Group Financial Accountant

GetBusy; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Nothing Beats Loving What You Do

Here at GetBusy, we specialise in creating productivity software solutions that make a real difference in people's everyday working lives. Our products, including Virtual Cabinet, SmartVault, and Workiro, are designed to streamline tasks and boost efficiency.

At GetBusy, we're about more than just work. We're committed to your growth, learning, and development. We believe in building careers, not just jobs. By understanding what drives and motivates you, we can help you reach your full potential and shape a future where you can truly thrive with us.

If you want to wake up each morning looking forward to an invigorating challenge, this is the place for you. Passionate, hands-on talent welcome anytime.

The Team

Our finance team is made up of 6 people in the UK, with additional transactional support on the ground in our Houston office. We have one finance team that looks after all things finance - from invoicing and credit control through to all month end and year end processes, reconciliations, budgets and forecasting, consolidation, tax and external and board reporting. The finance team also has significant involvement in project work.

The Group Financial Accountant will work alongside two excellent and experienced accounting professionals to carry out our month end accounting activities, work with our external auditors to ensure a smooth audit process and complete project work and ad hoc tasks as required.

Continuous improvement is a key focus for our team and we have implemented best-in-class finance systems to help us to work efficiently and effectively. We use systems such as NetSuite, Adaptive Planning and Budgeting, Payfit and Payhawk and we're always looking to improve the tools we use and the way we use them. We also use our own productivity tool, Workiro, which we think is pretty great.

This is a varied role that would suit a newly qualified accountant or first-time mover from practice who is looking to work in a fast-paced, fast-growing, multi-currency environment.

Our goal is to work at our best, add maximum value to the business and enjoy what we do. Our business is changing all the time, and the right person for this role will be excited by the challenges and opportunities this generates.

This role will report to the Group Financial Controller and interact regularly with the VP of Finance and Operations and the CFO.

The Role

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Regular reconciliations across:
  • Bank accounts in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand
  • Debtor accounts for our reseller partners
  • Company credit cards
  • Other balance sheet accounts as part of month end close
• Month end, half year and year end postings across entities in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand.
• Group and Company statutory accounts preparation
• Act as a key member of the internal team during the interim and year end external audit, providing information requested and answering auditor queries
• Work with the Senior Leadership Team during budgeting and reforecasting to encourage alignment around financial goals and objectives
• Involvement in cash management and forecasting
• GST returns for our entities in Australia and New Zealand and other tax responsibilities such as VAT, US Sales tax and corporate tax as required
• Payroll processing for our Australian entity
• Supporting the transactional team as required, such as to resolve billing or revenue related queries
• Act as a key team member on finance projects, working closely with the operations team as required
• Build and use reporting from NetSuite and Adaptive Planning and Budgeting to provide business insights
• Act with a mindset of continuous improvement, always on the look-out for ways to enhance the way the team works and how we could be even better

Things you will struggle without

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA preferred)
• A good working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
• A proven self-starter with a track record of working independently and with initiative to get things done
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, applied in an accounting context
• Highly numerate with an A-level (or equivalent) in maths, statistics or other numerical subjects
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organized
• Experience in process improvement
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and clearly explain areas of technical complexity
• Highly motivated to learn and looking for the next challenge and learning opportunity
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong software and data skills and a robust working knowledge of Excel

Things that are good to have

• Experience of successful hybrid working

What we can offer you

With an emphasis on finding the right work/life balance, we are proud to promote our relaxed and collaborative environment. We live and breathe our mission, which is to make people productive and happy. As the team grows, so does our investment in each team member's personal development. We don't just stop at hiring the best, we continue to nurture and develop our talent so you can get to where you want to be in life.

Our Values

There is no better way to get a flavour of what we are about than to check out our unique values. Every decision we make, every customer we help, every line of code we write is defined by our company values.

• Every Customer Experience Must Include - A Smile the original and arguably the most important rule
• Show Grit and Make It Happen - Your toughness and perseverance is a better predictor of your success than any other factor. Also, the happiest and most successful people are the ones who persevere. Grit is long-term
• Keep It Simple - If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough, no matter how smart you are
• Better Together - No egos. Best idea wins
• BSU (Blow Stuff Up) - We're out to change the world. We thus need to break from convention and be a disruptor to win
• Data Drives Decisions - We're a data driven organisation. We must be led by our data and are agile to it

GetBusy is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued and empowered, which also extends to our potential candidates. We want everyone to feel included and comfortable applying for our roles. We encourage applicants to let us know at any stage of the application or interview process if they require any reasonable adjustments to be made. If you wish to apply for the above role but need the application form modifying please email [e-mail] so we can look at making any changes.

Product GetBusy Role Finance Locations Cambridge Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time