Management Accountant – AI & Automation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the monthly closing process across the UK (GBP), US (USD), and Serbia (RSD) entities to adhere to a WD3 timetable.

• Prepare reconciliations for the balance sheet, including prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, depreciation, and payroll journals.

• Conduct intercompany reconciliations and FX revaluations, while posting group consolidation adjustments.

• Generate monthly management accounts along with variance analysis compared to budget and previous periods.

• Maintain cost reporting at both department and vendor levels, and highlight spending trends to budget holders.

• Oversee the 13-week cash forecast and bank balance reporting, and assist with payroll funding.

• Support year-end processes, prepare audit files, and collaborate with external advisors in each jurisdiction.

• Validate closed-won deals from Salesforce and ensure accurate invoicing via Maxio and Xero.

• Own the calculations for deferred revenue and ensure compliance with revenue recognition for subscription contracts.

• Reconcile the Stripe clearing account and Lead Retrieval PAYG revenue.

• Manage accounts receivable and collections across multiple currencies, addressing billing inquiries with Go-To-Market teams.

• Assist with US sales tax compliance by performing Avalara reconciliations and reporting to tax advisors.

• Build, test, and maintain AI agents for finance workflows on a flag-and-approve basis.

• Map recurring close-calendar tasks and evaluate them for automation potential.

• Enhance integrations between Xero, Maxio, Salesforce, Stripe, and spend platforms.

• Document processes to ensure they can be executed, audited, or handed over to an agent.

• Monitor and report on time saved and error rates before and after implementing automation.

• Produce SaaS metrics such as ARR, net revenue retention, churn, gross margin, and CAC payback.

• Assist with budgeting, reforecasts, and the preparation of board packs.

• Conduct ad-hoc analysis on pricing, vendor expenditures, headcount costs, and unit economics.

• Manage accounts payable processing, payment runs, expense reimbursements, and shared finance inboxes.

• Report to the Head of Finance while collaborating within a small team.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in a finance role focusing on month-end closing and management accounts.

• Part-qualified or qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA, or currently pursuing such qualifications.

• Hands-on experience with Xero.

• Proficient in multi-currency and multi-entity accounting.

• Advanced skills in Excel / Google Sheets, including lookups, pivots, array formulas, and the ability to build schedules from scratch.

• Demonstrated use of AI tools or automation to reduce manual tasks, with measurable outcomes.

• Understanding of subscription revenue, deferred revenue, and SaaS metrics.

• Comfortable working remotely across UK, US, and Serbian time zones.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Maxio, Salesforce, Stripe, Avalara, Moss, or Revolut Business.

• Nice to have: Experience building with LLMs such as Claude or ChatGPT; using workflow tools like Zapier or Make; and knowledge of Apps Script, SQL, or Python.

• Nice to have: Exposure to intercompany, transfer pricing, or US sales tax.

• Nice to have: Experience in the events industry.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with hybrid options available.

• Cashback healthcare plans.

• Sponsorship for company training, including support for professional qualifications.

• 25 days of annual leave.

• Opportunity for sabbatical leave.

• Clear pathways for career progression.