Financial Accountant, EMEA (UK)

Healthcare is usually slow and boring. We believe in its potential to be exciting and entertaining. But changing the healthcare experience is hard – and we’re gonna need all the help we can get…!

About Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus (or 'Euc' for short) is an Australian founded digital healthcare company that is on a mission to solve the world’s biggest healthcare challenges - think fertility, and behavioural change around chronic conditions such as weight loss, diabetes, and mental health.

What we have achieved so far

🚀 Launched 5 demographically tailored brands and facilitated over 1 million medical consultations worldwide (Juniper, Pilot, Kin, Software, & Compound).

🌍 Built a team of approaching 500 Eucalypts in 6 countries (🇦🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🇯🇵🇵🇭🇿🇦) consisting of medical practitioners, engineers, operators and many more functions!

💰 Raised over US$100M funding from the same investors who backed Canva, Uber, and AirBnB.

🇬🇧 In just over 2 years we have grown the Juniper UK brand, which is now our biggest brand globally!

… and we’re just getting started! Read more about our mission to change healthcare here.

What’s Next?

In the UK we are continuing to grow with ambitions to triple our business by the end of the year!

To achieve this, we are continuously building our team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about healthcare, willing to work hard, and committed to investing in others through direct and honest feedback. This collaborative and proactive approach enables us to make impactful changes, improving the health of millions of patients globally.

About the role

We are a fast growing business and this person will be the first Financial Accountant on the ground in EMEA, and part of building the growth and trajectory of this function. This position will play a vital role in advising and influencing stakeholders of all levels globally, reporting at month end on the UK business and providing commentary back to the senior leadership team. This position will be key in ensuring good relationships with our suppliers and making sure we are making sound decisions on value and runway of stock.

The successful candidate will have experience working with inventory or stock, ideally from a retail, e-commerce or FMCG background. Along with the ability to remain detail orientated within a high growth, fast paced environment, solving complex problems and recommending solutions with sound judgement.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing a portfolio of EMEA entities for management reporting and local compliance reporting
• Manage monthly regional close activities and present month-end results to management
• Initiate, lead and manage inventory process improvement projects within our ERP system NetSuite
• Support the UK statutory audit process, liaising with our external auditors for testing and completion activities
• Communicate and manage local EMEA payment requirements with our shared services team
• Support the global finance team in design, testing and roll-out of finance systems/tools/processes

About you (Who you are)

• Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, ICAS) (We would consider partly qualified/AAT if you can demonstrate the experience!)
• Demonstrated experience / knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
• 3+ years working experience in either audit or financial accountant
• Oracle NetSuite experience
• Experience with inventory accounting within a retail or e-commerce business

So, why join Eucalyptus?

• Make real impact, fast - We build in the open together, which helps us learn and iterate more quickly so we can deliver high quality outcomes faster than anyone else. Helping impact patients lives for the better from the moment you join Euc.
• You’ll be supported to accelerate your career - Regular feedback alongside our bi-annual performance reviews, a professional development budget & leave help ensure you have the support you need to level up. We’re committed to helping every Eucalypt reach their full potential.
• You’ll work with others who are incredibly passionate about what they do - Our talent bar is high and our work ethic is strong. You’ll get to stretch yourself everyday, be given autonomy to tackle interesting problems, and work amongst people who care deeply about our patients.
• We also offer a range of benefits including
  • Your own stake in the business with our employee options program
  • A monthly wellness allowance, for you to spend on whatever wellness means to you
  • A yearly personal development budget and 3 extra days of leave to continuously up-skill yourself
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays with an enhanced parental leave policy
  • A fun office with regular socials including after school sport, clubs, cycle kick offs and seasonal parties
  • Your own MacBook and more!
• Want to hear more about what it’s like to work at Eucalyptus? Hear from our team here or check us out on Instagram @euc.alypt.us

At Eucalyptus, we value individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we embrace the unique qualities each person brings. When you apply, please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.