Finance Assistant & AP - FTC
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
16 hours ago
Mid LevelFinanceWorldwide
$40K - $80K

USD per year

Job Description

Overview: Duffel is rebuilding the infrastructure underpinning the global travel industry to make travel effortless. The company is backed by top-tier investors and born out of Y Combinator. Duffel's Finance team manages all end-to-end financial activities across 6 reporting entities in 4 global regions. The team operates in a fast-paced environment, offering opportunities to take ownership of financial operations, drive process improvements, and gain broad hands-on experience. The role of Accounts Payable & Finance Assistant involves managing end-to-end AP processes across multiple entities and currencies, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial records. Responsibilities include full-cycle accounts payable, ledger management, employee expenses (Pleo & Brex), multi-currency payment runs and reconciliations across EUR, GBP, USD, and AUD; supporting month-end close and annual audits; identifying process bottlenecks for automation; and collaborating with internal teams. Duffel offers true ownership with equity for permanent employees and perks such as travel allowance (paying you to explore), flexible work options including sabbaticals (work remotely or take sabbatical), electric car scheme (EV tax savings), work-life harmony benefits (flexible bank holidays, family leave), growth tools like paid study days to level up skills plus pension and cycle-to-work scheme. The position is a 10-month fixed-term contract based in Shoreditch, London with hybrid working (in-office Tuesdays & Thursdays). Interview process includes recruiter screen, hiring manager chat, technical case study and final interview. What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Run full-cycle Accounts Payable, ledger management and employee expenses (Pleo & Brex).
  • Manage international payment runs and bank/credit card reconciliations across EUR, GBP, USD and AUD.
  • Support monthly management accounts through GL postings, journals and supplier/airline reconciliations.
  • Participate in supporting annual audit processes.
  • Identify bottlenecks to automate streamline optimize financial processes.
  • Partner across teams for internal queries special projects audit deliverables.

What We’re Looking For:

The Foundation:

  • Degree in Accounting/Finance plus active or complete qualification (ACA CIMA ACCA).

The Experience:

  • Hands on background managing end-to-end AP processes contributing to month-end closes in dynamic setting.

The Tech Toolkit:

  • Strong grasp of financial statements (P&L BS Cash Flow) multi-currency reconciliations tools like NetSuite Excel.

The Mindset:

  • Analytical insanely detail-oriented driven by desire to automate manual tasks.

The Energy:

  • Clear communication hands-on work ethic genuine desire to learn grow.
How to Apply
About Duffel

Duffel enables any business, from startups to large enterprises, to sell travel by shopping, booking, and managing flights, stays, and travel extras. It offers APIs and product suites for flights and stays with features like flight search, loyalty perks, seat and bag additions, order management, hotel commissions, global property inventory, loyalty benefits, and rich content.

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