Management Accountant
Job description
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Trint is the market leading AI-powered transcription and content creation platform for enterprise media — built specifically for newsrooms, broadcasters, sports organisations and businesses.
Trint transforms audio and video into publishable content — with live transcription in seconds, 70+ language translation, speaker recognition, and AI-generated first drafts. Trusted by newsrooms like AP, The New York Times, and Sky, Trint’s software is designed for speed, editorial integrity, and secure professional workflows.
We're a global business with offices in London and Toronto, and a team that passionately cares about our product, about each other, and about the people who rely on Trint every day. Diversity and inclusion aren't an afterthought here; they're part of how we work and who we are.
Trint was founded by an Emmy-winning journalist and war correspondent who brings unique domain expertise and a passion for innovating solutions.
This is an exciting moment to join. We're scaling with purpose, and we're building the team and the infrastructure to do it properly.
THE ROLE
We are looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to join our finance team. You will support the delivery of timely and accurate financial reporting, maintain strong day-to-day financial operations, and ensure the smooth running of our AR and AP processes. You will also help strengthen our financial controls and contribute to improvements in how we work.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Management Accounts & Reporting
Assist with the prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements, with variance analysis against budget and forecast
Support the month-end by preparing journals, reconciliations and month end schedules
Perform regular balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are fully supported and any aged items are investigated and cleared
Assist with revenue recognition processes, ensuring accurate data capture and documentation in line with accounting standards.
Transactional Finance
Perform daily, and monthly bank reconciliations across all company bank accounts
Maintain the integrity of the general ledger by ensuring all transactional postings are accurate, complete, and appropriately coded
Maintain accurate fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation postings
Prepare and post routine journals (e.g., accruals, prepayments, payroll allocations) as part of the month-end process
Assist in the continuous improvement of transactional finance processes, including the adoption of automation tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Oversee the end-to-end AR process, including invoicing, collections, and cash allocation
Manage subscription billing cycles and ensure accurate and timely customer invoicing
Monitor debtor days and aged debt, proactively chasing overdue accounts
Reconcile customer accounts and resolve billing queries or disputes in a timely manner
Work closely with the Customer Success and Sales teams to resolve invoice discrepancies
Prepare AR reports and provide inputs for cash collection forecasting.
Accounts Payable (AP)
Ensure AP data is accurate and complete to support timely month-end close and cashflow reporting
Oversee the end-to-end AP process, including purchase invoice processing, approvals, and payment runs
Maintain supplier relationships and resolve invoice or payment queries promptly
Manage the company credit card and expense claim process, ensuring compliance with policy
Monitor creditor days and highlight opportunities to optimise payment terms.
Systems and compliance
Support the external audit process and liaise with auditors as required
Identify opportunities to strengthen financial controls and improve transactional processes
Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal policies
Support the migration and integration of finance processes between Xero and Hubspot
Assist in testing, documenting and improving new workflows as part of the hubspot rollout.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
At least 2-3years of experience in a management accounting role
Experience in a SaaS, tech, or high-growth environment is strongly preferred
Advanced Excel skills
Experience supporting the month-end close process, including journals, reconciliations, and balance sheet schedules.
Familiarity with accounting software (Xero) is preferred. Familiarity with CRM (Hubspot) is beneficial
Experience working in multi-entity or multi-currency environments is beneficial
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial data to non-finance stakeholders
Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Ability to maintain accurate financial data to support timely reporting and audit readiness
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📊 Quantify your month-end achievements: 'Completed monthly P&L variance analysis within 3 working days, identifying £15k budget deviations'
🏦 Highlight your reconciliation expertise as Trint specifically mentions bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations as daily/monthly tasks
💰 Emphasise your AR experience at the top since Trint needs someone to oversee the end-to-end AR process including invoicing and collections
🔄 Showcase any process improvement wins as the role involves 'continuous improvement of transactional finance processes'
📈 Demonstrate your revenue recognition knowledge as this is explicitly mentioned in their key responsibilities
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- •Prepared monthly P&L variance analysis for £2.8M revenue business, identifying budget deviations within 3 working days and presenting findings to senior management
- •Managed end-to-end AR process for 150+ corporate clients, reducing average collection period from 45 to 32 days through improved invoicing procedures
- •Implemented automated bank reconciliation process across 4 company accounts, eliminating 8 hours of manual work per month and improving accuracy by 99%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Trint's AI-powered transcription platform represents exactly the type of innovative technology company where I want to develop my management accounting career. Your need for someone to strengthen financial controls and improve AR processes aligns perfectly with my experience in month-end reporting and revenue recognition.
My background in preparing monthly management accounts, including P&L variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations, has equipped me with the technical skills to support Trint's scaling operations. I'm particularly drawn to your emphasis on process improvement and automation, having previously implemented efficiency measures that reduced month-end close time by 2 days.
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10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your month-end close process and typical timelines
- ›How do you approach revenue recognition for subscription-based businesses?
- ›What's your experience with balance sheet reconciliations and clearing aged items?
- ›Describe your process for managing accounts receivable and collections
- ›How would you implement automation tools to improve transactional finance processes?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you identified a significant variance in financial reporting
- ›Describe a situation where you had to improve a financial process
- ›Give an example of how you've managed competing priorities during month-end
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to work with other departments to resolve a financial issue
- ›Describe a challenging collections situation and how you handled it
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you identified a significant variance in financial reporting
Describe a situation where you had to improve a financial process