Assistant Management Accountant

About Y TREE

We are a rapidly growing WealthTech business that is re-defining how individuals and families connect and engage with their money. We provide our clients with control over their personal finances, enhancing their ability to achieve their financial and life aspirations. We are harnessing sophisticated portfolio analytics, innovative behavioural psychology and cutting-edge UX/UI to create a revolutionary experience and transformational outcomes for our users. The business was founded in 2017 by three successful entrepreneurs and business-builders with diverse experiences and skill-sets in Technology, Corporate Advice and Investment Management and is backed by some of Europe’s leading investors.

Team Overview

The finance team is an agile, skilled and high-impact function currently navigating a period of business scaling. We are focused on transitioning from manual workflows to a more efficient, tech-enabled, and automated environment. As we champion a culture of empowerment, we are looking for a confident Assistant Management Accountant to join us and take ownership of bookkeeping and support the team with month-end and year-end close processes. This role is a key addition to the team, designed to provide the foundational support necessary to move to our next phase of growth. If you are a proactive professional eager to be part of a dynamic, growing business, this is the team for you.

The Role

• You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of our day-to-day financial operations while supporting the Management Accountant and Finance Manager with month-end and other initiatives.
• Bookkeeping & Month-End: Manage daily bookkeeping operations, including the end-to-end processing of purchase invoices, sales invoices, and credit notes.
• Payments & Reconciliations: Support weekly payment runs and perform bank reconciliations across different banking institutions and multiple currencies.
• Payroll & Benefits: Support the monthly payroll cycle for London and international providers, including the administration of Salary Sacrifice schemes and Study Aid.
• Tax & Compliance: Assist in the timely preparation of VAT returns and provide supporting documentation for HMRC surveys and other regulatory filings.
• Year-End & Audit: Collate and organise data for year-end closures and support audit queries, ensuring a smooth and transparent external review process.
• Month-End: Support the month-end close with balance sheet reconciliations and journals for prepayments and accruals, ensuring the management accounts reflect an accurate view of the business’s financial position.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to the optimisation and automation of finance tasks, identifying opportunities to integrate AI tools into daily workflows.

About You

• Experience: You have 2–3 years of experience in an accounting role, ideally within an SME, Fintech, or SaaS environment.
• Technical Skills: You are AAT qualified or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) with a strong grasp of UK GAAP, bookkeeping procedures, and VAT.
• Bookkeeping Mastery: You possess a thorough knowledge of bookkeeping procedures, including posting, balancing, debits and credits, and journal entries.
• Systems: You are proficient in QuickBooks Online and Excel/Google Sheets (including lookups and pivot tables); experience with Salesforce or Spendesk is a plus.
• Numerical Excellence: You have excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with strong numerical literacy and a commitment to maintaining high levels of data accuracy.
• You are a highly motivated and intellectually curious individual who thrives in a fast-paced, transforming environment.
• Mindset: You are an independent thinker who sets demanding standards of personal excellence. You are inquisitive by nature and eager to learn, automate, and improve existing processes.
• Communication & Collaboration: You are a fluent English speaker and an effective collaborator who can work seamlessly with cross-functional teams or independently with light guidance.
• Organisation: You possess strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and consistently meet deadlines in a dynamic setting.

What’s in it for you?

• Once eligible, you’ll be able to enroll onto our private healthcare plan through Vitality. This includes perks like 50% off premium gym memberships and access to their exclusive rewards programme.
• Support for your mental health and wellbeing through our employee assistance programme.
• 25 days of annual leave per year. This is 25 days each year where we expect you to turn your phone off and switch off; we would never ask you to book leave for a doctor’s appointment or to see your children’s school plays.
• Regular team socials to help you switch off from work and get to know your colleagues in an environment away from your desk. We ensure socials are well-balanced and offer a variety of activities to suit different needs so you always feel welcome.
• A welcoming, dog-friendly London office with appropriate spaces to cater for those with varying needs in the form of various breakout spaces and silent booths.
• A range of family-friendly policies, support towards professional qualifications, electric car schemes and more!

Our mission at Y TREE is to build diversity in our teams; diversity of thought, culture, backgrounds and perspectives. Please come as you are and let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you in your application process. Additionally, if you don’t feel you meet 100% of the requirements please apply anyway if you feel you can demonstrate your suitability to the role. Please note, that sponsorship is not available for this role.