Group Financial Accountant

Group Financial Accountant

Reporting to:Group Financial Controller

Location: London, United Kingdom

Who we are and why we exist

At Liberis – merchants matter most! We’ve been on a mission to provide small and medium businesses (SMEs) with accessible and responsive finance since 2007. SMEs account for most businesses worldwide and are critical contributors to job creation and global economic development. They represent about 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide.Despite this, more than three quarters (77%) of SME businesses last year were unable to secure the traditional bank financing they desperately needed to grow and thrive. This has created a $5 trillion funding gap for SMEs globally.

That’s where Liberis steps in! To best help small businesses, Liberis has built the leading global embedded finance platform. Through this, Liberis provides partners with the technology and financial solutions necessary to offer personalised and accessible funding to their small business customers.

To date with ~20 global strategic partners and direct reach to more than 1 million small businesses, Liberis has provided $1 bn of funding in over 50,000 transactions, enabling more than 100,000 jobs to be created and saved. We are making a genuine difference to your local pub, hairdresser and online retailer!

We are in a very exciting period of growth, in the UK and internationally, with teams based in London, Nottingham, Stockholm, Atlanta, Munich and remotely. We are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to help us reshape business finance. How we work is as important to us as what we do – exemplified by our behaviours:

#1 Merchants matter most – our success is tied to our merchants'success

#2 Act like time is running out – the fastest company in a growing market will win

#3 Own every outcome – the hardest problems we faceare yet to be solved

#4 Communicate directly – we don’t have time to beat around the bush

#5 Prove it - every feature we build, decision we make and action we take,matters

#6 Empathy always - Liberis wins when every employee thrives

If our mission and behaviours resonate – get in touch!

Who are we?

The Finance team is at the spine of Liberis operations. Our mission is to support the future growth of the company by providing insightful financial information to management and investors as well as developing a scalable finance platform capable of ensuring proper oversight and compliance.

We are currently a team of twelve, based in London with responsibility for partnering with our Global operational teams. You’ll join a dynamic, fast paced innovative team, made up of enthusiastic and experienced finance professionals.

Who are you?

You are a qualified accountant who is keen to work in a rapidly evolving business – providing business insight and ensuring our standards and compliance are best-in-class. You’ll thrive on process innovation and challenging the status quo to achieve great results.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of the groups overseas reporting and compliance capabilities, supporting rapid international expansion in Europe and the US;


• Assist in the preparation of the consolidated management accounts and reporting for the Board and external investors;


• Management of the SAP system to meet the developing needs of the business, maintaining the chart of accounts and other masterdata and managing internal controls;


• Work closely with the People team to further develop both UK and overseas payroll processes;


• Assist with company’s auditors during the interim and yearend review to confirm the transactions and balances reported in the financial statements;


• Support the Financial Reporting team in the processing of accounts payable, bank payments and reconciliations;


• Contribute to ad hoc projects including fundraising, forecasting and business development.

We think you’ll need

• A qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or equivalent) with up to (roughly) 2 years’ experience post qualification – we are open to backgrounds both in industry or practice!


• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and tax compliance requirements


• Outstanding spreadsheet skills and knowledge of financial reporting systems (preferably SAP)


• A track record of process improvement and innovation


• Emotionally intelligent with the ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders

What happens next?

Think this sounds like the right next move for you? Or if you’re not completely confident that you fit our exact criteria, apply anyway and we can arrange a call to see if the role is fit for you. Humility is a wonderful thing, and we are interested in hearing about what you can add to Liberis!

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