Senior Management Accountant

We Are Redefining How People Approach Their Health

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About the team

The ZOE Finance team embodies the values of ZOE within an open, transparent and high performing team. Current team members come with a wealth of experience in start-ups, Big 4 and high growth, transformational change. In 2025 and beyond there are key projects which offer a great opportunity for empowerment and learning. Core to our performance is a collaborative approach across departments.

About the role

The Senior Management Accountant role will be supported by the Financial Controller in growing and maturing finance as a function within ZOE. This role will be instrumental in the design, delivery and implementation of improvements and identification of value opportunities.

This is an opportunity to leverage your strong finance skills in an exciting and fast-paced environment. Working closely with the Financial Controller, Financial Reporting Lead and wider leadership team, you will drive financial excellence for a company which has a potential route to IPO in 5-7 years. You will be a significant contributor, and your role will evolve as the business grows.

You'll be...

• Owning the payroll process - collaborating with our People team, PEO and other external providers to ensure all aspects of this process are operating smoothly and accurately.
• Working with our external tax providers to ensure certain regulatory and tax compliance matters are dealt with on a timely basis.
• Performing monthly financial reporting, ad-hoc project analyses, and supporting financial models for the Group for both UK and US entities.
• Ensuring business processes are designed and executed with automation as a key feature.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance finance as a function. Supporting or owning the delivery of key projects, ranging from systems implementation to improving processes for a scaling business and controls for audit.
• Supporting enhancement and delivery of insightful reporting to our Exec team, our Board and Venture Capital investors.
• Managing year-end queries and support on data requests during the external audit process.
• Balance sheet controls; ensuring ownership and communication across teams for key accounts.

We think this role would be a great fit if you…

• Proven finance professional with management accountant experience at a start-up who is comfortable with ambiguity and a fast pace.
• Have relevant post-qualification finance experience (qualified with CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• Have come from a Big 4 background.
• Have a robust character with the ability to pivot and adapt to changing priorities.
• Are a process minded individual who can identify weaknesses in a process and who are confident to implement change.
• Are naturally a problem solver with attention to detail and scientific approach to data analysis and insight.
• Have worked closely with stakeholders in a remote setting.
• Are systematic and organised. You have experience in roles with multiple responsibilities.
• Have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Have fantastic Excel Skills and experience within the Google Suite environment.
• Have a solid knowledge of IFRS
• Are a great collaborator with a positive attitude who people enjoy working with. You have experience working cross-functionally.