Management Accountant, Vitesse

• Qualified accountant (CIMA or ACA) with approximately 2 years of post-qualification experience
• Solid experience managing accounts payable in a multi-entity or group environment
• Strong month-end close experience, comfortable with journals, reconciliations, and accruals
• Experience supporting external audits
• Excellent attention to detail with a strong controls mindset
• Confident working with accounting systems (Netsuite & Tipalti desirable) and proficient in Excel
• A proactive, process-improvement-oriented approach — you spot inefficiencies and take the initiative to fix them
• Clear communicator who can work effectively with non-finance stakeholders and external suppliers
• Exposure to multi-currency AP and international payment processes

Desirable

• Reporting into the Group FC (GFC), we're looking for a Management Accountant to take ownership of our accounts payable function and play a hands-on role across month-end close, audit support, and process improvement
• This is a key role within the finance team operating across multiple regulated entities, where accuracy, control, and scalability matter
• You'll be joining at a stage of change in the business and there is real scope to shape how things work — improving processes, tightening controls, and helping the finance function keep pace with the business as it scales
• Accounts Payable:
• Own the day-to-day AP process across all group entities, from invoice receipt and coding through to payment and reconciliation
• Maintain the AP Inbox and systems, ensuring invoices are accurately coded against the chart of accounts, properly approved in line with delegated authority limits, and posted promptly
• Run weekly/fortnightly payment cycles (domestic and international), preparing payment proposals for GFC review and approval
• Reconcile supplier statements on a monthly basis, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
• Monitor AP ageing and flag overdue or disputed items to the GFC, providing regular summary reporting
• Act as the first point of contact for internal and external AP queries, liaising with budget holders and suppliers to resolve issues
• Month-End Close:
• Prepare and post month-end journals including accruals, prepayments, and intercompany recharges, working to the agreed close timetable
• Reconcile accruals, and prepayment balances, with clear documentation for GFC review
• Assist with bank reconciliations and expense processing as part of the wider month-end close
• Prepare supporting schedules and commentary for balance sheet and P&L movements as input to the monthly reporting pack
• Audit & Compliance:
• Respond to auditor queries and support the preparation of statutory accounts working papers as they relate to trade and other payables
• Maintain adherence to internal controls and documented procedures across your key areas, flagging any control gaps or risks to the GFC
• Process Improvement:
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy within the AP workflow, bringing recommendations to the GFC for approval
• Help standardise AP processes across entities, documenting procedures and keeping them up to date as the business evolves
• Contribute to wider finance projects and initiatives as required, such as system migrations, new entity setups, or policy updates
• Revenue:
• Prepare and post monthly revenue journals in line with accounting standards, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Own the end-to-end revenue and invoicing process, including setting up customers, raising invoices, and ensuring timely billing across group entities
• Reconcile revenue balances monthly, investigating and resolving variances between systems, billing, and the general ledger
• Support month-end close through detailed revenue analysis and provision of revenue-related schedules and commentary
• Ensure revenue is recognised appropriately in line with contractual terms and relevant accounting policies
• Maintain strong controls over revenue processes, highlighting risks or control gaps to the GFC
• Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to resolve invoicing queries and improve data accuracy
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate revenue and invoicing processes as the business scales
• Support audit requests relating to revenue, invoicing, and AR documentation