Trainee Accountant

At Flipdish, we’re turning the tables in favour of independent restaurant and takeaway owners by offering them powerful, simple-to-use tech solutions backed by real human support. Everything we do is designed to make running a restaurant satisfyingly simple in a world that’s anything but. About the role You’ll join the Finance team at Flipdish, supporting a fast-moving, multi-entity environment where accurate financial information, strong controls, and clear reporting help the business make better decisions. This is a hands-on trainee role with exposure across accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end support, audit preparation, and reporting. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, building the foundations for a successful ACA / ACCA / CIMA training path while taking on more responsibility as you develop. This role follows our hub model, with a healthy blend of hub and home working: 2 days per week from our Sandyford office. What you’ll own • Support core AP and AR processes, including invoice processing, supplier and customer queries, payment support, reconciliations, and maintaining accurate finance records across multiple entities. • Assist with month-end close, audit, tax, and statutory reporting requests by preparing journals, schedules, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and clear supporting documentation. • Investigate and resolve reconciling items, unusual balances, and transaction queries; work with Finance and wider business stakeholders to improve financial information and recurring processes. • Challenge poor decisions and propose better ways of working. Constructive challenge is a responsibility — prioritising harmony over truth or progress is a failure of responsibility. What success looks like • You understand Flipdish’s finance processes, systems, month-end timetable, and key stakeholders. • You are confidently supporting core AP and AR tasks with good accuracy, attention to detail, and clear supporting documentation. • You are preparing basic reconciliations and month-end schedules with improving independence. • You are asking good questions, learning quickly, and escalating issues early when something does not look right. • You are identifying small process improvements or ways to make recurring tasks more efficient. You’ll thrive in this role if you: • Have a strong academic record, ideally with a degree in accounting, finance, business, economics, or a related discipline. • Are eager to commence, or have recently commenced, ACA / ACCA / CIMA. • Have strong numerical ability, attention to detail, and pride in producing accurate, well-supported work. • Are highly organised, dependable, and able to follow through on tasks in a fast-paced environment. • Communicate clearly, collaborate well with others, and are willing to ask questions. • Have good working knowledge of MS Excel / Google Sheets, with a willingness to keep improving quickly. • Take ownership of your work: you do not wait to be told what to do when you can spot the next useful step. The following would help you stand out: • Some finance, accounting, bookkeeping, internship, or office experience. • Exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end, or financial reporting. • Experience working with finance systems, spreadsheets, or structured data. What you get We’re a growing startup and we understand that amazing incentives will attract amazing talent. Alongside a competitive salary, we offer unparalleled opportunities for career growth. If you’re smart, ambitious, and hard-working, we’ll do whatever it takes to make you a Flipdisher! • Hub model (hybrid): a healthy blend of hub + home working (2 days per week from ou