Finance Assistant

About Wonderbly

Wonderbly creates, sells, and delivers beautifully personalised books to customers around the world. The company sits where imaginative storytelling meets smart technology, and as it continues to scale, it is looking for a detail-focused Finance Assistant to join its compact finance function.

Role Overview

This position is a strong fit for someone with 1-2 years of accounting experience who is eager to build broader finance capabilities, take ownership of important daily processes, and learn how a fast-growing creative e-commerce business operates from the inside.

The role also involves regular interaction with internal colleagues, particularly the marketing team, as well as suppliers and external partners, so clear and confident communication is essential alongside strong spreadsheet skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the day-to-day ledgers by taking responsibility for accounts payable and accounts receivable and ensuring records remain accurate.
• Prepare weekly payment runs and carry out routine bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage the central finance inbox and handle supplier and internal queries in a helpful and efficient manner.
• Oversee employee expenses and company subscription payments through Spendesk.
• Post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, and other required adjustments.
• Create month-end variance analysis and compare budgeted spend with actual results to support financial control.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for review by the Finance Manager.
• Work closely with the marketing team to track marketing spend against approved budgets.
• Support commercial administration by issuing contracts for freelancers.
• Assist with annual budgeting activities and help prepare materials for external audits.

Requirements

• Ideally 1-2 years of experience in a comparable finance or accounting position.
• Working toward a professional accounting qualification such as AAT, ACCA, or CIMA is beneficial, though not essential.
• Strong familiarity with finance tools, especially spend management platforms such as Spendesk and accounting software like Xero, is highly desirable.
• Advanced Excel ability is required.
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong ability to identify discrepancies in invoices or reconciliations.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with a mix of routine duties and ad hoc projects.
• A proactive approach and the ability to improve processes are important.

Benefits

• Annual salary of £31,000 to £34,000, depending on experience.
• Hybrid working arrangement with three days per week spent in the London office and the remainder worked remotely.
• Access to mentorship and guidance from experienced finance professionals.
• Private healthcare coverage.
• £500 learning allowance for books, courses, and other development resources through Learnably.
• Mental health support provided through Spill.
• Subsidised gym membership with Nuffield Health.
• Free daily breakfast.
• Monthly Lunch & Learn sessions with guest speakers.
• An inclusive, creative, and enjoyable workplace culture.
• Regular all-hands meetings with food and drinks.
• Five weeks of remote working each year, subject to tax and security restrictions.
• Dog-friendly office environment.
• 5% pension contribution with no upper limit on employee contributions.

Additional Information

This is a full-time role based in London, England, with a hybrid work pattern.