Staff Accountant

Many Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic insurance provider in the City of London is seeking a Staff Accountant to strengthen financial controls and ensure balance sheet accuracy. This role is ideal for candidates with 2–3 years of experience in financial operations and a commitment to detail. You will manage reconciliations and month-end processes in a collaborative environment. Competitive salary of £45,000–£50,000 offered.

Benefits

Best-in-class technology provision

Money towards a desk

Vision support

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in financial operations or accounting.
• Knowledge of VAT and fixed assets is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve variance.
• Prepare and post month-end journals.
• Support management reporting and audit schedules.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Reconciliation skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Part or fully qualified with ACCA, CIMA, AAT

Job description

About us

We love pets – we’re on a mission to make the world a better place for pets and their parents. We offer pet insurance policies with generous pet health benefits designed with their needs in mind. We’ve helped half a million pets stay happy and healthy since 2017 – and many more customers worldwide are joining us every day. Our company is respectful, fun‑loving and passionate about pets and their wellbeing. Throughout our business you’ll meet people who think differently, aim for impact, and love to try new things. Want to join our pack? Join us. Love every moment. Love ManyPets.

A day in the life

We’re looking for a proactive Staff Accountant to join the ManyPets Finance team. You’ll play a key role in strengthening our financial controls, ensuring the accuracy of our balance sheet, and supporting a smooth and reliable month‑end close. Reporting to the Senior Accountant, this is a hands‑on role at the heart of our core finance processes. It’s ideal for someone detail‑oriented, structured, and confident owning reconciliations and controls end‑to‑end. You’ll join a fast‑paced, collaborative, mission‑driven environment where finance is a true partner to the business.

Your responsibilities

• Own monthly balance sheet reconciliations (AR, AP, payroll, VAT, fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, intercompany) and resolve variance.
• Reconcile brokerage receivable accounts and monitor revenue accruals/deferral.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, post depreciation, and reconcile balance.
• Review and reconcile VAT workings and support preparation of VAT return.
• Prepare and post month‑end journals and review the trial balance for anomalies.
• Support UK CAC, MMA and other management reporting packs.
• Prepare balance sheet audit schedules and provide supporting documentation.

Your skills and experience

• ~2–3 years of experience in a financial operations, financial accounting or similar role.
• Part or fully qualified with a recognised accounting body (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, AAT etc) and we’ll support study if you’re part qualified.
• Strong reconciliation skills and a solid understanding of core balance sheet processes.
• Confident with Excel – able to manage large datasets and build clear, structured working files.
• Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Comfortable working to month‑end deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Hands‑on attitude – willing to dig into details while maintaining robust controls.
• Nice to have – experience with VAT, fixed assets, intercompany, or audit preparation; exposure to insurance or other regulated sectors.

The interview process

This position has a three‑step interview process, which will be held via Zoom.

Stage 1 – an informal meeting with our Talent team. We’ll introduce the role and explore how your experience aligns with what we’re looking for.

Stage 2 – you’ll meet the Senior Accountant and Group Financial Controller. This stage focuses on your technical skills and problem‑solving approach. We may include a short case or practical discussion around balance sheet controls.

Stage 3 – you’ll meet the CFO to further evaluate your fit for the organisation. It may include a short scenario‑based discussion to understand your judgment and approach to strengthening financial controls.

Salary range

£45,000 – £50,000 GBP

Ways of working

On a typical day you’ll be working from a laptop with a screen, mouse, keyboard, and headset. You’ll be meeting your colleagues on Zoom and keeping in touch regularly via email and Slack. We’d expect you to be using your computer for around seven hours a day. We’d ask that you have a distraction‑free work area and a reliable internet connection with a speed of 25 Mbps so you can work effectively. We’ll make sure you have the right home set‑up that supports you in the role by providing best‑in‑class technology, money towards a desk, and vision support.

Inclusion at ManyPets

We promise to give you the same opportunities as everyone else and we won’t discriminate against you at any point in the process. This includes how we source talent, our interview process, our conditions of employment (including pay) and feedback. If you'd like to read more about this, please download Our Approach to Inclusion policy.

Reasonable adjustments and support

If you need any help, support, or advice at any point during the hiring process please email [e-mail]. If you want to ask any questions or request an adjustment, please let us know and we’ll do what we can to flex our approach.