Finance Associate at Retail Insights

Retail Insights; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Finance Associate to join their dynamic team in London. The role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of financial processes and contribute to the growth of the company. Ideal candidates will have a finance degree, relevant experience, and a strong work ethic. This is an on-site position with a focus on collaboration and personal development.

Benefits

Best in class finance training

Great company culture

Prospects for personal growth

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in finance.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Daily accounting transactions posted into Zero.
• Production of monthly finance reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Process orientation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Finance

Job description

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Finance Associate.

About us

Retail Insights is Northern Europe’s leading retail forum. We are strengthening the retail ecosystem by building a platform for insights, inspiration, and networking, connecting more than 3,000 leaders yearly from more than 15 countries.

Retail Insights is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

As our Finance Associate you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• To work with a high growth international company with super brands.
• Great prospects of personal growth and development in the company.
• Best in class finance training.
• Ability to make a contribution and gain the recognition.
• Great company culture.

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:

• The role would entail both accounts payable and accounting receivable functions.
• Ensuring daily accounting transactions are posted into Zero.
• Assisting with budget trackers / cost reconciliations for conferences (this will be a new process and requires the careful tracking of invoices).
• Assisting with the production of monthly finance reports across the business,
• Assisting with ad-hoc finance projects and assisting with the implementation of new finance processes.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you:

• Have acquired a finance bachelor’s or master's degree with outstanding results (finance exams are a plus)
• 2 + years of experience in finance
• Have an UK work permit
• Have an exceptional attention to detail
• Have excellent problem solving skills
• Are highly process oriented and systematic

Startdate

As soon as possible

The role is onsite, Monday to Friday, based in our offices at Buckingham Gate. It is essential we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading, unmatched events throughout the calendar year. It will be great to have you as part of our team.

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