Job Description

About The Mothership
We are a fast-growing, well-funded company (raised $22M) on a mission to acquire and scale the most promising health & wellness brands of tomorrow. We acquire high-quality e-commerce businesses in the health & wellness industry and scale them using a powerful combination of expert teams, proven playbooks, and advanced technology.
Our vision? To build a large-scale, multi-brand company that transforms brilliant products into global success stories while making a meaningful, positive impact along the way.
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting moment in our journey. We're a hybrid team of around 40 people from 10+ nationalities, growing fast and building big. If you're driven, curious, and ready to learn at pace, you won't just be joining a company, you'll be shaping it. Come build the future of consumer brands with us!
About the Role
Purpose: As a Finance Assistant, you'll play a key role in supporting the finance function of a rapidly growing business. From preparing P2P processes and performing daily reconciliations to assisting with reporting and brand expansion, you'll help ensure smooth, accurate, and efficient financial operations. Working closely with senior finance team members, you'll gain exposure to a wide range of finance activities, build your technical expertise, and contribute to optimising processes that support the company's continued growth. If you are detail-oriented, analytically minded, and eager to progress your finance career, this is an exciting opportunity to learn and thrive in a dynamic environment.
Desired Outcomes

• Contribute to the preparation and execution of P2P processes, from initial recognition through to payment.
• Take ownership of daily bank reconciliations and support global VAT administration.
• Assist in the preparation of accurate and timely financial reporting in a fast-growing business.
• Support efficient month- and year-end closing procedures.
• Help optimise financial operations by understanding key expenditure areas and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to the preparation of monthly stock valuations for each brand.
• Assist with the management and maintenance of legal, tax, and financial structures for international expansion.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Financial Operations & Processes

• Support P2P processes, ensuring accurate recognition, approvals, and timely payments.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations and ensure variances are resolved promptly.
• Assist with global VAT administration, maintaining compliance across jurisdictions.

Reporting & Analysis

• Assist in preparing monthly and annual financial reports.
• Support month- and year-end closing activities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Help prepare monthly stock valuations and other cost analyses.
• Contribute to identifying areas of expenditure optimisation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory and reporting requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with other teams to ensure financial processes align with business operations.
• Provide clear and accurate financial data to support decision-making.
• Stay informed on relevant accounting standards, systems, and tools.

Competencies and Requirements
Prerequisite Qualifications / Skills

• Part-qualified accountant, open to a range of levels (CIMA/ACA/ACCA/AAT).
• Experience using Netsuite is beneficial but not compulsory.

Role-Specific Competencies

• Strong Excel skills: Proficient in Excel, with strong skills in data analysis, reporting, and financial modelling.
• Analytical skills: able to structure and process data to draw clear insights.
• Attention to detail and conscientiousness: thorough in assessing work, ensuring accuracy and high quality execution.
• Organisation and planning: able to prioritise, schedule, work to deadlines and manage multiple priorities
• Problem-solving: capable of identifying discrepancies and understanding root causes.
• Eagerness to learn and enthusiasm: receptive to feedback, challenges, and new ideas. Willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and processes.
• Take ownership: accountable, collaborative, and proactive.

Living our Values
At The Mothership, our values aren't just words on a wall, they shape how we work, grow, and succeed together. Thriving in this role includes bringing these values and behaviours to life in your day-to-day:
Determined - We tackle challenges with a can-do attitude and continually raise our standards. We:

• Set ambitious goals for ourselves and our teams
• Take accountability and ownership of our projects.
• Deliver through smart, high-quality execution

Commercial- We choose the most valuable opportunities using data to drive action. We:

• Use data and insights to guide decisions and measure impact.
• Stay agile, adapt quickly, and act with purpose.
• Focus on what creates most value for our business and our customers

Humility - We know we don't have all the answers, and that's a strength. We:

• Embrace continuous learning and feedback.
• Support and uplift our teammates beyond our own roles.
• Foster an inclusive, kind, and collaborative environment where everyone can thrive.

What we offer

• Salary : 30,000 - 32,000 p.a. + study support + equity participation.
• Investing in your Growth: a 500 annual budget for your learning and development, covering everything from relevant events to online courses and more, on top of unparalleled hands-on learning with our team of marketplaces experts.
• Flexible Working Environment: We operate as a hybrid team, with performance measured by outcomes. We currently have a flexible workspace arrangement with WeWork for our London-based team members. We stay connected through monthly socials, quarterly team gatherings, and company-wide meet-ups twice a year. To support your productivity at home, we also offer a home office budget to help you create a workspace that works for you.
• Well-being Support: Great work comes from people who are highly motivated and engaged, not from people who are overworked and overstretched. We offer gym memberships and access to therapy & coaching sessions through Oliva, and continuously review our offering to best support the team.
• Time Off: 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, and one day off for your birthday within the month of your birthday to celebrate in any way you choose.
• Employee Discount: As part of the team, you'll get an exclusive discount code to use on our online shops and dive into our greatest products.

Application Process
Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Start date: ASAP/ Immediate start preferred.
Steps in the process (all virtual/remote):
1- Initial screening interview
2- Take-home task & task-focused interview
3- Culture and team fit interview

Skills Required