Senior Financial Accountant

About GoHenry

GoHenry is a UK-based fintech company created by parents to pioneer financial education. More recently, GoHenry moved into Europe and the US by joining forces with French fintech company PixPay and US investing app, Acorns. 

Together, Acorns, PixPay, and GoHenry have over 6 million members across 5 countries. GoHenry offers a debit card and app for kids and teens and companion apps for the family, with in-app tools for sending money, automating allowance, managing chores, setting savings goals, giving to charity, and in-app financial education lessons where kids can watch videos, take quizzes and earn points & badges. This is all designed to help kids and teens build good money habits that will last a lifetime.

The Role

You have recently qualified (1-2 years PQE) with a background in practice and are looking to make an impact as a key part of our dynamic finance team. At GoHenry, you will develop a deep understanding of a data-rich payments business with a market leader in the UK.

GoHenry is looking for a bright Senior Financial Accountant to join the Finance team based in London. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a lead team member of the group accounting and reporting function. In this role, you will report to the Group Financial Controller (GFC).

What you’ll do: 

Card Scheme:

• Oversee the accounting for the UK and US card schemes including revenue journals, card inventory journals, operating costs, accruals, and prepayments accrued income.
• Develop a strong knowledge of the scheme fund flows and ensure the effectiveness of these flows as new features, products, and partners are introduced.
• Ensure that all fund flows are being reconciled and that any identified discrepancies are investigated and suitable solutions proposed to resolve them. 
• Work closely with the Data team to improve controls, reporting, and processes.

Financial Accounting:

• Responsible for the production of the monthly trial balances for multiple legal entities.

• Work closely with the FP&A team to understand variances and costs.
• Assist with the preparation of the monthly reporting pack and commentaries.
• Play a key part in the production of the year-end consolidated financial statements and the audit process.
• Take the lead on ad-hoc technical accounting work as required.
• Review the work of junior members of the team and provide effective feedback to assist their development. 
• Drive global process improvements and efficiencies through the utilisation of new accounting systems and analytical tools.
• Oversee the preparation & filing of various statutory requirements - e.g. VAT.
• Business partnering within the business on both day-to-day areas and special projects.
• Preparation of monthly cash flow report and analysis.

Who we’re looking for:

Essential

• Have a recognised professional qualification (ACCA / ACA).
• Be proactive and a self-starter, willing to go and find the answers required.
• Analytical, investigative mind, and unafraid to challenge others particularly those senior to you.
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively with individuals both throughout the wider business and externally. 
• Ability to drive forward new ideas.
• Able to interpret and implement accounting standards.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills - comfortable dealing with large data files.
• Care about the mission.

Highly desirable

• An understanding of consolidations and experience working with multi-currency groups.
• Experience in accounting and reporting under IFRS.
• An interest in data and some basic understanding of data queries e.g. SQL. 

Benefits

• Flexible working
• BUPA Private Medical
• 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays
• An additional day off on the week of your birthday
• Flexible public holidays
• Family friendly leave policies
• Death In Service Benefit - X4 your annual salary
• Mental Health Platform - OpenUp
• Nursery/ Childcare Benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gym Discounts
• Training budget.

We're proud to say...

• We ranked #38 in Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in the UK in 2023 
• We’re one of Tech Track’s top 50 fastest-growing UK companies. 
• We won Finders Kid’s Cards Customer Satisfaction Awards in 2022 and 2023. 
• We won the Tech for Good award at the Better Society Awards 2023 
• Our kids and parents have donated over £500,000 of their own money to NSPCC via their GoHenry accounts

GoHenry is an equal-opportunity employer, and we’re on a mission to foster a diverse & inclusive workplace. Individuals seeking employment at GoHenry are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

Want to join our mission? 

If GoHenry sounds like a place you’d like to be, please apply using the link below.