Finance Associate at United Media

United Media; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company in London is seeking a Finance Associate to manage accounts payable and receivable functions. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the company's financial success while pursuing personal growth and development. Applicants should have a bachelor's or master's degree in finance, at least 2 years of experience, attention to detail, and a UK work permit. The position is onsite and collaborates closely with a driven team.

Benefits

Great prospects for personal growth

Best in class finance training

Dynamic company culture

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in finance.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Must have a UK work permit.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Post daily accounting transactions into Zero.
• Assist with budget trackers and cost reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Proactive ownership

Finance knowledge

Process orientation

Education

Finance bachelor's or master's degree

Tools

Zero accounting software

Job description

Overview

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 driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Finance Associate.

About us

United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc.

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 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

Start date

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.