Finance Assistant

Title: Finance Assistant

Department: Finance Reporting to Finance Lead

Salary: 30000 - 35000 (depending on experience and seniority)

Benefits & Culture: Lotties careers page here
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Equity: A very generous EMI share offering.

Holiday: 26 days bank holidays.

Mission: Elevate later life for everybody and build the care sector of the future.

Office Policy: Hybrid with two core office days.

Office Location: London Bridge London UK.

The Opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with around a year of experience behind them eager to build a career in finance.

If youre proactive you want real ownership over your work and you genuinely get excited about using AI and tech to make things better and faster - this role is perfect for you.

Youll work directly with experienced professionals whove built finance functions in fast growing startups learning from their expertise while gaining hands-on experience across all areas of Finance operations. Well sponsor you through your ACCA qualification giving you a structured pathway to becoming a well-rounded finance professional.

What does this role involve

• Lead Accounts Receivable Collections: Own the AR collection process end-to-end driving continuous improvement on key metrics (DSO and past due aging). Work directly with partners and cross-functional teams to resolve payment issues. Own and optimise our Collections Management system (Chaser).

• Finance Operations & Onboarding: Handle daily finance admin such as our inbox and issuing credit notes. Onboard partners to our systems for accurate billing and support on VAT returns.

• Accounts Payable Management: Process invoices review for policy compliance oversee the approval workflow and ensure proper controls are maintained.

• Support Month-End Close Activities: Perform balance sheet and bank reconciliations post journal entries and ensure accurate financial records to support a timely month-end close and financial reporting.

• Drive Process Improvement and Automation Initiatives: Collaborate with the wider finance and operations teams to identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls. Evaluate manual workflows and recommend automation solutions with use of technology and AI tools.

• Assisting with ad-hoc finance projects reports and analysis as needed

What problems will you be solving

• Scaling Without Breaking: Were growing fast and our manual processes are screaming to be fixed. Youll spot the opportunities decide what to build and ship improvements that work. Use whatever tech makes sense - AI automation or smarter workflows.

• Cash Flow & Collections: Right now chasing can be manual and messy. Youll build a better system to optimise how we chase invoices and get cash arriving faster.

• Month-End Close Efficiency: We close in three days and we want to keep it that way as we grow. Youll protect that speed by spotting bottlenecks tightening reconciliations and automating manual work.

We think youll be a great fit if

• Youve Got Some Experience: Around a year in a finance or finance-adjacent role - AR AP bookkeeping credit control a placement or an internship.

• Youre Career-Minded: You have a genuine interest in building a career in finance and developing expertise across finance operations Youre keen to learn and develop your skills - whether thats through formal qualifications building experience or both.

• Youre Eager to Learn: You genuinely want to build your knowledge from the ground up work closely with experienced colleagues and grow your expertise over time.

• Youre a Strong Communicator: You communicate clearly and effectively with both internal teams and external partners. Youre articulate and professional in how you handle conversations.

• Youre Detail-Oriented and Organised: You have a meticulous approach to work high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively while prioritising what matters most.

• Youre a Proactive Problem-Solver: You dont wait to be told what to do. You identify inefficiencies spot opportunities for improvement take initiative and give things a go before seeking help.

• Youre Ownership-Driven: You take ownership of your work and responsibilities seeing problems through to…