Finance Analyst

Summary

Join Tilt, the UK’s largest live shopping platform, as a Finance Analyst and play a crucial role in scaling our financial processes. You will be responsible for core financial processes, from month-end close to investor reporting, working closely with the Finance Lead and collaborating across various teams. This role offers deep exposure to a fast-scaling business and the chance to develop as a full-stack finance operator. In the first 3 months, you will focus on tasks such as reconciliation, journal entries, and assisting with month-end close. After 3 months, you will take on more responsibilities, including cash flow forecasting and budget updates. The ideal candidate possesses 1–3 years of experience in a finance role, is studying towards or has recently started CIMA/ACCA/ACA, and holds a relevant degree. Strong organizational skills and a willingness to learn are essential.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in a finance, accounting, or FP&A role (startup or practice background welcome)
• Studying towards or recently started CIMA / ACCA / ACA
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field—with core modules in financial accounting
• Strong understanding of journal posting, trial balances, and accounting principles
• Familiarity with month-end reporting and/or preparing management accounts
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal hand-holding
• Excited to join a growing team and contribute to a finance function with high impact

Responsibilities

• Reconcile revenue, cost of sales, inventory, expenses, and balance sheet accounts
• Prepare journal entries, trial balances, and support preparation of financial statements
• Assist with month-end close : accruals, prepayments, and variance analysis
• Help maintain department-level budgets and spending visibility across the business
• Prepare documentation for VAT , payroll , R&D tax claims , and other filings
• Track and record accounts payable/receivable
• Contribute to equity operations: cap table review, option grants, EMI admin
• Assist with cash flow forecasting and long-term scenario planning
• Own monthly budget-vs-actuals updates for key teams
• Support investor reporting and compliance (e.g. Digital Platform Reporting, Companies House)
• Use spreadsheets—and potentially SQL or Python —to streamline and automate finance workflows
• Contribute to finance process improvements across reporting, controls, and tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to equity topics (EMI schemes, options, cap tables)
• Some fluency or interest in SQL, Python , or other data tools

Benefits

• Truly flexible hours —work when you’re at your best
• 29 days PTO (plus UK Bank Holidays)
• Tech & office budget to get your workspace just right
• All the AI tools you need —we’ll cover subscriptions like Cursor
• Remote work options —we’re flexible where it counts
• Free Deliveroo for late working evenings
• Canary Wharf office with free gym membership
• Matched pension contributions
• Work abroad for up to 14 consecutive days a year