Management Accountant, Trainline
French Speaker
£48-52k
+ 2-for-1 share purchase plans
More information about location
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
Posted today
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
£48-52k
+ 2-for-1 share purchase plans
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Trainline is proud to be Europe's leading rail and coach platform - a tech company with a mission to make train travel as smooth as possible to allow travellers to make greener travel choices.
Role
Who you are
- A qualified CA/ACCA/CIMA with 2+ years’ PQE and solid financial accounting experience
- Proficiency in French (written and spoken)
- Experience with enterprise-wide finance systems across multiple entities or business units
- A positive, solutions-oriented mindset and the ability to work autonomously
- A strong communicator who can influence and support across teams
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with data
- Highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
- A curious, analytical mind that balances detail with big-picture thinking
- Passion for continuous improvement and high-performing teamwork
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an analytical, improvement-minded Management Accountant to join our vibrant Finance team
- In this role, you’ll be right at the heart of our International Rail business – making sure our revenue streams are accurately reported, well-understood, and continuously improving
- The role will involve a lot of contact with both internal and external stakeholder in our Paris office, so we need at least business level French language skills in the role
- You’ll act as the bridge between our Financial and Commercial worlds, working closely with colleagues across Edinburgh, Paris, and London, as well as with our carrier partners across Europe
- If you enjoy getting deep into the numbers, spotting opportunities for efficiency, and turning insight into action – this could be your stop
- Own the accounting of International Commission, Rebates, and carrier-specific costs
- Be the go-to contact for queries and negotiations with internal supply managers and external carrier partners
- Prepare and present monthly analysis, including variances versus budget and prior year
- Support accounting for new and growing monetisation streams
- Build and maintain strong controls for commission, rebate, and accrued income calculations
- Collaborate with our Finance Data & Controls team to enhance automation and data flow
- Streamline key processes for accuracy and scalability – always looking for ways to make things better
- Act as a key contact for audits and manage communications with our French third-party consultants
- Work closely with Management Accounts, Commercial Finance, Data & Controls, and Group Reporting teams, delivering insight to support smart decision-making
- Provide constructive feedback, share your knowledge, and mentor graduate accountants
- Lead by example and live our Trainline behaviours
- Proactively spot and deliver value-adding initiatives beyond the day job
Our take
Trainline make it super easy to book transport tickets. Its app is intuitive and well designed and its even pioneering paperless travel, allowing users to store their tickets in the app.
It's hyper-focused on customer experience and has a product culture of fast iteration to deliver great outcomes for customers. Its customers make 170,000 journeys a day and it sells 200 tickets a minute.
Its continuing to innovate to stay ahead, using machine learning to predict price movements and integrating with Siri and Google Assistant so people can buy tickets simply by speaking to their phone.
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Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"The complex nature of the market as we work with different suppliers is an amazing opportunity to create fluid solutions. A very well segmented..."
Company benefits
- Flexible working (40% min office attendance)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym memberships through Wellhub
- Private Health and Dental Insurance
- Enhanced Pension (matched contributions)
- Income Protection
- Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
- Learning budget
- Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
- Shared Parental Leave
- Enhanced sick pay
- Free Perkbox subscription
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- YellowNest - Subsidised Childcare Fees
- Work from Abroad
Company values
- Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey
- Do Good - We make a positive impact
- Travel Together - We're one team
- Think Big - We are building the future of rail
Articles
Leadership
Jody Ford
(CEO)Joined Trainline in 2020 as COO before becoming the CEO in 2021. Previously the Group CEO at Moonpig and Photobox and also spent over 10 years at eBay in various VP roles.
Lisa Hillier
(Chief People Officer)Previously the CPO at Gousto, The Restaurant Group, and Just Eat. They also spent over 6 years at Betfair as the Head of HR and Chief Human Resource Officer.
Mike Hyde
(Chief Technology Officer)Previously a Director of Data Science at Facebook and as a Director of Business Insights at Skype and Microsoft.
Sakshi Anand
(Chief Growth Officer)Joined Trainline in 2023 as the VP of Growth and President of UK before becoming the CGO in 2025. They are also the Founder of NeuStar Consulting.
People progressing
Gary joined in 2022 from Comparethemarket as Director of Engineering and was recently promoted to VP Engineering, reporting directly to CTO.
Joe joined in 2022 from Meta as Director of Data Science and was recently promoted to VP Data, reporting directly to CTO.
Ali joined in 2023 from Meta and was recently promoted to VP Product, reporting directly to CPO.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Trainline
- 💚 Diversity drives us forward We know that having a diverse team is crucial to Trainline’s ongoing success. A team that is diverse in all forms – gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought are key to Trainline being an inclusive environment where every Trainliner can be their true self. We're committed to creating workplaces where everyone belongs, is celebrated and their differences are valued, creating an awesome employee and customer experience. 💚 Meet our Networks Our diversity networks are inclusive communities developed and led by Trainliners, with sponsorship and support from senior leaders. They're all about empowering and supporting underrepresented groups, by providing a safe space to talk, a place to come up with new ideas and a channel for voices to be heard. 🚀 Women in Leadership 💜 Gender Equality Network 🏳️🌈 Rainbow Train (LGBTQIA+) 🌻 Sunflower (accessibility) 🌍 Ethnic Diversity Network 🐣 Parent & Carers
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