Finance Assistant

Job Title: Finance Assistant Salary:  £28,000 Location: London, UK About us: Adzuna is an established, profitable and growing 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 Finance Assistant to join our team.
We have recently completed the acquisition of two entities, one in the US and the other in France, and are now seeking for a new member of the team to help support our processes across our group.
Reporting to our experienced Senior Finance Manager 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.   You will play a pivotal role in supporting the processes across our group,  supporting our accounts payable process, and taking ownership of ensuring supplier invoices are processed and paid on time.
You will also help monitor and report on key spending 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 willing to help in our London office ad hoc where required on office maintenance and IT systems.
 The role involves working in multiple currencies across our group and you will also need to be fluent to native speaker level in French.
You will also support the Finance team in maintaining 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.
  Requirements 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 us.
With cutting-edge technology and the expansion of our labour market data offerings, we are experiencing phenomenal growth and are actively expanding our team.
Like everyone here, you will act like an owner, be a team player and truly make a difference.
Joining us means being part of an energetic team, guided by experienced leaders and passionate founders.
This is an exceptional opportunity to drive your personal growth while contributing to the rapid expansion of our company by:  Managing our Accounts Payable process Accurate recording of supplier invoices, working across the business to ensure accuracy Supplier queries and payments Other responsibilities: Balance sheet reconciliations Cost reporting and analysis, reporting on key operating cost lines Assisting with monthly accounting close and reporting Support the finance team on annual audit and ad hoc reporting Operational support in our Putney office Experience and skills: 1-2 years experience in a finance role with involvement in the accounts payable and banking processes French language skills are a (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 Exposure to Xero is a plus but...we can teach you this Personal Characteristics: Organised Self-motivated, takes initiative without being prompted Thrives under pressure, determined Strong attention to detail Strong communicator A desire to learn and grow Hands-on, can-do attitude, willing to roll up sleeves and support the business Benefits Reward: We offer a competitive financial package which includes a competitive salary, stock options (we are all owners!
); access to a 'Cycle to Work' scheme and an electric vehicle scheme; and a contributory pension scheme Wellbeing: Amongst other things, we offer healthcare through Babylon Health; enhanced maternity and paternity leave; 25 days paid holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays; Summer hours - we finish at 4 pm on a Friday in July and August; three paid volunteering days; and free gym membership  Hybrid working: We are a fully hybrid company - half our workforce is 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.
We also have a travel programme to help facilitate teamwork across our global teams.
Flexible working: For those working out of one of our offices (non-remote), we have a flexible working policy which means any full-time employee can work from home 2 days per week - you can choose your office days.
You can also request to work additional days from home.  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 of focus.
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 and all the countries we operate in 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 that jobseekers worldwide (we're in 20 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 job seekers 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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