Finance Assistant – Equals Money International

About us

Over the last 18 years, we have helped over a million satisfied customers move and manage their money. Our award-winning product portfolio allows our customers to make low-cost multi-currency payments across various payment products. From travel money to transfers, currency hedging, to expense management, we are focused on a single goal of making it easy for our customers to manage and move their money.

As a business, we are committed to delivering value to our customers through the combination of advanced payments technology and personal expert service. We’re doing this by hiring exceptional people and are now looking for a Finance Assistant - Equals Money International to join our team.

With our headquarters in London, Chester and Los Angeles, the Equals Group comprises of three business lines and brands - Equals Money, FairFX and CardOneMoney. You will join a very close-knit, talented and supportive team from various backgrounds who believe that bringing different perspectives together helps us understand our customers' needs. United, by one thing, making money management straightforward and cost-effective for our customers.

About the role

A Finance Assistant - Equals Money International at the Equals Group is a forward thinking and imaginative thinker. You must have an excellent attention to detail and are dedicated to ensuring that all things Equals Money International are completed both in a timely and accurate manner.

About you

We believe that certain skills are essential in order to be successful in this role, and these are detailed below. You may not have all the other skills we have outlined as desirable; we understand that and will still welcome your application. We will carry out individual interviews for shortlisted candidates and assess who is best suited for the role after we have discussed everything with you.

Working closely with the Finance Manager - Equals Money International and Finance Team Lead – Equals Money International, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Separating income from all clients safeguarded accounts each day, in order to avoid commingling of funds. Ensuring that this is either accurate or has a logical approach.

• Ensuring that all client fund liabilities (card balances) are safeguarded within the designated safeguarded client accounts at all times, with appropriate reconciliations/rational in place for any timing differences.

• Ensuring that all currency reconciliations are completed accurately and all income is disbursed accordingly.

• Ensuring that all Mastercard invoices are paid in good time and any unrelated costs to Equals Money International are recharged accordingly.

• Assisting the Equals Money International Finance Manager to ensure sufficient capital adequacy is always in place.

• Ensuring that the safeguarding ‘Issuing rec’ is completed daily with current exchange rates and any issues with regards to safeguarding are reported straight away.

• Assisting the Equals Money International Finance Manager to ensure that the Equals Money International safeguarding policy is always kept up to date.

• Keeping up to date with any regulatory changes, FCA and Mastercard.

• To work alongside the Finance Manager - Equals Money International, ensuring that Equals Money International Ltd management accounts are completed accurately and in a timely manner each month.

• Posting accruals, recharges and any other standard or recurring monthly journals.

• Consolidation of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow management.

• Variance analysis and reporting.

• Asset register maintenance.

• To assist the Finance Manager - Equals Money International during external company audits, both Financial and Safeguarding.

• To suggest changes and improvements to procedures.

• To implement any new processes and improvements to existing processes, in order to ensure that all elements are fully reconciled accurately and efficiently.

• To attend training courses and meetings as required.

• To undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time by the Equals Money International Finance Manager.

Essential Skills

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Reliable and a forward thinker.

• Ability to work calmly under pressure.

• Excellent organisational skills.

• Advanced MS Excel.

• Ability to keep up to date with current financial regulations and good practice.

Desirable Skills

• NetSuite experience.

• Knowledge of EMI requirements and commercial matters.

Our investment in you

We welcome people into the Equals group and desire to grow and develop our talented teams. We believe in teamwork and celebrating our successes. We strive to embrace our values. We want to put you in the driving seat of your career and achieve your full potential through growth opportunities and developmental support.

When you join the Equals Group, we aim to help you to get more out of your career. We will also offer you the following benefits;

Benefits

• A competitive salary benchmarked against a peer group.

• 25 days holiday per year + your birthday off

• Opportunities for progression, development and learning new skills - £250 towards the cost of learning & development.

• Free onsite Nuffield Health gym & pool (London) and discounted gym membership elsewhere

• GetActive with Aviva - Health and Wellbeing discounts on services and products

• Interbank currency rates on travel money and international transfers.

• Bupa Private Healthcare

• Free Eye Test and £50 up to the cost of glasses

• EAP Service - Mental Health Services

• Life Assurance Policy - x3 annual salary

• Contributory pension scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Season Ticket Loans

• Enhanced Parental Policies

• Complimentary tea, coffee, soft drinks and fruit

• We operate a hybrid working arrangement where possible

Where possible we offer the opportunity to work flexibly and the opportunity to balance some remote working with time in the office collaborating, taking part in events and developing the social connections that make working with us rewarding.

Equals strives to create a workplace where we can all be ourselves. We believe in inclusion, equality and the power of diversity, so you'll be encouraged to bring your unique perspectives and experiences and help us understand what you need to do your best work.