Trainee Accountant

Job description

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 our Sandyford office) - **Time off:** 25 days annual leave + public holidays + company days (e.g. Summer Fridays, seasonal) - **Private healthcare:** IE cover (provided through Laya Healthcare) - **Pension:** Retirement savings support (IE) - **Team connection:** regular team meet-ups and company events - **Commuter supports:** TaxSaver / travel schemes (where available) Here’s what you can expect throughout the interview process. 1. Recruiter screening call (15 minutes) 2. Hiring manager interview (60 minutes) 3. Competency / technical stage (60 minutes) 4. Reference checks ## Our Culture At Flipdish, we’re on the side of independent restaurant and takeaway owners, running busy operations on tight margins with rising costs, staffing challenges, and an increasingly demanding customer base. Our job is to make their lives easier with technology that’s powerful, satisfyingly simple, and backed by real human support. Our integrated ecosystem, spanning online ordering, marketing, loyalty, point of sale, menu optimisation, and operational automation, helps restaurants grow while staying in control. We’re an AI-first company, and we use it to help our customers get better outcomes, faster ordering, smarter marketing, and smoother operations, so owners and teams can spend more time on what matters. Inside the company, we value ownership and clarity, with a friendly, people-led culture behind it. We trust our people to help shape what kind of employer Flipdish is, not just follow a script. Transparency is huge for us: we listen to each other, and create the space for people to grow (with balance, not burnout). We’re focused on impact and team energy, not “being seen”. You’ll have meaningful scope, work closely with smart people across teams, and be trusted to make things better as Flipdish scales. If you’d like to read more about interviewing at Flipdish, please check out [our Interviewing at Flipdish guide.](https://www.flipdish.com/downloads/Flipdish-Interview-Guide-2026.pdf)