Finance Assistant

The Finance Assistant role at Purple offers a great opportunity to join a strong finance and business operations team in a fast growing, fast paced business.  

This role will suit someone who is early in their finance career, with a year or two of experience. You could be a recent graduate with experience through a placement year, or maybe you’re already working in a finance team and you’re ready for your next step.

You’ll be supporting many of our core transactional finance activities, including purchase ledger, payroll and expenses, banking and payment runs, management information and monthly reporting, as well as ad hoc tasks across the wider business operations team.

We foster a collaborative environment where you'll learn from experienced colleagues and contribute meaningfully to our success.

Why join Purple?

Our values are at the heart of what we do and we’re all about getting the job done whilst having fun with no BS and no politics. We’re all about development, and embedded within the business is the value of know your stuff, keep learning, which means we support our people to continuously develop their knowledge and skills. You really won’t regret taking the next step in your career by helping turn the world Purple!

What you’ll do

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase Ledger - Managing incoming purchase invoices and ensuring timely entry into our accounting system. Working closely with the wider business to obtain approvals where necessary.
• Expenses - You’ll be the go-to finance contact for expenses and the Webexpenses system.
• Bank Reconciliation - Ensuring payments in our accounting system are reconciled in a timely manner, as well as monthly offline bank reconciliations.
• Payment Runs - Managing our payments process cycle; identifying what needs to be paid when and managing this process on multiple banking systems.
• Credit Cards - Ensure timely and accurate posting of credit card transactions into the accounting system and ensure reconciliation within the accounting system.
• Payroll Processing - ensuring payrolls are processed accurately and in a timely manner; ensuring they are entered into the account system and paid on time.
• Month End - Responsibility for parts of our month end process including; key calculations, journal entries, KPIs, cost centre analysis.
• Business operations - this role will also work closely with the business operations team to support with sales orders, reporting and other projects as needed

Requirements

About you

Our perfect candidate is keen to grow a career in Finance.  You’ll be highly motivated and energetic with a strong aptitude for numbers and a passion for learning.  

You’ll also bring with you the following skills & experience:

• Maths GCSE (7 or above)
• Business related A level (e.g. accounting, business or economics)
• Inquisitive and questioning mindset
• Deadline-oriented
• Experience working with confidential and sensitive information
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Adaptable and a quick learner
• A business related degree would be a plus but isn’t essential
• Experience working in a Finance team or similar role would be a bonus

Our values

• Make it happen - We own things and get them done whatever it takes.
• Playful and positive - Life’s too short to take things too seriously, we like to have fun while we’re working and we love positivity - and yes the glass is half full.
• We’re in it together - We all have our day jobs to do, our KPIs to hit and projects to complete but we’re always available to help for the greater good of the business.
• No bullsh*t, no politics - Seriously! We want to enjoy coming to work and that stuff doesn’t make it pleasant.
• Know your stuff, keep learning - We value people who have the knowledge and have a thirst for it, lots of it.
• No drama - Things don’t always go right as much as we try, having a hissy fit over it won’t help the situation and you won’t find that here.
• With great data comes great responsibility - Personal data is a big thing, particularly when you are the custodian of a lot of it, we take that very seriously.

Bring your best self to work

At Purple, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that each individual brings, and we believe that diversity enriches our team and drives innovation. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and we are open to conversations about flexible working arrangements that can accommodate your needs. We embrace a culture of learning and growth, where you don't need to tick every box on the job description to apply. If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to our mission, we encourage you to submit your application. Join us in shaping a workplace that celebrates diversity and empowers all voices.

Benefits

• Salary £23,000-£25,000 depending on experience 
• Remote first business - work from home (with regular opportunities to get together face to face)
• Flexible working & a great company culture - bring your best self to work
• Emphasis on learning and development - progress your career 
• 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with 1 more day each year - and the option to buy extra days
• 4 volunteering days each year - give something back to the community
• Company bonus - 5% of salary
• Private Healthcare & Long Term Incentive Plan after 12 months’ service