Trainee Accountant
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19 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job description
About Selina
At Selina Finance our mission is to provide exceptional value with simple and flexible financial products. Were achieving this by building a next-generation digital lender targeting homeowners across the UK. More than 2tn of equity value is locked up in UK homes while homeowners still need to rely on high-interest-rate consumer loans credit cards or overdrafts. We believe this is unfair and unnecessary. We offer a financing product unlike anything else out there one that is as flexible as a current account as affordable as a mortgage and as easy to apply for as a consumer loan.
We are building an incredible team and culture of high performance development reward and recognition ready for the next phase of our adventure and this is where you come in!
We have quite a few things to be proud of:
We have 19 different nationalities across our London Manchester offices
Voted as one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK by Business Leader Growth 500 for 2025
Voted top 30 of Tempos 100 best start-ups to work for 2023
Disability Confident Committed employer
BCorp Certified
Rated highly in our employee survey on:
Workplace Culture
Work Life/Balance
Employee Recognition
Were looking for a Trainee Accountant to join our finance team here at Selina and take ownership of the companys financial reporting. Working alongside Oli our Senior Finance Manager and working closely with our Head of Strategic Finance Andreas you will be joining a team with a clear mission. Selina is a fast-paced environment and this role will certainly give you exposure and experience to many aspects of the finance function.
Were looking for a candidate who has a keen interest in being part of a growing FinTech start-up that is constantly evolving and improving. Youll have a questioning mindset a problem-solving attitude and love working as part of a team but also thrive when working with freedom and responsibility.
What will you be doing
Own the integrity of the companys financial information by working closely with the Senior Finance Manager to maintain an accurate general ledger
Take ownership of a number of the reporting processes to our external funders
Constantly seeking ways to automate or improve our FinOps function
Act as a key point of contact with our external funders and other external stakeholders
Support the month-end close process ensuring timetables are adhered to and deliverables are met
Prepare and distribute key management information packs
Own our Accounts Payable process reviewing supplier terms and ensuring payment terms are adhered to optimizing our working capital requirements
Manage the monthly payroll process working closely with other departments to ensure accurate completion (commissions overtime bonuses joiners leavers etc)
Research and propose new financial tools and best practices to help scale the finance function
Develop an understanding of how our business works and how this is reflected in our data
Assessing and tracking the quality of data and working with the team to solve issues
Support the companys budgeting process - ensuring budgets are kept up to date and reviewed regularly for variances
Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data
Assist with the annual audit
Work closely with our operations team to complete the daily loan disbursement process
Assist with enhancing the internal documentation on FinOps processes
Establishing strong relationships with other stakeholders across the business to represent the data needs for Financial Operations
Job requirements
What about you What do you need to bring/have
Experience in a finance role with an understanding of finance operations
Solid understanding of accounting and financial reporting
You love problem-solving improving processes with an action-driven approach
Strong communication interpersonal and presentation skills both written and verbal
Have a strong work ethic promoting empathy and accountability
Strong Excel and analytical skills
Things that would be nice for you to have (please do not let any of these points prevent you from applying):
Prior experience at a fast-paced start-up/scale-up
Financial or accounting degree or part qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
Experience with Xero Salesforce and Spendesk
What we offer:
base salary dependent on experience
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
30 days work-from-anywhere allowance
Bi-annual Bonus (discretionary)
Volunteering allowance
Growth Shares
Annual L&D budget
Cycle to work scheme
3% pension contribution
Monthly socials
Free access to mental health support via Spill
A choice of benefits that work for you courtesy of our benefits platform Thanks Ben
Annual 60 cycle allowance for Santander cycles or Evans (via Thanks Ben)
Workplace Nursery Benefit allowing eligible nursery costs to be paid via salary sacrifice
Our Values
Our values underpin how we work together as a high-performing team driving our growth and success.
Take Ownership - We all act as owners. We make decisions in the best interest of the company. We pride ourselves on solving problems not finding barriers. We have a bias for action; we move fast and we deliver.
Customer Obsessed - We all act as owners. We make decisions in the best interest of the company. We pride ourselves on solving problems not finding barriers. We have a bias for action; we move fast and we deliver.
Drive Change - We all act as owners. We make decisions in the best interest of the company. We pride ourselves on solving problems not finding barriers. We have a bias for action; we move fast and we deliver.
Empower Our Team - We believe that collaboration and teamwork are the cornerstones of success and we set up our team for great achievements
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender age disability religion belief sexual orientation marital status or race or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
We also welcome and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented categories and provide feedback to any candidate we interview even if that feedback is speaking to another candidate being more suitable for the role.
- London England United Kingdom
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Internal Audit
- Accounting Tally
- General Ledger Accounting
- External Audit
- Microsoft Excel
- PMP
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Payroll
- Financial Recouncilation
- Financial statement
- Accounting and Finance
- ACCA
- CPA
- Financial Reporting
About Company
Selina Finance is the largest HELOC provider in the UK. Using a Home Equity Line of Credit, homeowners can fund large purchases.
