Financial Analyst

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Learning budget

Company lunches

Social events

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Encord is seeking a Finance Associate to own the operational core of our finance function, handling supplier payments, customer invoicing, and month-end reconciliations. You will partner with the wider finance team and cross-functional colleagues to build scalable, efficient processes in a fast-growing AI startup.

This role suits someone early in their finance career who values ownership and continuous improvement, with room to influence how we govern financial operations as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 1–2 years of experience in a finance, accounting, or analytical role (tech or startup experience is a plus, but not required).
• Solid foundational knowledge of bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, and invoicing.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable, VAT returns and accounts receivable.
• Process employee expense reports and ensure adherence to company policies.
• Oversee client invoicing and manage billing workflows.
• Assist with month-end close procedures, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance.
• Support financial reporting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Collaborate on ad-hoc finance and operational projects as they arise.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Invoicing

Spreadsheet proficiency

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

About us

Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production.

Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more. We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.

The role

As Finance Associate at the company, you'll own the operational core of our finance function, including: supplier payments, customer invoicing, and month-end reconciliations - ensuring everything runs accurately and on time. You'll partner closely with the wider finance function and cross-functional teams across the business, helping make finance a great partner to the rest of the company. The day-to-day processes are yours to run and improve: where something is manual or unclear, you'll have the real opportunity to make it better. It's a strong fit for someone early in their finance career who takes ownership seriously and wants their work to underpin the teams building tools for multimodal AI.

What you’ll do

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping, accounts payable, VAT returns and accounts receivable.

• Process employee expense reports and ensure adherence to company policies.

• Oversee client invoicing and manage billing workflows.

• Assist with month-end close procedures, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance.

• Support financial reporting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

• Collaborate on ad-hoc finance and operational projects as they arise.

Who we’re looking for

Precision in the core. You take pride in managing the transactional heart of the company. You aren't just processing invoices or reconciling accounts; you view accuracy in bookkeeping and compliance as the critical foundation that allows us to move fast and make informed decisions.

• A builder of systems. You don’t just accept manual processes as status quo. Whether it’s improving expense workflows or refining billing, you look for the “better way” to do things, ensuring our financial systems scale as quickly as our business.

• Collaborative by nature. You recognize that effective finance isn’t a back-office function—it’s a partner to the business. You’re ready to bridge the gap between financial operations and the cross-functional teams building the tools for multimodal AI.

• Ready for high‑growth ownership. You are early in your finance career, but you crave responsibility. You want a role where your daily output directly supports our growth, and you’re hungry for the professional development that comes from operating in a fast‑paced environment.

Experience requirements

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.

• 1-2 years of experience in a finance, accounting, or analytical role (tech or startup experience is a plus, but not required).

• Solid foundational knowledge of bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, and invoicing.

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.

• Proficiency in spreadsheet software and financial tools. An understanding of AI‑native finance stacks would be advantageous

• Proactive mindset with the ability to adapt in a fast‑paced, growing environment.

Why the company

Competitive salary, commission, and equity in a high‑growth startup

• Strong in‑person culture — most of the team works from our London office 4+ days/week

• 25 days annual leave + UK public holidays

• Annual learning & development budget

• Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe

• Company lunches twice a week

• Monthly socials & bi‑annual team offsites