Financial Accountant (AI/Finance Automation)

Location: London (Angel), United Kingdom; hybrid with office attendance 3 days per week

Salary: £55,000–£65,000 annual

Company

hirify.global develops the LINQ platform, combining hardware and software to automate laboratory workflows for life sciences, diagnostics, drug discovery, and synthetic biology.

What you will do

• Own revenue and cost-of-sales reporting, gross margin reporting, and the design of internal revenue reporting tools.
• Build a commissions reporting tool to automate access to commission policy data and reduce manual processing.
• Own month-end close and management accounts, including group consolidation and lender and investor reporting.
• Manage accounts receivable, bespoke invoicing, and cash-flow inflow forecasting across a geographically diverse client base.
• Support actuals-versus-budget reporting, revenue recognition development, and finance analysis.
• Own year-end audit activities, group tax requirements, and R&D tax claim preparation and submission.

Requirements

• Qualified CIMA, ACA, or ACCA accountant with 0–4 years PQE; candidates at the final stage of qualification are considered.
• Experience in a scaling or fast-paced environment and the ability to step into business-as-usual responsibilities from day one.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP, and milestone or stage-of-completion contract reporting.
• Established approach to financial controls and the ability to build an effective controls environment.
• A specific and defensible view of how AI should be used in a modern finance function; this will be assessed during screening.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous situations, challenge assumptions, and propose improvements.

Nice to have

• Hands-on use of AI tools for finance work, including Python-assisted reconciliations or variance analysis, LLM-based data analysis, AI-native FP&A platforms, or internally built reporting tools.
• Evidence of materially improving close timelines, processes, or reporting.
• Experience with multi-entity groups and processes for new entities.
• Experience producing concise reporting for senior stakeholders and building cross-functional working relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative team developing automation for laboratories and life sciences.
• Professional development, hands-on learning, and a wellbeing and development allowance.
• Eye care, salary-sacrifice bike and technology benefits, wellbeing support, and an employee assistance programme.
• Group life and critical illness cover.
• Hybrid working with three office days per week in London.

Hiring process

• Screening calls are scheduled for April 30 and May 1.
• In-person interviews with an Excel-based technical task are scheduled for May 5 and 6.
• Decisions and offers are planned for the week commencing May 11.