Junior Management Accountant

Trusted Housesitters Group; City Of London; Remote; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet travel solution provider is looking for a Junior Management Accountant to join their finance team in London. Responsibilities include managing invoices, preparing financial reports, and ensuring accurate payroll processing. The ideal candidate will have strong numerical skills, experience with accounting software, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers full remote work options and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Generous equity options

Discretionary 10% annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Macbook

Bupa Health Insurance

Monthly working from home stipend

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role with month-end close journal entries.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for recording and payment of all payable invoices.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Managing payroll and ensuring accuracy in payroll taxes.

Skills

Numerical aptitude

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACA qualified (or close to qualification)

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant, the Junior Management Accountant will be a key member in our finance team of 6, supporting the team in all aspects of financial administration and reporting for our 5 UK legal entities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the correct recording and payment of all payable invoices including:
  • Ensuring proper review & authorisation
  • Reviewing invoice uploads through Dext to confirm correct mapping and data population for automated booking into Xero including review of correct accounting and VAT treatment
  • Responsible for ensuring all bills and other payments (including payroll related costs and taxes) are paid on time by preparation of timely payment runs, accurate input into HSBC and ensuring authorisations occur on time.
  • Managing the invoices inbox and responding to queries
• Monthly Management accounts preparation including:
  • Preparation of revenue recognition journal
  • Maintenance of prepayment and accruals listings and monthly journal postings
  • Fixed Asset reconciliations in Xero and posting of depreciation
  • Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations (including regular control account reconciliations)
  • Preparation of the monthly management reporting pack
  • Preparation of management recharge journals
  • Monthly intercompany reconciliation
  • Monthly reporting to our insurance provider
  • Maintaining actuals in the cashflow forecast
• Responsible for Payroll including;
  • Liaising with our external payroll provider, ensuring all monthly changes are reflected correctly in the payroll calculation
  • Preparing the payroll report and reviewing monthly movements
  • Preparation of monthly journal entry
  • Ensuring payroll is paid correctly and on time
  • Ensuring all payroll taxes are paid correctly and on time
• Responsible for the Company Pension;
  • Reporting joiners and leavers to our Pension provider, any pension reporting requirements are completed correctly and on time
  • Responsible for the preparation of the quarterly VAT returns liaising with our external tax accountants for the timely completion of their reviews and providing any support required
  • Processing expenses and company card reconciliations, including review for compliance with policies
  • Daily Bank reconciliations
  • Support on the annual external audit
  • Support wider finance team on year end process and compliance projects
  • Support on other commercial projects and initiatives
  • Continues process improvement
  • Other ad hoc projects as required
• Requirements
  • Strong numerical aptitude and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all financial tasks.
  • Experience in a similar role including month end close journal entries and VAT returns
  • Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise with various stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices is desirable but not essential; training will be provided.
• Nice to Have
  • Experience of using Xero
  • AAT/CIMA/ACA qualified (or close to qualification)
• Compensation
  • £50,000 - £50,000 a year

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and bonus, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Fully remote work
• Generous equity options
• Discretionary 10% annual bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday annually plus bank holidays and Christmas to New Year closure
• Pension scheme: 5% from you as an employee and 3% from TrustedHousesitters
• Premium TrustedHousesitters pet owner and sitter membership. This includes benefits like airport lounge passes, sit cancellation insurance, and home and contents insurance for sits for you
• X5 premium memberships for your friends and family each year
• Our team have an unlimited housesitting allowance, can work remotely from their sits, and are eligible to £500 per year towards travel costs
• £200 annually towards home office equipment
• Access to Spaces (co-working) Locations across the globe
• Monthly working from home stipend
• Macbook
• Find a rescue pet to join your family and we'll cover the adoption fees, as well as paternity to help any pet settle into their new home.
• We host a quarterly all-expenses paid meet-up and will fund team events (remote or in person) throughout the year
• We can cover costs of personal development resources, and have a regular time set aside for personal development
• Bupa Health Insurance and Dental Insurance plan
• SimplyHealth Healthcare Cash plan
• Trusted Giving scheme - employee volunteering via Onhand and employee giving via Tyve
• Weekly virtual yoga sessions
• Brighton Bikeshare
• Recruitment Referral Bonus

If you're ready to join us on our mission to become the most loved pet travel solution, we'd love to hear from you!

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example- she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

At the heart of our team are a mix of diverse backgrounds. Here at TrustedHousesitters, we're committed to the equal opportunities policy throughout the interview process and selection. Offers of employment into TrustedHousesitters are based solely on individual merit, qualifications, and the person's professional suitability.

Gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, or any other protected characteristics do not enter into our decision-making process.