Assistant Accountant in London

Ready to take your finance career to the next level? Our fast-growing startup is seeking a passionate Assistant Accountant to join our tight-knit team and make a real impact!

Reporting directly to the Finance Lead, this role will oversee month-end close processes, manage accounts receivable, and provide support during the annual audit. As an integral part of our close-knit finance team, you'll have the exciting opportunity to expand beyond your core responsibilities and explore other areas of finance.

This is an incredible opportunity to kickstart your accountancy career in a fast-growing startup that is positively impacting people's lives.

What you will do

• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts preparation process, conducting balance sheet reconciliations and revenue calculations, and ensuring accurate financial reporting for review by the Finance Lead.
• Own the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions, ensuring efficient cash flow management and maintaining positive relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Supporting the Finance Lead during the year-end audit, gaining invaluable exposure to the audit process and developing a deep understanding of financial compliance.
• Contribute to the budgeting process, working with the Finance Lead to help forecast and plan for the company's financial future.
• Identify and implement process improvements, continuously enhancing operational efficiency.
• Updating financial models with actual data, enabling data-driven decision-making and accurate forecasting.
• Assisting in the preparation of the board pack.
• As an integral part of our small finance team, you'll have core responsibilities accompanied by opportunities to expand your skill set through diverse projects, cross-departmental collaborations, and helping shape the future of our finance function and business.

Requirements

Technical skills and experience

• You have a minimum of 1 year of relevant accounting experience
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and finance
• Experienced in using accounting software (Xero preferred)
• Intermediate skill level for Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, charts etc)

The ideal candidate

• Proactive self-starter with a passion for continuous learning
• Independent problem-solver who thrives in collaborative environments
• Effective communicator who can clearly articulate ideas and insights
• Adaptable and detail-oriented, with a data-driven mindset to navigate evolving challenges
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

The Challenge

Obesity has become a global epidemic; in the UK, we spend £9 billion a year alone on diseases like type 2 diabetes (that’s 10% of the NHS budget). What’s shocking is most of this is preventable – through sustained lifestyle and habit change.

Enter Second Nature.

We’re here to help people take control of their health. By bringing together behavioural science, technology, and incredible people, our grand mission is to eradicate the global epidemic of chronic lifestyle diseases once and for all.

Our digital habit change programme – delivered digitally through mobile and web apps – helps people to improve their lifestyle, lose weight, and ultimately reduce their risk for conditions such as type 2 diabetes.

• We've positively changed the lives of over 250,000 people
• We're rated 'Excellent' by over 7k of our members on Trustpilot
• We're growing extremely quickly & are now a profitable business
• We're one of the few consumer health brands that are commissioned by the NHS and leading health insurer, Vitality Health
• We're a leading B2C provider of GLP-1 medication-assisted weight loss programmes, and 1 of 5 NICE-approved providers to deliver these services within the NHS in the future
• Our team members stay with us for an average of 4.3 years

Benefits

• A competitive market salary, generous share options, and bi-annual performance reviews to recognise your contributions
• Hybrid working policy: 2 days/week in our West London office, the rest of the week remote working
• 25 days of holiday plus national holidays
• Quarterly company meet-ups and socials
• A budget of £200/year to spend on professional development
• Option to join the Salary Sacrifice scheme, and Cycle to Work scheme