Job Description

About Us

Addison Lee - Giving London Life a Lift

Since 1975, Addison Lee has been at the heart of London's transport network, delivering safe, stylish, and reliable journeys. As the capital's leading passenger car, courier, and black taxi service, we take pride in setting industry standards.


Our strength lies in our employees and drivers- genuine, ambitious, united, and proud. We believe every journey should be more than just a ride, combining cutting-edge technology with exceptional service to transform the experience for clients and drivers alike.


As part of ComfortDelGro Group, our reach extends beyond London, connecting a global private hire network of over 34,000 vehicles. Our network spans public transport (buses and rail), point-to-point services (taxis and private hire cars), and business-to-business mobility solutions, ensuring seamless connectivity for millions of people every day.

About the Role

Finance team sits at the heart of the business working with business stakeholders to deliver the annual plans, mitigate risk and exploit opportunities. Using a balance of commercial acumen, analytics and management accounting the team work to assess new business opportunities, analyse key decisions, report on performance to the business stakeholders and complete the regular month end reporting and forecasting.



The main challenges of the business are to develop marketing, sales, retention, and pricing capabilities to maintain and grow the current portfolio of customers by developing new products and offerings that create clear space between AL and their competitors.

Requirements

You will be responsible for putting together the monthly management accounts including variance analysis against budget and forecasts Key month-end tasks are revenue recognition, OPEX accrual/prepayments, fixed assets, balance sheet recs, group month-end reports National statistics returns Responsible for the reconciliation of the Balance Sheet and having explanations for any queries raised in monthly review meetings Assisting in the preparation of annual budgets Assisting manager for the preparation of annual statutory accounts & tax packs Responsible for key weekly and monthly head office reporting Preparation and support in the audit of financial statements (Internal and external) Covering other accountants in his/her absence Other ad-hoc duties

Essential:

Educated to degree level in a Finance or Business-related subject Part-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) Understanding of financial reporting, full P&L and Balance Sheet preparation Self-Starter with a strong work ethic Intermediate/advanced excel skills Ability to work under pressure, taking ownership of work and meeting strict deadlines

Benefits

In return for your efforts, you will receive:

As well as a salary of up to 35,000 - 37,000 (DOE), up to 5% bonus, receive Life Insurance (Death in Service), 2 days paid volunteering leave a year, Private Medical Insurance & Travel Insurance (after 1 year), Wellness Program, Cycle to Work Scheme, 33 days Annual Leave (incl. bank holidays), extensive retail discounts via Reward Gateway (e.g. 5% off most major supermarkets), support with Professional Training and Qualifications via Apprenticeships, Season Ticket Loans, Discounted Cabs and Courier services (within London).

Equality and Diversity Information

Addison Lee is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.


Addison Lee are a Disability Confident employer, we have made commitments to employ, keep and develop the abilities of disabled staff.