What’s the opportunity for a Financial Accountant at Gearset?

• Become a key member of our small but growing finance team, able to support our day-to-day financial operations, our statutory reporting, and help drive financial strategy.
• Be responsible for Gearset’s month-end close process (in close collaboration with the rest of the finance team) and the preparation of the monthly profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash-flow reports.
• Support the Finance Manager with preparing and tracking performance against Gearset’s annual budget, including quarterly forecasting for our business units, revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.

What you'll achieve

• Support the preparation of year-end accounts and be a key point of contact for our annual statutory audit.
• Review monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations performed by other members of finance.
• Working with the support of Gearset’s external tax advisors, play a key role in Gearset’s international tax compliance.
• Work with the Finance Manager to own the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and financial controls to ensure regulatory compliance and create a ‘best in class’ finance function.
• Own the delivery of ad-hoc projects to improve our financial reporting processes as Gearset, such as CO2 reporting, Gender Pay Gap reporting, and implementing a new ERP system.
• Guide, coach, and help develop our Accounts Receivable team in building their financial knowledge.

About you

• Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a working knowledge of FRS 102. Including revenue recognition and share based payments.
• Knowledge of finance control best practices and the ability to find pragmatic solutions that balance the need for financial controls with realities of running a high growth, agile business.
• The ability to challenge the status quo and proactively identify areas of potential improvement, collaborating with colleagues from across Gearset to design and implement a shared solution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a superb attention to detail and the ability to communicate complex financial topics to various stakeholders across the business
• A self-starter, who is able to use their initiative and make things happen and is happy to get stuck in.

Great to haves

• Experience working in a high growth technology business.
• Experience in coaching and supporting other non-qualified members of finance.

Salary and benefits (the stuff you’d expect!)

• Salary is £50k - £60k (depending on experience)
• This is a full time opportunity, working Monday to Friday with the option of flexible home working (for most of us that looks like 2-3 days a week in the office)
• Generous personal development budget for courses, conferences, or whatever is useful to your professional development in the role, of up to £1500 per year
• Top-end hardware provided
• Free lunch in the office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy an extra 5 each year)
• Company pension plan (matching up to 5%)
• Bupa health care
• Life Insurance & critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits