Senior Accountant

About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:

One of the UK’s most exciting unicorns with a team of over 800 people

Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK

Profitable since 2017

Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs

Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot )

So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance . We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.

We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.

Join us if you want to Take ownership: you are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1

Work in small teams of exceptional people: Lendies are relentlessly resourceful. We challenge the status quo to solve problems and find smarter solutions

Build the best technology in-house : we use new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting

About the role We're looking for a Senior Accountant to join our management accounts and controllership function. This is the team that delivers the monthly close for the UK group companies and owns the accuracy of what sits behind it.

We're a high-transaction-volume lending business scaling across the UK, US and Mexico. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to own real deliverables early and help automate and improve the processes within the Financial Reporting team.

What you'll be doing/impact on objectives Deliver monthly close for the UK group companies, accurately and within set timelines

Partner with the wider finance team and business stakeholders to prepare product-level P&Ls that support commercial decision-making, help with queries and month-end inputs

Taking ownership, and automating, balance sheet reconciliations Month on Month, whilst applying an inquisitive mindset by being able to identify and investigate variances and unusual data trends Assisting with the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet, P&L and cash flow

Work with high volumes of data from different sources and compiling, consolidating and reconciling this data to be used and relied upon in month end reports

Support continuous improvement of financial controls and policies

Assist with annual audit preparation, including supporting schedules and auditor queries

What we're looking for Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 0-2 years PQE

Working knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS

Exposure to US GAAP is beneficial given the group's US operations

Strong Excel skills for high-volume ledger and reconciliation work

Meticulous and deadline-driven, suited to a fast-paced, high-transaction-volume environment

Collaborative, hands-on style rather than a purely technical or advisory orientation

Comfortable supporting continuous improvement of financial controls and policies rather than operating a static process

Interview process Screening stage: an initial phone interview with our Talent Team and a 15 minute online cognitive assessment

20 mins remote Hiring Manager interview

Remote case study task with a 3-5 day deadline

45 minute remote team Interview to discuss your task and dive deeper into your experience

Final stage Onsite interview with finance leadership

Life at Lendable Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies

Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role. Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites

Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls

Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover

Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans

Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members

Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations

Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations

Please note: The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner. Check out our blog !