Finance Assistant

Equals; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Contributory pension

Health insurance through provider

Cycle to work scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Birthday off

Résumé du poste

Equals in London is seeking a Finance Assistant to join our Group Finance team. You will support month-end close across multiple group companies, own the WL commissions process, contribute to management accounts, and help clarify the drivers behind performance.

The role emphasizes automating manual tasks in NetSuite, Excel, and AI tools, with a strong focus on accuracy, controls, and cross‑functional collaboration with Data, Treasury, and European finance teams.

Qualifications

• ACCA study in progress or qualification preferred.
• Solid finance experience in accounting/finance roles.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks and optimise processes.

Responsabilités

• Support month-end close across multiple group companies.
• Own the monthly white-label commissions process end-to-end.
• Prepare and post month-end journals in NetSuite.
• Assist with prepayments, accruals, and stock journals.
• Post revenue entries and manage the accounts receivable processes.
• Contribute to group and entity level management accounts.
• Identify and automate manual finance processes using NetSuite/Excel/AI.

Connaissances

ACCA study

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication

Process improvement

Formation

ACCA in progress / Qualified

Outils

NetSuite

Excel

AI tools

Description du poste

• We’re looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Group Finance team in London
• You’ll be a hands‑on part of the month‑end close across several group companies, and the role goes beyond transactional processing: you’ll own the monthly white‑label commissions process, contribute directly to the management accounts and analyse the numbers behind them, so the business understands what’s driving performance
• You’ll also be responsible for bank postings at journal level, and we want you to make that work smarter. A large part of this role is spotting manual, repetitive processes and automating them, using NetSuite, Excel and AI tools
• Your work will be reviewed and approved by your line manager, and you’ll work closely with the Data, Treasury, Operations and European finance teams, as well as the Financial and Internal Reporting teams
• Prepare and post month‑end journals in NetSuite to the close timetable, often on working day 1 or earlier
• Prepare prepayments and accruals
• Prepare the stock journals and stock
• Post revenue entries, including travel cash partner income, open banking payment‑processing income and the sales ledger (including recharges)
• Complete the profit transfer and close out the accounts receivable
• Contribute to the monthly management accounts at group and legal entity level, including professional fees analysis
• Import bank transactions into NetSuite, post them at journal level and complete bank reconciliations for five entities, leading the work to automate these postings
• Post the client liabilities journal and complete the banking
• Prepare APP fraud journals and reconciliations across PLC and
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations (for example salary advances and reward income), investigate and resolve variances, and net off intercompany balances before group
• Set up bank payments for payment runs and ad hoc payments, and support the safeguarding of client funds
• Run NetSuite transaction listings for fixed asset accounts, capture new additions and propose capitalisations for approval
• Post monthly depreciation and amortisation and keep the fixed asset register up to
• Own the monthly white‑label (WL) commissions process end to end, starting with pre‑month‑end data checks on the Equals Connect commission system and raising data issues with the Data
• Download commission reports, apply adjustments, and maintain the key files (All Deals, Drawdowns and related files) for UK and Europe
• Prepare WL commission journals and balance sheet checks, and produce month‑on‑month analysis that explains movements to finance and commercial stakeholders
• Produce affiliate invoices and payment files for review, check that European WL invoices are on NetSuite, and keep Treasury and Operations informed of upcoming payment amounts
• Prepare the staff commission accrual recharge invoice for
• Investigate and document variances between commission data and revenue
• Analyse general ledger balances, P&L movements and costs against budget, and turn the data into clear commentary for the Finance Manager and budget holders
• Identify manual, repetitive tasks across finance processes and redesign or automate them using NetSuite, Excel and AI tools, documenting the new process and measuring the time saved
• Work with the AP and AR teams to keep ledgers accurate, carrying out internal control checks on purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank balances
• Support the Financial Reporting and Internal Reporting teams with ad hoc analysis and projects across the wider business
• Provide audit samples and supporting evidence for external

Benefits

• Contributory pension
• Life assurance
• Health insurance through BUPA
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers a 24/7 confidential advice line for health, bereavement and other areas of support
• 25 days holiday per year + your birthday off
• We are members of the cycle to work scheme
• We offer Season Ticket Loans
• Free onsite Nuffield Health gym & pool (London) and discounted gym membership elsewhere
• Interbank currency rates on travel money and international transfers
• Opportunities for progression, development and learning new skills

This role suits someone with solid finance experience who is studying for ACCA (or is ready to start) and wants a role that grows with them as they progressA driver of change: when a task is repetitive, you see it as something to fix and follow itA confident communicator who can chase information and explain numbers clearly to non‑finance colleaguesWorking knowledge of double‑entry bookkeeping, journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations, plus some exposure to month‑end close or management accountsAccurate and organised, comfortable working to tight month‑end deadlines and prioritising your own workload in a fast‑paced environmentCurious and analytical: you want to understand why a number has moved, not just that itStrong Excel skills: pivot tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and handling large dataCommitted to completing the ACCAKeen to learn and develop and motivated to complete your ACCAAt least 2 years’ experience in a finance or accounts role, ideally in financial services, payments or fintechStudying towards, or part‑qualified in, ACCA orA track record of improving or automating a finance process, such as building templates, using Power Query or macros, or setting up system rulesExperience using AI tools to speed up or improve financeExperience with NetSuite or a similar cloudExposure to multi‑entity or multi‑currency accounting, intercompany or commission