Project Accountant - 12 Month FTC

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 £5.3 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, 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, Berlin, Madrid, and Brussels. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

At Trainline we are always striving to innovate, find improvements to our processes and drive efficiencies in our ways of working.  We are currently undergoing a finance transformation to help us achieve all three within our Financial Control team.

Inthis newly created role as a Project Accountant, you will play a key role in helping to transform our finance function and will be at the forefront of creating value-add opportunities for the team.

Key projects will include:

• Develop and implement a project plan that supports the implementation of new accounting standards from a systems perspective i.e.  IFRS 18
• Review and rationalisation of historic intercompany balances
• Support of our finance transformation team across projects such as journal and balance sheet reconciliation automation
• Investigate and document our FX treatment across our finance system
• Assistance with building our balance sheet in our forecasting and reporting tool, Anaplan (Anaplan experience desirable but not required)
• Other ad hoc projects

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, desirable 3+ PQ years’ experience and strong technical accounting experience
• A self starter with a can-do attitude
• Good communication skills, comfortable explaining concepts and bringing others on the journey
• Well organised and able to manage own workload to meet deadlines
• Naturally inquisitive and analytical mindset, be able to quickly grasp the fundamentals of complex systems and processes whilst also considering the bigger picture
• Experience operating with an enterprise wide, integrated finance system across multiple business units desirable
• Proven track record in developing and implementing processes for operational change and enhancing existing processes
• Advanced Excel skills

Why should you jump on board? 

We pay special attention to learning and development and organise quarterly company learning days as well as offering a learning budget that can be put towards resources of your choice. We will cover the costs of your professional subscriptions and give you access to our very own learning platform. 

At Trainline, we care about the wellness of our employees. We host puppy therapy sessions, in-office yoga and run Mental Health First Aider training courses as well as having an Employee Assistance Program as one of our many company benefits.  

We regularly throw fun social events such as pub quizzes, karaoke nights and our large-scale Summer and Winter Festivals every year. Additionally, we love hosting meetups in our amazing event spaces and having the opportunity to support internal and external community groups.  

We also hold companywide hackathons and our annual Trainline Tech Summit, which provides Trainliners with an opportunity to stand up and share their story, learnings, or new skills with their colleagues in a safe environment. 

Our flexi-first approach

We believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible workforce. Our flexi-first approach outlines our commitment to a hybrid way of working and our expectations of Trainliners. A key part of what makes Trainline special is our people and the value we get from the buzz and energy of our workplaces, and that’s why we’re proud to offer the best of both worlds. In practice this means in–office attendance at least 40% of the time over a 12-week period for all Trainliners. These in-office days are typically team led to help us connect, collaborate and create together.  

Our Values 

• Think Big - We're building the future of rail 

• Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey 

• Do Good - We make a positive impact 

• Travel Together - We're one team 

Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check out what our employees say about us on Glassdoor? You can also find out more information by following us on LinkedIn or our 'Life at Trainline' Instagram account.  

We value open expression at Trainline, we believe it’s the diversity of experience, backgrounds and perspectives of our employees that makes us who we are. We encourage everybody to play a part in changing the way people travel across the world.