Finance Assistant
Finance Assistant
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Job Description
Our everyday digital experiences are in the midst of a realtime revolution. Whether chatting alongside a livestreaming event receiving realtime financial information or working with colleagues in an online collaborative environment consumers simply expect realtime digital experiences as standard. At Ably were not just witnessing this revolution were powering it at scale
At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to putting developers first. Ably provides a suite of products to build extend and deliver powerful digital experiences in realtime delivering billions of messages for millions of devices every day and supporting organizations like Split Hubspot Toyota and Genius Sports.
Working at Ably means helping to build the infrastructure and technology that will power and shape the future of the internet. The opportunity in front of us is immense. And wed like your help.
About this role
As Ably continues to scale were expanding our small but dynamic Finance team by hiring a talented and proactive Finance Assistant. Youll take ownership of the bookkeeping function working closely with our Finance Manager Senior Financial Analyst and VP of Finance. Youll play a key role in maintaining accurate financial reports ongoing control activities and optimizing processes to help the Finance function scale efficiently.
Day to day you will
- Oversee and manage bookkeeping. Youll be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records including accounts payable accounts receivable bank reconciliations fixed asset register and preparation of VAT/OSS returns.
- Handle invoicing and payments. Youll maintain revenue records process customer and supplier invoices and ensure timely payments. Youll also support and assist customers with invoicing and billing queries.
- Assist with payroll and expenses. Youll support payroll administration ensuring staff wages are processed accurately and on time and review employee expenses in line with company policies.
- Reconcile financial accounts. Youll regularly reconcile bank statements credit card statements and other financial accounts to ensure accurate reporting.
- Contribute to monthclose process. Youll support monthclose reporting activities and gain exposure to annual accounts preparation.
- Strengthen financial controls. Youll help maintain and improve financial controls ensuring compliance with internal processes and accounting standards.
- Support financial analysis and reporting. Youll provide adhoc support to the wider Finance team with financial analysis reporting business insights to contribute to datadriven decisionmaking.
- Optimize finance systems. Youll help to maintain and enhance the companys finance tools and software improving workflows and team efficiency.
Its important that you have
- Proven experience as a Finance Assistant Bookkeeper or similar role ideally in a fastgrowing startup or scaleup environment.
- Handson experience with accounting software (e.g. Xero QuickBooks Sage or similar).
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in all tasks.
- Strong time management skills with the ability to work independently and autonomously.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with the immediate and wider team.
- A proactive attitude with the ability to identify problems and provide solutions.
- A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive financial data responsibly.
Whats it like to work at Ably
Were tackling planetscale problems and our ambitions are a testament to that. Youll join a successful deeply motivated and collaborative team that thrives on innovation experimentation and autonomy. To get a sense of life at Ably visit our careers page.You can also read about the origins of Ablys core values on our blog.
We believe in fostering a culture thats built on inclusivity and mutual respect among all team members and we recognise that each individual is different and will want to be supported in their role in different ways. We provide a range of perks and benefits to aid folks development and wellbeing allowing them to be their best selves and do great work.
- A remotefirst and flexible work environment. UKbased teams come together in person once per month in our London hub (next to Old Street) and we get together as a company twice per year. Aside from that youre welcome to work wherever suits best for you.
- Equity. Were a growing startup and we want all team to members to share in the success of the company through our EMI share options programme.
- Enhanced holiday allowance. Our policy provides Ablyans with 28 days of paid annual leave 27 regular days plus a day off to enjoy your birthday).
- Enhanced parental leave package so that you can take the time you need to get to know your new family member rest and recover.
- Home workstation budget of 500 on joining (and 150 p/a thereafter) so that your home office is set up to serve you well and that you have everything you need to work comfortably.
- Personal learning and development budget of 1000 annually and 5 L&D time during working hours to focus on improving your skillset.
- Private healthcare with BUPA.
- Medical cash plan to cover a range medical and dental costs.
- Mental wellbeing coaching and counselling from Self Space.
- Monthly wellbeing budget via Juno.
- Life assurance and income protection.
- Access to Tech & Cycle to Work schemes.
- Weekly snack allowance for our endofweek Need To Know meeting.
- A fullypaid onemonth sabbatical after five years with Ably.
Diversity Inclusion & Belonging at Ably
We believe our differences as individuals is what makes us great. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we encourage everyone to be their most authentic self at Ably: we see inclusivity and openness as fundamental to creating longterm success as an organization. We encourage applications from all backgrounds regardless of age disability gender sexual orientation parental status race religion educational background or neurodiversity. Ably has an amazing opportunity ahead of us and we want anyone to be able to contribute to that opportunity.
If you enjoy working as part of a technology company value open source and love solving hard problems then wed love to hear from you regardless of whether you fit the job description exactly or not. If in doubt drop us an email; wed be more than happy to give you some advice on your application.
Employment Type
Full-Time
