Payroll Accountant, Darktrace
12 Month FTC
AI cybersecurity solutions
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AI cybersecurity solutions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To free the world from cyber disruption.
Role
Who you are
- AAT Level 4 required and ideally working towards ACCA/CIMA,
- A background of working in a payroll or accounting team, preferably within a medium/large sized international company,
- Proficiency in the use of Excel and Word, and advanced proficiency in accounting software and systems,
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and able to prioritise work within defined timelines,
- Confident in addressing and escalating matters with colleagues in order to resolve underlying issues,
- Effective communication skills with finance and non-finance staff, collaborative, proactive and able to tackle both new and routine tasks,
- Flexible working to accommodate key monthly deadlines at peak times,
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and apply payroll data to improve processes and resolve issues
What the job involves
- You will work as a member of the payroll team on a range of accounting tasks in relation to the processing of Darktrace’s global payroll and benefits. You will ensure that all payroll and benefits journals are processed and take responsibility support with payroll month end
- Supporting on the accurate and timely processing of designated payrolls journals,
- Responding on any queries around those journals you are responsible for,
- Updating and reconciling the monthly SoFP and/or SoPL workbook,
- Month end accruals and prepayment posting,
- Assisting with all audits including group consolidated, parent and subsidiary individual audits,
- Posting benefits and payroll invoices and any prepayment releases
- Supporting on Ad Hoc Reporting - STBV, PSA and Gender Pay Gap
Our take
With the rise of sophisticated cyberattacks, the need for cutting-edge defence mechanisms has never been more critical. Darktrace addresses this challenge by leveraging AI-enabled threat detection technology, enabling organisations to swiftly identify and respond to abnormal network activity.
By utilising machine learning algorithms, Darktrace allows businesses to combat a wide range of cyber threats, from data breaches to insider attacks. This safeguards their digital assets and helps them maintain operational resilience.
The company's 2024 acquisition by private equity giant Thoma Bravo marks a significant milestone in its journey. The acquisition provides Darktrace with access to a strong financial partner and deep software sector expertise, positioning it to further enhance its capabilities as a leading AI cybersecurity business.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2018
$50m
SERIES E
Jul 2017
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $230.5m
Company benefits
- 23 days paid holiday plus UK bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after two years’ service
- Additional birthday day off
- Salary Sacrifice pension scheme with 4% employer contribution and minimum 5% employee contribution
- Optional BUPA private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
- Life assurance with a benefit of 4x your annual basic salary
- Employee Assistance Programme offering both on-line and telephone support and resources to you and your family
- Cycle to work scheme
- Active social and charity initiatives including our matched charitable giving scheme and employee recognition scheme
Company HQ
Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Jack Stockdale
(CTO)Co-founded Darktrace in 2013 and has served as the CTO since.
Edward Jennings
(President & CEO)Previously CEO of QuickBase, COO Mimecast and was the Chief Marketing Officer at Veracode.
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