Finance Operations Specialist (UK/Remote)

🚀 Who are we?

Grip is the AI-powered, end-to-end event platform built for engagement. The flexible system helps commercial event organisers like Ascential, Hyve, Emerald and Clarion Events boost revenue by establishing, maintaining and tracking relationships between participants over multiple events. This is possible because Grip goes beyond networking. It combines AI with billions of interactions happening across the platform with a powerful event management system, seamless registration and award-winning mobile event app so participants meet the right people at the right time.

🚀 Expectation of the role

As a Finance Operations Specialist, you will play a key role in our small but growing Finance team. You’ll be reporting directly into the Finance Controller and you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational finance processes at Grip, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other finance tasks.

This is a generalist finance position, working across all aspects of financial operations as well as cross functionally with other parts of the business. 

Accounts Payable & Payroll

• Process invoices and ensure they are approved, paid on time and allocated to the correct budget in our accounting system (Xero).

• Prepare and process payment runs, including working cross-functionally to check and approve invoices.

• Reconcile multi-currency bank accounts and credit card statements.

• Manage the company's virtual credit card platform and the accounts payable inbox.

Accounts Receivable & Revenue Recognition 

• Manage multi-currency Accounts Receivable balances and ensure collection on time.

• Maintain professional and proactive communication with customers around the world.

• Oversee compliance of our revenue recognition and deferred revenue balances

• Work with the Sales team to set-up new customers for the first time and support our Go-To-Market teams to resolve billing queries and payment issues efficiently.

Month End & Compliance

• Assist with month-end and year-end close procedures (e.g. accruals, prepayments, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations).

• Support preparation of audit documentation and liaise with external auditors.

• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with company policies and local regulations.

• Help monitor expenses to ensure adherence to budget and cost control measures.

Reporting & Systems

• Support the team with management reporting, variance analysis, and KPIs.

• Assist with maintaining and improving accounting systems (e.g. Xero integrations, automation tools).

🚀Experience and Skills

• Minimum 1-2 years working in a Finance role

• Experience working with Xero 

• Understanding of subscription-based or SaaS business models.

• Familiarity with tools like Maxio, Salesforce & Cledara / Revolut

• Intermediate Excel/Google Sheets and comfort with multi-currency accounting.

• Events Industry experience a bonus

• Fluent in English

🚀 Your Career Path

We view the Finance Operations Specialist position as a multi-disciplinary entry point designed to fast-track your understanding of Grip. The fastest way to unlock future seniority here is to become a master of our key financial systems and the mechanics of our revenue streams. This expertise is highly valued across the company! 

From here, you’ll have multiple paths: specialising in areas like Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), moving into Operations, or even transitioning into roles focused on Data and Business Intelligence. We grow quickly, and we prioritise moving our top internal talent into new areas.

We are highly invested in your development, and your career path will be a standing, dedicated item in your regular check-ins with your line manager

🚀 Grip Benefits

• Opportunities to work remotely within UK

• Health Cash Back Plan & Group Life Insurance

• Company Training Sponsorship Programme

• 25 holiday days per year 

• Sabbatical Leave 

• Career Progression Pathways, an opportunity to take the lead in shaping an entire industry through AI

• Kind, fun and ambitious company culture