About Us:
At QUBA, we’re redefining recruitment funding.
As a fast-growing fintech specialising in invoice finance for the recruitment sector, we provide flexible, technology-driven funding solutions that help ambitious recruitment businesses scale with confidence. By combining smart technology with a highly personal service, we empower recruiters to build successful businesses on their own terms.
Our people are collaborative, commercially minded, and passionate about delivering an exceptional client experience, and we are looking for a Management Accountant to join our growing finance team on a 12-month maternity cover contract.
The Role:
We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Management Accountant to take ownership of core financial reporting and management accounting during a period of maternity cover.
You will be joining a close-knit finance team of 9 in a fast-paced fintech environment, where accuracy, insight, and continuous improvement are highly valued. This role is ideal for a part-qualified or qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or someone with strong relevant experience looking to step into a more analytical and business-facing role.
You will play a key role in ensuring continuity of financial reporting, supporting decision-making, and maintaining strong financial control throughout the contract period.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, journals, and reconciliations.
- Supporting customers, clients, and colleagues with finance-related queries as required.
- Ownership of core operating processing such as VAT, PAYE, weekly margin processing, new business development, continuous development lead though AI
- Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring the integrity of financial data.
- Preparation and review of financial statements and management reporting packs.
- Production of timely and accurate financial analysis to support business decision-making.
- Cash flow monitoring and reporting.
- Bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies.
- Intercompany reconciliations and control account maintenance.
- Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
- Supporting year-end audit preparation and liaising with external auditors.
- Producing weekly and monthly financial reporting for internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Reviewing and maintaining financial controls, processes, and reporting efficiency.
- Managing shared finance inboxes and responding to queries from internal departments and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.
- Supporting ad hoc financial projects and ensuring continuity of key finance processes during the maternity cover period.
About You:
You will ideally be part-qualified or qualified (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with experience in a finance or accounting role, preferably within financial services, fintech, recruitment, or a fast-paced commercial environment.
You will thrive in this role if you are:
- Strong technically with a good understanding of management accounting principles.
- Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail.
- Commercially aware and able to interpret financial data to support business decisions.
- A confident communicator who can work effectively with non-finance stakeholders.
- Organised, proactive, and comfortable working to deadlines.
- Able to quickly understand processes and maintain continuity within an established finance function.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving fintech environment.
You will also need:
- Strong Microsoft Office 365 skills.
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling and data analysis.
- Strong accounting systems knowledge (experience with finance systems desirable).
- A professional and collaborative approach.
What We Offer:
- Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.
- 22 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
- Two flexible work-from-home personal days per year.
- Enhanced family leave policies.
- Company life assurance scheme (4x salary).
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
- Discounts and perks platform, including retail and restaurant offers.
- Free gym membership.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Learning & Development annual budget.
- A supportive, collaborative team culture within a growing fintech business.
Location:
This is a fully office-based role at our modern office in Chandlers Ford, near Southampton.
QUBA is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the grounds of any protected characteristic and can offer reasonable adjustments at every stage of the application and interview process. If you have any specific requirements, please contact us at [email protected]
Pay: £40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
