We’re looking for a part-time Finance Manager to join our fast-growing Mar-tech business. As a crucial part of the team within a diverse role, you will oversee all things finance - working across the team to manage end-to-end accounts.

THE COMPANY

Duel was founded by world-record-breaking adventurer and former brand ambassador Paul Archer, alongside viral games developer Naio Tsarouchis.

They believed that purpose-led brands are changing the way we all live and set out to define how the greatest brands of tomorrow grow through Brand Advocacy. Duel exists to prove that caring for people and planet builds brand, which builds long-term and exponential profit returns.

Our Brand Advocacy Platform allows mid-level to enterprise brands to do just that - scaling how they manage their relationships with thousands of advocates and brand ambassadors. We’re proud today that brands such as Monica Vinader, Charlotte Tilbury, Rab, BeautyPie, Mint Velvet, Neom and Tropicfeel (to name a few) are doing just that.

The Duel team comprises psychologists, brand experts and community builders from companies including Amazon, Treatwell, Bain, Mimecast and Lululemon as well as young entrepreneurs, psychologists and other exceptional talents.

THE ROLE

The role will report to the Chief of Staff and work closely with the CFO to be responsible for the day-to-day management of all operational finance processes and financial reporting tasks.

Revenue Cycle

• Continuously improving the interface between the Commercial Team and all new customers

• Managing the billing cycle for new and existing customers (e.g. raising sales invoices, purchase orders (if applicable), cross-checks, gap, etc.) Applying agreed payment terms, chasing overdue invoices, escalating, etc. effectively across all accounts, establishing automated payments (e.g. direct debit) on recurring invoices

• Commissions (floats)

• Managing Key point of contact for all customers (which are major brands)

Spend Cycle

• Managing payment runs and the procure-to-pay cycle, including raising PO’s, invoice processing, supplier reconciliation, supplier payment runs and new supplier onboarding via Xero

• Reporting actual spend against forecast and performing weekly reconciliations of all bank accounts

• Management of order-to-cash cycle, including the processing of orders, raising sales invoices, reconciling customer accounts and ensuring settlement of all accounts in line with company terms and conditions

People

• Management of Monthly UK Payroll

• Maintaining the People FIle

• PAYE/NI

• ERS Filing (re-share options awarded/returned)

• P11Ds / P45s

Accounting

• Obtaining and presenting data for monthly reporting, including a Trial Balance review and producing a ‘Month End Deck’

• Chart of Accounts and the closing Month End and Annual Accounts

• Reviews and coding of the General Ledger (with the business leads)

• Cashflow Forecast (every two weeks) prior to payment runs

• Preparation and submission of all HMRC returns including VAT, PAYE etc.

THE PERSON

• Attention to detail

• Desire to build out processes to allow for scaling

• Xero, GoCardless, Paypal, experience

EXPERIENCE

• Experienced IATI qualified or newly qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

• 3-5 years experience in an accounting role within a dynamic, growing organisation.

• Strong Excel experience

• Experience of the Xero accounting system is an advantage, but not essential.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible working hours - if you need to fit around childcare, or occasionally need to work around your life, we understand and will do our best to accommodate

• 17 days holiday (excluding bank holidays and an extended end-of-year break)

• On-going training where required from a generous learning and development budget

• Perks/Benefits: Gym membership, Headspace subscription and work-related or personal growth reading/Audible budget, cycle-to-work scheme, Anxiety UK access

• EMI Options scheme for all full-time employees - it’s important to us that everybody owns a part of the company and shares in the benefits of what we build
  

• Competitive Salary - £31,000 - £35,000 p/a 

HOW DO I APPLY?

Please send us your CV, no cover letters!

(No recruiters, please! We would rather save the money and put it towards an awesome team day out. Also, no phone calls. Everything must be done by email. Cheers!)

We know some folk tend to only apply for jobs when they meet all the criteria - if you think you might be able to do this role (or even grow into it), ping us your CV as we often pool CVs for other roles.

***Duel is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.***