We are Vitesse – the treasury and payment partner of choice for insurance.

About us:

Vitesse is the trusted financial infrastructure connecting the global insurance ecosystem. Purpose-built for insurers, brokers, MGAs, and TPAs, Vitesse offers a unified platform that optimizes claims funds, enables realtime global payments, and delivers end-to-end financial control. To date, Vitesse has facilitated more than $20 billion in payments across 200+ countries and currencies, returning hundreds of millions in claims funds to insurers’ balance sheets. Licensed by the FCA in the UK and DNB in Europe, Vitesse also operates Vitesse Trust Company, LLC, which is regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Headquartered in London, with a growing presence across Europe and the US, Vitesse employs over 175 people worldwide. In 2024, the company secured $93 million in Series C funding led by KKR to accelerate its US expansion and drive continued product innovation. With its scalable, trusted platform, Vitesse is redefining how money moves in insurance—helping the industry act faster, stay in control, and excel

The role: Reporting into the Group FC (GFC), we're looking for a Management Accountant to take ownership of our accounts payable function and play a hands-on role across month-end close, audit support, and process improvement. This is a key role within the finance team operating across multiple regulated entities, where accuracy, control, and scalability matter. You'll be joining at a stage of change in the business and there is real scope to shape how things work — improving processes, tightening controls, and helping the finance function keep pace with the business as it scales.

Core Responsibilities

Accounts Payable

• Own the day-to-day AP process across all group entities, from invoice receipt and coding through to payment and reconciliation.

• Maintain the AP Inbox and systems, ensuring invoices are accurately coded against the chart of accounts, properly approved in line with delegated authority limits, and posted promptly.

• Run weekly/fortnightly payment cycles (domestic and international), preparing payment proposals for GFC review and approval.

• Reconcile supplier statements on a monthly basis, investigating and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Monitor AP ageing and flag overdue or disputed items to the GFC, providing regular summary reporting.

• Act as the first point of contact for internal and external AP queries, liaising with budget holders and suppliers to resolve issues.

Month-End Close

• Prepare and post month-end journals including accruals, prepayments, and intercompany recharges, working to the agreed close timetable.

• Reconcile accruals, and prepayment balances, with clear documentation for GFC review.

• Assist with bank reconciliations and expense processing as part of the wider month-end close.

• Prepare supporting schedules and commentary for balance sheet and P&L movements as input to the monthly reporting pack.

Audit & Compliance

• Respond to auditor queries and support the preparation of statutory accounts working papers as they relate to trade and other payables.

• Maintain adherence to internal controls and documented procedures across your key areas, flagging any control gaps or risks to the GFC.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy within the AP workflow, bringing recommendations to the GFC for approval.

• Help standardise AP processes across entities, documenting procedures and keeping them up to date as the business evolves.

• Contribute to wider finance projects and initiatives as required, such as system migrations, new entity setups, or policy updates.

Revenue

• Prepare and post monthly revenue journals in line with accounting standards, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

• Own the end-to-end revenue and invoicing process, including setting up customers, raising invoices, and ensuring timely billing across group entities.

• Reconcile revenue balances monthly, investigating and resolving variances between systems, billing, and the general ledger.

• Support month-end close through detailed revenue analysis and provision of revenue-related schedules and commentary.

• Ensure revenue is recognised appropriately in line with contractual terms and relevant accounting policies.

• Maintain strong controls over revenue processes, highlighting risks or control gaps to the GFC.

• Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to resolve invoicing queries and improve data accuracy.

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate revenue and invoicing processes as the business scales.

• Support audit requests relating to revenue, invoicing, and AR documentation.

Required

• Qualified accountant (CIMA or ACA) with approximately 2 years of post-qualification experience.

• Solid experience managing accounts payable in a multi-entity or group environment.

• Strong month-end close experience, comfortable with journals, reconciliations, and accruals.

• Experience supporting external audits.

• Excellent attention to detail with a strong controls mindset.

• Confident working with accounting systems (Netsuite & Tipalti desirable) and proficient in Excel.

• A proactive, process-improvement-oriented approach — you spot inefficiencies and take the initiative to fix them.

• Clear communicator who can work effectively with non-finance stakeholders and external suppliers.

Desirable

• Experience in a regulated financial services or fintech environment.
• Exposure to multi-currency AP and international payment processes.
• Experience working with AP automation tools (e.g. Tipalti).
• Familiarity with intercompany accounting and transfer pricing considerations.
• Experience in a scaling business (Series B–D stage or equivalent growth environment).

• 25 days Holiday per year (increase by 1 day per year to 30 days max) + Bank Holidays

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Contributory pension scheme

• Enhanced Parental leave

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Private Medical Insurance through Vitality

• Access to Oliva our Mental Health Therapy partners

• Discounted Gym membership

• Financial Coaching with Octopus Wealth

• 2 days of volunteering leave per year

• Sabbatical after 5 years’ service

• Life Assurance – MetLife (UK employees only).

• Ongoing Learning and Development to support you reach your career goals

We understand that everyone has their own work rhythm, and we believe in a flexible working schedule that supports a healthy work/life balance. We offer a hybrid work approach with 2 days minimum in the office in our London St Paul’s office.

Our Values – or what we call “Vitesse at Our Best”

The Vitesse values are a true reflection of what it takes to thrive in our business, so it’s important to us that any employee who joins our business is aligned with these 3 attributes

Driven to Succeed
We’re ambitious about the opportunity ahead and committed to achieving it together. We hold ourselves to high standards, take pride in what we deliver, and push for meaningful outcomes for our customers, our partners, and each other.

Tenacious Responsibility
We take ownership of our work, our decisions, and our results. We face challenges with resilience, learn from setbacks, and see things through to completion. Because doing the right thing matters.

Confident Humility
We believe the best ideas come from listening and learning. We leave ego at the door, ask for help when we need it, and celebrate collective success. When one of us wins, we all do.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that enables everyone to perform at their best, where we recognise the rights of all individuals to mutual respect and where there is an unbiased acceptance of others. Our policies and practices aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of Unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect. If you need any reasonable interview adjustments please let us know by contacting our head of talent on clara.moretti-parker@vitesse.io