Accounts Payable Analyst at Copper.co in London

Job description

• Copper's Finance team provides critical information to the company's leadership to facilitate effective management, strategic decision-making and insights into the key data and metrics driving our business growth.
• Our team spans several disciplines, Finance Operations, Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax and Procurement. Together we support the wider business through day-to-day operations (commercial deal support, invoice processing, cash collection), regular reporting (budget vs actuals, forecasting, cash and liquidity management), performance management (KPIs, sales metrics and financials) and specialised activities (tax compliance, vendor selection). Our goal is to be a best-in-class support function for the global Copper business and to ensure every department performs against its objectives as we scale.
• The Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely, and controlled processing of all supplier invoices, employee expenses, and vendor payments across the Copper group. The role supports the integrity of the company's financial records, working capital management, and regulatory compliance by maintaining a robust accounts payable process within a fast-paced fintech environment.
• The postholder will act as a key liaison between Finance, Procurement, Operations, and external suppliers, ensuring payment obligations are met efficiently while adhering to internal controls and corporate governance standards. The role also contributes to finance transformation initiatives by supporting process automation, systems improvements, and the development of scalable financial operations that support Copper's continued growth and international expansion.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices in the system making sure invoices are correctly coded
• Verifying employee expenses ensuring the correct back up is provided
• Reconciling company credit cards across the business
• Providing support to internal and external stakeholders on all matters regarding Accounts Payable
• Assisting the Accounts Payable Manger with weekly payment runs, ensuring all vendors and employee expenses are paid in a timely manner
• Assisting in the administration of company Credit cards
• Assisting Accounts Payable Manager in systems migrations and roll out of new policies and procedures to wider business
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements.
• Reconciling purchase orders to invoices received
• Investigating and resolving outstanding creditor items in a timely manner
• Any other ad-hoc tasks (such as assisting the Accounts Payable team or the Management Accounts as time allows)

Requirements

• Essential
• The successful candidate can be a graduate/school leaver or someone who has previously worked in accounts payable assistant role
• An excellent team player, but also has the ability to work autonomously and drive purchase ledger cycle
• Comfortable working with large invoice volumes and processing them into an ERP system in a timely manner
• Good excel skills
• Keen eye for detail and a quick learner, with an aptitude to adapt to the ever changes within the business
• Excellent communication skills
• Use of the Tipalti AP system
• Experience of a Fin-tech industry would be beneficial but not a prerequisite
• General knowledge of blockchain infrastructure and digital asset

Skills

Required

• Good excel skills
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred

• Use of the Tipalti AP system

Benefits

• At Copper, we keep innovation, openness, and curiosity at the centre of everything we do. Here, bold ideas get the spotlight, learning is constant, and diversity shapes our team from the ground up.
• Jump into a fast-moving, dynamic team that loves a challenge and knows how to have fun along the way. Collaboration is just as important as results—you’ll be surrounded by smart, driven colleagues in London and across our APAC, Switzerland, UAE, and US offices.
• Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the adaptability of flexibly working.
• Diversity and inclusion matter to us – they’re woven into Copper life. From employee-led groups like Women at Copper to a committee focused on community and wellbeing, you’ll have a network that supports you from day one. Everyone voice matters.
• If you’re looking to ramp up your career, or keen to do something new in your field, with us, you’ll keep moving forward.
• Ready to make your mark, keep growing, and join a supportive, dynamic team? Copper’s the place.
• In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment. Some of our key (Enter Location here) benefits are highlighted below:
• In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment. Some of our key UK benefits are highlighted below:
• Paid Time Off - A minimum of 35 days of paid time off per year, inclusive of annual leave and public holidays. Employees also receive one additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance - Inclusive of dental, optical, audiology, and mental health coverage, with medical history disregarded
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced Pension Contributions - Includes an enhanced employer matching contribution
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)