Financial Operations Administrator

Sylvera; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading climate tech company in London is looking for a Financial Operations Administrator to support financial operations and growth. The role involves managing inquiries, processing invoices, and preparing financial reports. Ideal candidates are part-qualified in accounting, have startup experience, and strong attention to detail. The company provides a hybrid work model, along with benefits like equity, health insurance, and unlimited leave.

Benefits

Equity in a rapidly growing startup

Private Health Insurance

Unlimited annual leave

Catered lunch once a month

Weekly office drinks

Qualifications

• Is part-qualified or working towards a recognised accounting qualification.
• Has experience working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment.
• Is comfortable using accounting software and spreadsheet tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Accounts inbox and process inbound queries.
• Execute P2P processes, including invoices and payment runs.
• Prepare regular bank reconciliations and quarterly VAT returns.

Skills

Accounting qualifications

Startup experience

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Time management

Education

Part-qualified accounting

Tools

Xero

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Location

London

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Operations & Strategy

What is Sylvera anyway? 👩👨🌳

Sylvera provides trusted ratings, tools and data for carbon credits and CDR. Our mission is to incentivize investment in real climate action.

Purchasing carbon credits and CDR through the carbon markets is one of the most established and scalable ways to channel finance to effective climate solutions and work toward societal net zero. Unfortunately, the carbon markets were plagued with mistrust and a lack of effectiveness since they’ve emerged – until Sylvera.

To help organizations ensure they’re making the most effective investments, Sylvera provides trusted ratings, tools and data for carbon credits and CDR. Our data and software independently and accurately validates the impact of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emission whether they are up and running, or in development. Our data and tools allow users to optimise both the climate and economic performance of projects as well as understand the past and future of the market. With Sylvera, businesses, governments and developers can confidently invest in, benchmark, deliver, and report real climate impact.

Our team is made up of leading minds in climate change from science to policy, finance, and carbon markets. We work in partnership with scientific organizations, universities, governments, and think tanks to develop and implement rigorous and holistic project assessment methodologies, leveraging the latest technology. We also partner with actors and institutions across the whole market to make data higher quality, more standard and more accessible. Founded in 2020, Sylvera has 130+ employees globally with offices in London, New York, and Singapore. We’ve raised over $96 million from leading investors like Fidelity, Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, and Insight Partners to date.

Please note that we’ll start reviewing applications in January 2026.

What will I be doing? 👩💻👨💻

We’re looking for a driven and adaptable Financial Operations Administrator to join our fast-growing climate tech company. Reporting to the Finance Director, you’ll play a key role in strengthening our financial operations and supporting our continued growth. Specific responsibilities will include:

• Managing the Accounts inbox, triaging and processing inbound queries and requests, and escalating issues where needed.
• Executing end-to-end P2P processes, including AP invoices and expense claims, creating payment runs, and verifying approvals in line with internal controls.
• Preparing regular bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies with support where required.
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns and supporting review and submission by senior finance team members.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals and prepayments, ensuring accuracy and timely completion.
• Supporting annual compliance processes, including statutory audits and tax returns.

We’re looking for someone who: 🧠💚

• Is part-qualified or working towards a recognised accounting qualification
• Has experience working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment, preferably in B2B SaaS and with multi-currency experience
• Is a clear and professional communicator, comfortable working with colleagues outside of finance.
• Is comfortable using accounting software (e.g. Xero), Excel, and Google Sheets, and keen to develop their skills further.
• Is detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and data integrity.
• Is keen to learn, develop their finance skills, and take on increasing responsibility over time.
• Is well-organised and able to manage recurring tasks and deadlines reliably.
• Cares deeply about the climate and ecosystems of the earth.

We’d like someone highly ambitious, motivated and eager to propel their career forward. We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match this job description.

Benefits 💰

• Equity in a rapidly growing startup
• Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance
• Unlimited annual leave
• 4 weeks/year work from anywherei>
• Enhanced parental leave
• Office bar tab once a month
• Weekly drinks in the office
• Catered lunch once a month in office
• Monthly Deliveroo/equivalent allowance once a month

Location 🌍

London. We work flexibly but encourage people to come to the office regularly, especially for 1-2-1, retros and divisional meetings. The team is in the office about 2-3 days a week.

Our Values 🙌

Own it: We build on the momentum of our wins and reflect on and learn from our failures.

Stay curious: We keep our focus on the long-term, even if that means short-term challenges.

Do what’s right - even when it’s hard: We take a growth mindset to our work, our customers, our market and the opportunities ahead of us.

Collaborate and challenge with empathy: Our teams deliver through active collaboration. We invest in each others’ success and make the company stronger in the long-run.

Empower Customers: Make extraordinary efforts to exceed our customer expectations. If we’re serving our customers to the fullest, we can help direct more investment into real climate impact.

What if you’re a partial fit? 🌱

We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t exactly match this job description.

Equal employment opportunity 🌈

Sylvera is an equal opportunity employer: we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

AI note-takers 🤖

We sometimes use AI note-takers to help us transcribe interview notes, so we can be more present in your interview. If you’d like to opt out of us using automatic transcribers, please note this in the free text field in your application, otherwise we’ll take your application as confirmation that you’re happy for us to use notetakers (whether added to video calls or in the background).