovative: An interest in technology and a passion for innovation and growth. Keen to stay updated with the latest financial technologies, tools, and industry best practices to drive efficiency and optimize financial processes.
Emotional Intelligence: Demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, empathy, and the ability to navigate and manage interpersonal dynamics effectively. Builds strong rapport and connections with individuals at all levels
Company Background
We’re on a mission to power a people-first era for contact centres – one where Employee Experience (EX) is prioritized alongside Customer Experience (CX). We plan to take our existing QA and Improvement platform to the next level and become a market-leading Workforce Engagement Platform for fast growth sales and service teams around the globe.
We’re a UK-based, tech scale-up business with clients all over the world and a product that is proving hugely popular with our target market. We are proud to be associated with highly innovative brands like Samsung, Vitality Health and ManoMano. We’re moving fast with treble digit revenue growth, and we’ve recently closed a $20m Series A funding round with a highly respected American growth fund.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to employing the best people with the right experience and qualifications for the role. We provide equal opportunities for all our candidates and employees and do not discriminate on any factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.
Agencies
We already have a number of trusted agencies that we partner with for any of our roles that we may require support on. While we appreciate the thought, at the moment we are not looking for any new engagements.
