Accountants Assistant in London

About The Role

Cleo’s headcount is increasing, our products are expanding, and we’re working across more locations!

As a result, our transaction volumes are growing – more suppliers, more employee expenses, and more settlements within the product itself.

We’re looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the team, supporting our UK and US entities.

This is an ideal role for a candidate early in their finance career, offering an excellent opportunity to handle critical accounting tasks while learning the month‑end close process from senior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Supplier invoice processing – coding, matching and posting across the UK & US entities
• Preparation and setup of bi‑weekly payment runs
• Employee expense card (UK and US) transaction posting and monthly reconciliations
• Daily bank statement postings across all active entity accounts
• Employee expense claim processing and posting
• Month‑end support, particularly in areas such as prepayments and accruals
• Support on settlement reconciliations as our user base grows
• Maintenance of the AP ledger and creditor records
• Daily bank transfers and daily wallet transfers across the UK and US entities
• Participation in projects to automate and improve processes and wider Core Finance projects
• What We’re Looking For
• 2+ years experience in an Accounts Payable or Accounts Assistant role
• Confidence posting daily bank transactions and performing bank reconciliations across multiple accounts
• Experience preparing payment runs and processing domestic and international bank transfers
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage high‑volume transactional work accurately
• Knowledge of month‑end accounting processes, including prepayments, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Collaborative mindset, comfortable working within a small, busy team
• Proactive and willing to learn
• Nice To Have
• Experience working in a multi‑entity or multi‑currency environment
• Exposure to a tech/fintech/high‑growth company environment
• Experience working with Xero or Netsuite
• AAT (or equivalent) – studying or qualified

What Do You Get for All Your Hard Work?

• A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with bi‑annual reviews, aligned to our quarterly OKR planning cycles. The salary range for this role is from £35,000 – 45,000
• Work at one of the fastest‑growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Balderton & EQT Ventures
• A clear progression plan – we want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact, with our full support
• Flexibility.

We can’t fight for the world’s financial health if we’re not healthy ourselves.

• We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work
• Hybrid‑first: This London‑based hybrid role blends the best of remote and in‑office work.

We expect our team members to be in our London office 1–2 times a week, and on Wednesdays we buy you lunch though you can come on whichever days work best for you

• Other Benefits
• Company‑wide performance reviews every 4 months
• Generous pay increases for high‑performing team members
• Equity top‑ups for team members getting promoted
• 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo, up to 30 days)
• 6% employer‑matched pension in the UK
• Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover and life assurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo
• Regular socials and activities, online and in‑person
• We’ll pay for your Open AI subscription
• Online mental health support via Spill
• Workplace Nursery Scheme

• And many more!

Welcoming Everyone

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio‑economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

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