Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Required to be in our office in Putney Bridge, London, 3 days per week and remote for remainder of time

About us:

Adzuna is an established and profitable job search engine that lists every job, everywhere. Launched in 2011, we help over 10 million visitors a month in 19 markets find better, more fulfilling jobs. Governments and the world’s largest companies trust us for our unique global audience and jobs market intelligence, and we walk the walk on things like Salary Transparency and Gender Pay.

The role:

We are seeking a self motivated, ambitious Accounts Assistant to join our team. Reporting to our experienced Financial Controller and working closely with the wider team you will be responsible for key parts of the finance function, supporting our fast growing scale-up business across multiple geographies and business segments. With six entities in four countries, we operate a busy and multi currency finance function which needs someone who is able to thrive in a fast paced and busy environment, juggling multiple priorities. 

You will play a pivotal role in supporting the processes across our group,  supporting our accounts payable process, taking ownership of ensuring supplier invoices are processed and paid on time. You will also help monitor and report on key spend lines such as cloud server spending and IT costs. 

We are a small team so expect exposure to a variety of areas including; management reporting and analysis, annual audit and statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, banking and cash management. You will also be assisting in our London office ad hoc where required on office maintenance and IT systems.

You will also support the Finance team to maintain our ledgers and help with the monthly close process, reporting and annual audit as well as some wider operational support and administration.

The business has ambitious growth plans evidenced by its recent acquisitions and it is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious individual to grow and develop your skills.

This is a great opportunity to learn the skills of company accounting whilst working in a small team who have the experience and time to really help you grow.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing our Accounts Payable process, supplier queries and payments
• Accurate recording of supplier invoices, working across the business to ensure accuracy
• Preparing payment runs in multiple currencies and entities
• Month end accounting close and reporting, reviewing P&Ls 
• Managing our Accounts Payable process
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Cost reporting and analysis, reporting on key operating cost lines
• Support the finance team on annual audit and ad hoc reporting
• Managing routine expense / card payments and procurement, booking flights & hotels
• Operational support in our Putney office, assisting with routine IT issues or directing them as appropriate to our external supplier as appropriate
• Maintaining our fixed asset register

Adzuna is a growing scale-up, championing real change in the job market globally - using the power of tech to match people to better, more fulfilling jobs. We’re at a really pivotal time in our journey and it’s an exciting moment to join. After strong US expansion in the last few years, we recently acquired a Paris-based social media job software platform called Seiza and are busy integrating it, alongside a roadmap of AI innovations, to bring an exciting and unique new product offering to market globally.

Like everyone here, you will act like an owner, be a team player and make a difference. It’s an opportunity to work with a smart team led by experienced management and dedicated and passionate Founders.

Requirements

Experience and skills:

• A couple of years experience in a finance role with involvement in the accounts payable and banking processes
• Experience of working in a multi currency / multi entity environment is a big plus
• French language skills are another (big) plus
• A degree (2:1 or better) and/or accounting technical qualification such as AAT. A desire to complete an accounting qualification is preferred, and we can help facilitate your learning
• Proficient use of Excel, knowledge of key formulae 
• Exposure to Xero is a plus but...we can teach you this

Personal Characteristics:

• Organised, able to prioritise well
• Self motivated, takes initiative without being prompted
• Thrives under pressure, determined
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communicator verbally and in writing
• A desire to learn and grow
• Hands on, can do attitude, willing to roll up sleeves up and support the business

Benefits

• Reward: We offer a competitive financial package which includes a competitive salary, stock options (we are all owners!) and a contributory pension scheme.

• Wellbeing: Amongst other things, enhanced maternity and paternity leave; 25 days paid holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays; 3 paid volunteer days/year; Summer hours through July and August (we finish at 4pm on a Friday); and a full programme of wellbeing activities and events.
• Hybrid working: We are a fully hybrid company - half our workforce are remote. With employees located in different time zones, we embrace asynchronous work and ensure that everything we do reflects the hybrid nature of our workforce so that everyone feels included. In addition, we have a travel programme, to help facilitate effective hybrid working.
• Flexible working: For those working out of our London office, we have a flexible working policy which means you can work from home 2 days per week.
• Diversity & inclusion: We are committed to hiring a diverse workforce and creating an environment where everyone feels included and welcome. Our D&I committee helps deliver a programme of activities and actions to support this important area.
• Training: Learning and development is an important pillar of our culture and there are plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and grow whether through our Adzuna Academy training programme, attending conferences, team training budgets, individual development plans and coaching from experienced and supportive peers and managers.
• Fun stuff: We have a packed social calendar, twice annual global team get-togethers and an enviable culture thanks to the amazing and smart people who make Adzuna a great place to work. Lots of this is done virtually to ensure that everyone is included.

A bit more about Adzuna

Adzuna is a smarter, more transparent job search engine used by tens of millions of visitors per month. We love using the awesome power of technology to bring together every job in one place, help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.

Adzuna.co.uk is a 100 person business operating across 20 territories and was founded in 2011 by Andrew Hunter and Doug Monro, formerly of eBay, Gumtree, Qype and Zoopla.

We are backed by leading Venture Capital firms Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, Index Ventures and Smedvig Capital.

We’ve spent a decade developing smarter, more transparent job search so jobseekers worldwide (we’re in 19 countries) can zero in on the right role faster.

We also supply real-time data to the Number 10 Dashboard and Office for National Statistics labour market indices. In 2018, Adzuna won the contract to run Find a job, one of the British government’s most used online services.

We treat jobseekers as people not as products. We do the same for our team, seeing the diverse range of strengths they bring to our business. Regardless of background, race, gender, sexuality or ability, we welcome everyone to our team. Our people are the most important asset we have.

Please let us know if we need to accommodate a disability during the hiring process, so that we can give you the support you need.

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