Mission

The Mothership is on a mission to build consumer brands that people want to be a part of. The key mission of this role is to successfully consolidate and analyse the financial information of The Mothership and all the brands under ownership and implement effective strategies to enhance overall business performance. You'll be at the heart of The Mothership engine, enabling the rest of the business to achieve its objectives.

What we offer

• £30,000 - £34,000 p.a. + study support + equity participation.

• Opportunity to make an impact from day one: You'll be joining the team at an early stage with huge growth ambitions, so we are looking for future leaders only.

• Be at the forefront of an exciting industry: We're at the epicentre of a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity that is seeing billions of funding. The Mothership is a well-funded company (raised $22million) buying and building loveable and more sustainable brands - high-quality products you can be proud of.

• Unparalleled hands-on learning: Alongside our directors, you'll go straight into a multidisciplinary eCommerce environment with end-to-end involvement in product, customer journey, marketing, and creative, underpinned by data-driven feedback loops.

• Flexible working conditions: We are a distributed team by design assessed by our results, not the hours sat in the office. You'll have the option to work remotely or in our Shoreditch, London office.

• Inclusivity and well-being support: Great work comes from people that are highly motivated and engaged, not from people overworked and overstretched. We offer gym memberships and free therapy sessions, and are developing a more holistic well-being offering for the whole team.

• Be part of something bigger: 20%+ of our equity is going to a foundation to promote sustainability and social mobility.

• Thrive in a vibrant and diverse team: One of our core values is "Embrace the Adventure" - and we certainly do! From Great Gatsby Christmas parties, to Barcelona company offsites, we know how important it is to get to know our colleagues.

Desired Outcomes

• Key role in the preparation of P2P processes from initial recognition through to payment.

• Ownership of daily bank reconciliations and global VAT administration.

• Assist in the preparation of financial reporting in a very fast-growing business.

• Help optimise financial operations to ensure efficient month and year-end procedures.

• Understand key areas of expenditure and identify optimisation opportunities.

• Assist with preparations of monthly stock valuations for each brand.

• Assist with preparations to deliver accurate month and year-end reporting.

• Manage and maintain the set up of legal, tax and financial structures for international expansion.

Prerequisite Qualifications / Skills

• Part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)

• Experience using Netsuite is beneficial but not compulsory.

Competencies

The following role-specific competencies are required:

• Analytical skills. Able to structure and process data and draw insightful conclusions from it.

• Attention to detail. Thorough in assessing your work so as never to let important details slip through the cracks.

• Organisation and planning. Plans, organises, schedules and budgets in an efficient, productive manner, focusing on key priorities.

• Problem-solving skills. Identifies discrepancies and irregularities in data sets and strives to understand root causes

Company-wide competencies required:

• Take big bets. Happy to take calculated risks, overcome the fear of failure and look at big bets as a chance to discover and explore.

• Eager to learn. Always open to new ways of thinking, seeks feedback and sees being challenged as a chance to grow. 

• Data and customer-driven. Make intentional decisions fuelled by customer insights and reliable qualitative and quantitative data.

• Take ownership. Strive to always support the team and the wider company sometimes beyond your own tasks.

• Conscientiousness. Desire to execute the role thoroughly and to a high standard.

• Enthusiasm. Energised by the part you play in our journey, with a hunger to connect and contribute.

• Positivity. Sees challenges as stepping stones and mistakes as lessons.

• Forward-thinker. Interest in environmental issues and sustainability.

Next steps

Head to the top of the blue right-hand panel to start the application process.

You’ll answer some questions that will help us determine if this is the right role for you. After the job closes, your answers will go through our sift process: all answers will be anonymised, randomised and then reviewed by a panel of reviewers.

If you are shortlisted, we’ll invite you to the next step, which includes a series of interviews and a work sample assessment. Also, we love giving feedback, so at the end of the application process, we'll let you know how well you performed.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.