Finance Assistant

4 days ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Darktrace Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.

The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace's platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit  

Job Description:

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Assistant to join our team, with a strong focus on payroll and expense management. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring accurate and timely financial processes across multiple countries, supporting compliance, and delivering exceptional service to employees.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a collaborative and supportive environment, gain hands-on experience with international payroll processes, and develop your expertise in compliance standards.

This is a hybrid role, working 2 days a week in our Cambridge Headquarters.

What Will I Be Doing:

Payroll Support

  • Assisting with the accurate and efficient processing of payrolls across multiple countries.
  • Managing and responding to payroll-related queries within agreed SLAs.
  • Supporting the preparation and validation of monthly payroll entries.
  • Acting as a point of contact for resolving payroll issues promptly and professionally.

Expenses

  • Processing employee expense reports accurately and on time.
  • Ensuring all expense claims comply with company Travel Policy and HMRC regulations.
  • Collaborating with the team to resolve expense queries quickly.
  • Maintaining up-to-date and accurate staff and third-party details in the finance system.
  • Supporting general payment processing and assisting with urgent or special international transactions when required.

What Experience Do I Need:

  • Education: Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field or equivalent experience
  • Interest: Strong desire to pursue a career in payroll.
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel). Knowledge of finance systems is a plus.
  • Nice to Have: Previous experience (internships or administrative roles) in payroll or expense management.

Benefits:

  • 23 days' holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,

  • Additional day off for your birthday,

  • Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,

  • Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,

  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme,

  • Enhanced family leave,

  • Confidential Employee Assistance Program,

  • Cycle to work scheme.

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