< Back to search

Trainline • London, United Kingdom

Senior Finance Manager - 12 Month FTC

< Back to search

top 3 scores:
79%

Mission

79%

Hours flexibility

79%

Autonomy

Apply now

Job Description

Company Description

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.

Great journeys start with Trainline 🚄

Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.3 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.

Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid, and Brussels. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

Job Description

Focusing on the monthly accounting and reporting cycle, as well as cost control and forecasting, the ideal candidate will have great initiative and be able to consider ‘the big picture’. Brilliant prioritisation and qualities associated with being a supportive manager with a growth mindset will be absolutely key.

The role will lead a team of 6 people and report to the Head of Finance. We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and a dynamic leader who has the ability to problem-solve autonomously as well as closely with others.

Day-to-day financial management and control is naturally a core aspect of the role, but we are looking for someone who offers that extra bit more - someone who is able to stand back and assess the consequences of commercial changes from an accounting perspective and consider what the broader impact will be. On the back of this, you will bring ideas about what ‘good’ looks like in terms of process, and seek opportunity to automate wherever you can.

You will also be the core finance business contact for our senior leadership teams, staying close to the pulse of what is changing in the e-comm landscape, and delivering the best service to our customers.

On a typical day, you may be leading the team through the month end close, helping troubleshoot problems and identifying areas for future improvement. The next, you may be working with one of our data specialists to help automate processes or with our tax team on transfer pricing policy. Working in a rapidly growing business like ours, there is always a new challenge and plenty of opportunities to develop your skill set and turn your hand to new things.

This role will be a 12 month fixed term contract and we are ideally looking for someone who can start with us in January.


Responsibilities

  • Management, development and mentoring of a team of 6 – including oversight, review and ultimate responsibility for the output of the team
  • Complete ownership of the monthly accounting and reporting cycle, ensuring all reporting and commentary is accurate and on time
  • Presenting and explaining key results to senior leadership, including the CFO and other Exec
  • Business partnering with members of the executive team to support their financial objectives
  • Supporting the FP&A team and guiding your own team through the annual budget and quarterly reforecasting
  • Supporting the Group Reporting team and guiding your own team through the annual and half-year accounts preparation, working directly with the group auditors where needed
  • Working closely with other core finance teams to gain full understanding of any developments impacting your areas of responsibility
  • Supporting the finance transformation team to champion process improvement
  • Taking the lead on various ad-hoc projects as they arise

Qualifications

  • Qualified senior accountant with broad experience (4+ years PQE)
  • Excellent team management skills to support and encourage your direct team
  • Background in financial management, internal control and management reporting
  • Proven track record in developing processes for operational change and enhancing existing processes
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to quickly re-prioritise and help a team to do the same
  • Naturally inquisitive and analytical mindset, be able to quickly grasp the fundamentals of complex systems and processes, explaining and presenting them to others is an easy to understand way
  • Comfortable working in a high transactional volume, multi-currency and multi­national environment

‘Nice to have’ Experience

  • E-commerce or big data experience
  • Proven track record of working with teams in multi-site and/or multi-country locations
  • Previous experience of business partnering outside finance

Additional Information

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:

💭 Think Big - We're building the future of rail

✔️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey

🤝 Travel Together - We're one team

♻️ Do Good - We make a positive impact

Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!

#LI-JK1

Company benefits

Work from anywhere scheme – work from abroad for up to 28 days a year
2 extra days over the Festive period & 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Buy or sell annual leave – buy or sell up to 3 days each year
Shared parental leave
Carer’s leave – primary & secondary
L&D budget – £300 a year
Personal development days – 4 meeting free Learning Days a year
Health insurance – Bupa Health Insurance for you and your family
Enhanced sick pay – 8 weeks full pay, 18 weeks 75% pay per 12 month period
Free meals – free breakfast & soft drinks every day, monthly lunches and evening socials
Share options
Dental coverage – Bupa Dental Insurance for you and your family
Health assessment – Free annual health check for all employees
Life assurance
Accrued annual leave – carry over 5 days of annual leave each year
Income protection – 75% of your salary
Private GP service – with Bupa
Complimentary Medical Services – Flu vaccinations
Employee assistance programme
Adoption leave – 52 weeks
Fertility treatment leave
Pregnancy loss leave – 2 weeks
Compassionate leave
Mental health platform access
Eye Care Support – vouchers
Annual pay rises – Based on bi-annual performance reviews
Salary sacrifice
Volunteer days – 1 day a year to volunteer with a charity of your choice
Charity donation scheme – Charity matching & Give as you earn
Perkbox subscription
Professional subscriptions
Hackathons
Gym membership – GymFlex scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Buddy scheme
Optional unpaid leave
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Flexible working week
Travel loan
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Trainline what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
73%
Employees are largely happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
79%
Employees are largely happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
70%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
70%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
69%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
79%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
72%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
71%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
77%
Employees enjoy the working environment
Mission
79%
Employees feel quite excited about the company mission
Salary
64%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Trainline

Company employees

1000+

Gender diversity (male:female)

60:40

Currently Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

Office Locations