About EmpowerRD
EmpowerRD is a fast-growing start-up fintech business based in London, UK.We are building towards a vision to help our clients unlock all the funding that rewards innovation globally. This is a big and bold vision, we are starting by becoming the category leader in the UK for R&D tax credit claims and we are making incredible progress on this journey.We are a modern business, part tech startup and part tax consultancy.We believe blending these disciplines is the only way to deliver a service fit for the digital age.
We believe technology can make our clients and our teams' lives better. Technology does not replace our experts' knowledge, it enhances it. People are great and many things, technology is great at many things, combining the two is what we believe any progressive client would value. Just like our clients would not manage their business from a finance perspective without having teams of financial professionals support them with a modern digital finance stack, we don't think they should have to endure an R&D process that is not equally digitally savvy.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to be the third core hire into our Finance team. Reporting to the Management Accountant and working closely with the Head of Finance, you will be instrumental in ensuring the effective financial management, reporting, and strategic growth of the business.You won't just be processing transactions, you will play a central role in influencing the Finance team's ability to provide timely, accurate, and insightful information that drives decisions for the Leadership Team.
This role is perfect for a proactive individual looking to build a career in a high-growth FinTech environment.
Key Responsibilities
You will take ownership of critical day-to-day finance operations, including:
Core Financial Operations
- Bookkeeping and Record Keeping: Managing daily transactional processing for accuracy and compliance.
- Cash Management: Performing daily banking and bank statement reconciliations.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable: Full management of the AP and AR cycles, including:
- Preparing and issuing client invoices promptly.
- Posting supplier bills into the accounting system.
- Proactive Credit Control management to ensure timely collections.
- Expense Management: Processing company expenses accurately and efficiently.
- Financial queries: Liaising internally and with clients to resolve queries.
- Month-End Support: Actively assisting with the Month-End process to ensure reporting deadlines are met.
Operational Excellence & Compliance
- Process Development: Identifying, developing, and streamlining operational efficiencies and administrative processes within the finance function.
- Keeping our CRM updated and reconciled with our Accounting System.
- Client Vetting: Running essential KYB (Know Your Business) and KYC (Know Your Customer) checks on new and existing clients to ensure regulatory compliance.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- Active Study: Currently studying towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
- Integrity and Dependability: Possessing a high level of integrity and a strong sense of ownership, seeing commercial issues through to successful completion.
- Technical Aptitude: Strong IT skills and an enthusiasm for leveraging transformational technology to automate and improve finance processes.
Behavioural
- Proactive Attitude: A positive, energetic, and proactive ‘can-do’ attitude and a genuine passion for continuous improvement.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Adaptability: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and manage conflicting deadlines effectively.
- Collaborative: Enjoy working cross-functionally and contributing to a supportive team culture.
Our ways of working
We are still small and relatively scrappy, but we are growing up every year. We value versatile individuals who can focus on their core role but are also keen to contribute more widely and build a better way of working each and every day. The teams collaborate well, taking in ideas from all contributors. We can offer a huge chance to have an impact and to take on more responsibility as quickly as you can handle it.If any of this sounds exciting then please get in touch. We are actively hiring now and are looking for current experience at different levels but importantly are looking for high potential and a desire to grow and do things differently that your everyday R&D consultancy.We are looking for people willing to spend at least two days in our London office at Old Street, collaborating and socialising with the team to build and maintain a fun but progressive culture.
The value of personal interactions we think is vital to this. If you want to be fully remote then we are not the right company for you.
