Management Accountant, Purple
+ Performance Bonus
Office located in Oldham, Manchester
Indoor location services platform
Be an early applicant
Indoor location services platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Performance Bonus
Office located in Oldham, Manchester
101-200 employees
Company mission
Purple is on a mission to make sure physical spaces thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: Our ideal candidate is a technically grounded Accountant (part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or QBE) with solid management accounting experience in a SME environment or similar
- Flexibility: Operates at their best in a changeable, fast-paced global technology business, whilst developing processes that drive consistency and efficiency
- An Investigative Mindset: You are a natural Problem Solver who doesn’t wait for instruction. You investigate the root cause, present a solution, and see it through to completion, taking pride in your work
- Attention to Detail: You have a natural instinct for spotting anomalies in the data
- Tech-Savvy: High proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivots, Sumifs) and experience with cloud-based accounting software
What the job involves
- This role is a great opportunity to join a strong finance team, in a fast paced, interesting and scaling tech business
- We are looking for an experienced, technically grounded and proactive Management Accountant to take ownership of all aspects of financial management at Purple, including regulatory and financial reporting, management accounts and KPI preparation, as well as the development of internal control policies and procedures
- The successful candidate won't just report the numbers; you will interrogate them, improve the processes behind them and provide the business with the "peace of mind" that the ledger is accurate, timely, and fully reconciled
- Month-End Ownership & Reporting:
- Leading the month-end close process (with a strong understanding of accruals, prepayments and journals), ensuring all deadlines are met with high precision
- Identifying discrepancies in the accounts with the ability to resolve them independently before the final review
- Preparing full Management Accounts, including P&L and Cost Centre variance analysis packs and Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Providing insightful business partnering, to help the Department Heads understand financial performance and make informed decisions
- Payroll & Compliance:
- Taking full end-to-end ownership of payroll for our UK and global teams. You will be the primary point of contact for external payroll providers across multiple jurisdictions
- Acting as the lead for our US entity, managing the relationship with our Registered Agent to ensure we are US compliant across all active states
- Process Simplification, Automation & AI Integration:
- Evaluating the current accounting workflows to identify efficiencies and implement AI-driven automation, to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Acting as a mentor to members of the team, reviewing work and guiding their technical development
- Implementing"best practice" controls to ensure the finance function can scale alongside the business
- Working Capital & Communication:
- Supporting cash management to ensure healthy cash flow across all business entities
- Maintaining a "no-surprises" environment through proactive communication, especially during remote working days
- Working collaboratively across the organisation, contributing to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives
Our take
As multi-store businesses look to digitise their brick-and-mortar operations, they can run into difficulties providing wayfinding services to customers, or managing dispersed real-world assets. Purple AI helps these businesses to improve store connectivity, with location services such as in-store customer WiFi provision, wayfinding and asset tracking solutions.
Of particular note, Purple has worked with a number of hospitals to meet the complex connectivity and asset management needs of employees and patients. Boasting the ability to provide wayfinding solutions for these facilities - in which patients and visitors navigate multiple floors to reach the right ward - showcases the utility of Purple's suite.
Alongside its wide net of hospital clients, Purple provides WiFi solutions for the likes of McDonald’s, Pizza Express, and the Hard Rock Cafe - a lofty client list in terms of brand popularity. As location services become more important across the board, the company will likely have the chance to build on this established presence even further.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2023
$14.1m
LATE VC
Jun 2017
$0.4m
GRANT
Total funding: $22.6m
Company benefits
- Remote first business - work from home (with regular opportunities to get together face to face)
- Flexible working & a great company culture - bring your best self to work
- Emphasis on learning and development - progress your career
- 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with 1 more day each year - and the option to buy extra days
- 4 volunteering days each year - give something back to the community
- Company bonus - 5% of salary
- Private Healthcare & Long Term Incentive Plan after 12 months’ service
Company HQ
Manchester, UK
Leadership
Gavin Whedon
(CEO)Currently Non-Executive Director at Syrenis. Previously Founder and CEO at Applied Language Solutions, and Strategic Accounts Director at thebigword.
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