Management Accountant - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

About us

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 £5.9 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, eco-friendly 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 and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey. 

This role is based can be based in either our London or Edinburgh offices and is a 6 month fixed term contract.

We are looking for an analytical Management Accountant with a drive for process improvement to join our vibrant and dynamic Finance function. This role will have a strong emphasis on the reporting, accounting and cash settlement of our European Train Carrier Liabilities (including SNCF and TrenItalia) and requires building effective reconciliations and presenting analysis at the end of each reporting period.

The ideal candidate will act as a key link between financial and commercial functions, ensuring clear communication with both internal stakeholders and external Carrier partners. They will contribute positively to our collaborative team, which operates across Edinburgh, Paris, and London.

As a Management Accountant at Trainline, you will... 🚝

International Carrier Reconciling & Reporting

• Owning International Carrier Liability balances by preparing reconciliations, identifying variances and recommending solutions to address them per required accounting treatment

• Being a key point of contact for queries and negotiations with internal country supply managers and external Carrier partners

• Preparing and presenting monthly and periodic analysis of creditor movements, comparing to budget and prior year balances

• Ownership of Carrier Liability budgeting and forecasting

• Point of contact for external and internal audit visits

Process & Controls Champion

• Mapping and simplification of current Balance Sheet processes and implementation of improvements throughout the reconciliations to ensure support is accurate and relevant

• Developing and documenting controls around carrier liability reconciliations and driving better automation with Finance Data & Controls team

• Demonstrate continuous process improvement and work with others to streamline key processes

• Provide ad hoc support across areas of financial control during year-end and audit

• Contribute to transformation of cash forecasting process

People and Business Partnering

• Business partner across the Management Accounts, Commercial Finance, Data and Controls and Group Reporting teams. Provide all relevant financial support and analysis to assist in decision making

• Be able to enquire, express opinion and provide feedback constructively and with confidence.

• Contribute to a positive working environment by mentoring and helping to develop graduate accountants within the team

• Lead by example and promote Trainline behaviours

We'd love to hear from you if you have... 🔍

• Qualified CA/ACCA/CIMA, desirable 2+ PQ years’ experience and strong financial accounting experience.

• Proficiency in a European language (French, Italian, Spanish, or German) is desirable, but not required

• Experience operating with an enterprise wide, integrated finance system across multiple business units.

• Decisive and confident in operating autonomously on a regular basis, positive, self-reliant, open-minded and enthusiastic attitude. Confident in a fast paced, change environment.

• Very strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and enthuse peers, facilitating their work both as part of the team and under their own initiative with minimum supervision.

• Advanced Excel skills

• Excellent written and oral skills

• Passionate and committed

• Keen to work in a growing, dynamic, and fast paced company

• Able to build relationships and utilise them both within the wider Finance team and across the business

• Well organised and able to manage/prioritise own workload and meet deadlines

• Analytically minded, able to investigate the detail but also consider the bigger picture

More information:

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, 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! 

We're operate a hybrid model to work and ask that Trainliners work from the office a minimum of 60% of their time over a 12-week period. We also have a 28-day Work from Abroad policy.

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 

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

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