Financial Accountant

Welcome to the video-first world

From your everyday PowerPoint presentations to Hollywood movies, AI will transform the way we create and consume content. Today, people want to watch and listen, not read — both at home and at work. If you’re reading this and nodding, check out our brand video.

Despite the clear preference for video, communication and knowledge sharing in the business environment are still dominated by text, largely because high-quality video production remains complex and challenging to scale—until now…

Meet Synthesia

We're on a mission to make video easy for everyone. Born in an AI lab, our AI video communications platform simplifies the entire video production process, making it easy for everyone, regardless of skill level, to create, collaborate, and share high-quality videos. Whether it's for delivering essential training to employees and customers or marketing products and services, Synthesia enables large organizations to communicate and share knowledge through video quickly and efficiently. We’re trusted by leading brands such as Heineken, Zoom, Xerox, McDonald’s, and more. Read stories from happy customers and what 1,200+ people say on G2.

In 2023, we were one of 7 European companies to reach unicorn status. In February 2024, G2 named us as the fastest growing company in the world. In 2025 we announced our series D funding. In total we’ve raised over $330M in funding from top-tier investors, including NEA, Atlassian Ventures, WiL, PSP Growth, and existing investors such as Accel, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, GV and top founders and operators including Stripe, Datadog, Miro, Webflow, and Facebook.

About the role...

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated financial accountant to join our finance team. In this role you would manage and maintain General Ledger activities and sub-ledger details for various assets and liabilities including, but not limited to, cash, receivables, prepaid assets, fixed assets, intangible assets, and accruals. The ideal candidate has a background in audit/accounting, works collaboratively in a team setting, and demonstrates strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all payroll accounting, including payroll journals, bonus accruals, commission accounting, and monthly reconciliations.
• Partner with People/HR and external payroll providers to ensure accurate and timely processing of global payrolls.
• Maintain and manage the fixed asset register, ensuring correct classification, depreciation, disposals, and reporting.
• Track and record monthly prepayments and maintain related schedules.
• Support preparation of VAT and overseas sales tax filings in collaboration with external advisors.
• Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and liaise with external auditors during interim and year-end audits.
• Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy in accounting operations.

Min Qualifications:

• London based
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA or ACCA)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting, audit or similar role 
• Strong attention to detail and ownership mindset
• Excellent Excel skills and experience handling complex reconciliations
• Comfortable working in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, and managing multiple priorities.

The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

• Experience with NetSuite ERP 
• Familiarity with international payroll and tax environments
• Knowledge of multi-entity or multi-currency accounting
• Understanding of VAT & Sales Tax
• SaaS industry experience

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance (London)
• Paid parental leave entitling primary caregivers to 16 weeks of full pay, and secondary 5 weeks of full pay
• 25 days of annual leave + public holidays in the country where you are based.
• Cycle to work scheme (London).
• Regular socials and company retreats + free office snacks and regular tasty lunches! (London)
• A generous referral scheme.
• Pension contribution/salary sacrifice. (London)
• A brand new computer + monitor and an additional home office set-up budget.
• A huge opportunity for career growth as you’ll help shape a market-defining product.