Accounts Payable Assistant, Darktrace
AI cybersecurity solutions
Open for applications
AI cybersecurity solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To free the world from cyber disruption.
Role
Who you are
- Numerate and detail-oriented, ensuring high-quality data entry
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities independently
- Proactive and flexible, with a helpful and collaborative attitude
- Confident and reliable, with excellent communication skills
- Comfortable working to deadlines, especially during peak monthly periods
- Experienced in finance systems, with the ability to escalate and resolve issues effectively
What the job involves
- Kick-start your finance career in a fast-growing, innovative technology company
- This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate looking to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic Finance team within a global business
- You’ll be supported every step of the way, including ACCA study support, as you build your skills and grow professionally
- As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial data
- Processing incoming purchase invoices and reconciling supplier statements
- Allocating credit card payments and reconciling monthly statements
- Liaising with key suppliers and resolving queries
- Ensuring invoices are authorised in line with budget processes and correctly entered into the finance system
- Preparing weekly payment suggestions and reconciling supplier accounts
- Supporting month-end routines including accruals, prepayments, and journals
- Assisting with annual audit preparation
- Recording and reconciling intercompany transactions
- Reviewing deposits and contract prepayments
- Inputting capital expenditure items into the Fixed Asset register
- Maintaining supplier accounts in the ERP system
- Participating in future finance projects as needed
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 maintaining operational resilience.
The company's recent 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.
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