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# Financial Accountant at Bottomline

- **Company:** Bottomline
- **Location:** Theale, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bottomlinetechnologies/jobs/8885094002

## Job description

Why Choose Bottomline?

Are you ready to transform the way businesses pay and get paid? Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management, with over 35 years of experience and moving more than $16 trillion in payments annually. We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help drive impactful results for our customers. If you're dedicated to delighting customers and promoting growth and innovation - we want you on our team!

Job Role

We are looking for a hands-on Financial Accountant to join our General Ledger Accounting team, taking significant ownership of the accounting and financial close activities for our Swiss entity in Geneva, while also supporting accounting activities across our wider EMEA organisation.

This is a broad accounting role suited to someone who enjoys having ownership beyond simply producing numbers. You will manage key elements of the month-end close, maintain strong balance sheet control, support statutory audits, oversee cash and banking activities and work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business.

You'll also have exposure to FP&A, commercial teams and international colleagues, helping the business understand cost movements and ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and well controlled. The environment is international, fast-paced and continuously evolving, making this a great opportunity for someone who enjoys both technical accounting and business partnering.

## How You Will Contribute

- Take ownership of general ledger accounting and month-end close activities for our Swiss entity, alongside supporting other EMEA entities.
- Prepare and review accounting entries including accruals, prepayments, payroll, expenses, accounts payable and other month-end adjustments.
- Perform P&L reviews and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating movements and ensuring accounts are accurate and appropriately supported.
- Manage the calculation, capitalisation and amortisation of internally generated assets, including developer time, alongside wider fixed asset accounting.
- Play a key role in the annual statutory audit, working with auditors and internal stakeholders to provide accurate information and support local statutory financial statements.
- Support monthly, quarterly and annual close processes, delivering accurate reporting within tight deadlines.
- Work closely with FP&A and business stakeholders, providing accounting information, cost analysis and adjustments and helping to explain financial movements.
- Develop an understanding of key costs, vendors, contracts and renewals to provide meaningful financial insight to the business.
- Support cash flow forecasting, bank account administration and treasury activities, including appropriate cash movements to meet liabilities.
- Work with international Finance colleagues on intercompany, tax and wider accounting queries.
- Support Finance-led cost control initiatives and provide analysis and commentary on monthly cost variances.
- Continuously improve accounting processes, close routines and financial controls, including exploring opportunities to use AI and automation to improve efficiency.
- Contribute actively to month-end close meetings and the wider Finance team.

What Will Make You Successful

Core experience

- Strong hands-on experience in financial accounting, general ledger accounting or management accounting, ideally within an international or multi-entity organisation.
- Strong understanding of month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and P&L review.
- Experience working with financial controls and audit requirements, ideally including supporting external or statutory audits.
- Comfortable working across multiple entities and with international Finance colleagues.
- Strong financial systems skills and confidence working with detailed accounting data.
- The ability to combine strong technical accounting with effective communication and business partnering.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic environment where priorities can change and processes continue to evolve.

Highly desirable

- Experience in a technology, software or SaaS business.
- Experience working in a shared services or international Finance environment.
- Exposure to US GAAP.
- Experience with intercompany accounting, cash-flow forecasting or treasury activities.
- CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent qualification, including candidates nearing qualification. Strong qualified-by-experience candidates with substantial relevant accounting experience will also be considered.
- French language skills would be advantageous but are not essential.

Working With Us

This role works closely with colleagues across the UK and international Finance organisation. The team currently comes together in the Theale office at least once a week, typically on Thursdays.

We welcome talent at all career stages and are dedicated to understanding and supporting additional needs. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and open environment for everyone.

## About Bottomline

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bottomline helps businesses and financial institutions transform the way they pay and get paid with secure, connected payment, cash management, and fraud detection solutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
- **Founded**: 1989
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Business Payments, Financial Technology (FinTech), Cash Management, Payments Fraud & Compliance
- Target customers: B2B – Financial institutions (banks, credit unions), mid-market to enterprise businesses (including Fortune 100 companies), and other organizations globally.
- Mission or purpose statement: To transform the way businesses pay and get paid, driving impactful results for customers by reimagining business payments and delivering solutions that add to the bottom line.

## Products & Services
- **Payments Hub**: A centralized platform to send payments to any bank worldwide, in any currency, ensuring governance and control.
- **AP Automation**: Automates accounts payable processes from invoice to payment, enabling fast, revenue-generating Premium ACH and virtual card payments.
- **Global Cash Management Hub**: Centralizes cash visibility, liquidity, FX, financing, and risk management for finance teams.
- **Payments Fraud Defense**: A SaaS solution that detects and stops payment fraud and evolving threats in real-time.
- **Enterprise Case Management**: Provides a single system of record for a holistic view of business risk to respond to threats faster.
- **Digital Banking Platform**: A combined platform for payments, cash management, treasury management, and B2B payments network for financial institutions.
- **Paymode Network**: A market-leading B2B payments network trusted by over 600,000 verified businesses for secure digital payments.
- **Payments Processing**: Securely processes, reconciles, and manages data in financial transactions within and between banks.
- **Sanctions Screening**: Real-time financial message sanctions screening for global compliance.
- **Message Transformation & Enrichment**: An intelligent data transformation and workflow engine for meeting message standard compliance obligations.
- **Payouts Automation**: Secure management of funds disbursements to suppliers, customers, and partners.
- **Receivables Automation**: Streamlines the process of receiving funds into a business, supporting multiple payment methods.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held by Thoma Bravo). Thoma Bravo has more than $183 billion in assets under management.
- **Key Metric (Total Funding)**: Not applicable (mature company, acquired).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thoma Bravo (owner), Swift (Top 3 Swift Services Provider).
- **Growth Signals**: Moves more than $16 trillion in payments annually; serves nearly one million financial institutions and businesses in 92 countries; trusted by Fortune 100 companies; processes 50%+ of UK Direct Debit/Credit transactions; published 2025 ESG Report.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Network Effect**: Operates Paymode, a massive B2B payments network with over 600,000 verified businesses, creating a strong barrier to entry.
- **End-to-End Platform**: Provides a unique, integrated suite spanning payments, cash management, treasury, and fraud compliance, reducing complexity for customers.
- **Global Scale & Reliability**: Processes over $16 trillion in payments annually, with 35+ years of experience and deep integrations with global banking infrastructure.
- **Strong Financial Backing**: Backed by Thoma Bravo, a leading software private equity firm, providing resources for long-term growth and stability.
- **Trusted by the Enterprise**: Serves Fortune 100 companies and has a top-3 position as a Swift services provider.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product Modernization**: Continuing to enhance its SaaS platform for payments, cash management, and fraud defense.
- **Fraud & Compliance Leadership**: Investing heavily in real-time fraud detection and compliance solutions to combat evolving threats.
- **Network Expansion**: Growing the Paymode B2B payments network to increase utility and value for all participants.
- **Digital Banking**: Deepening its digital banking platform to strengthen its role as the primary technology partner for financial institutions.
- **ESG**: Committed to sustainable operations and reporting, as evidenced by the release of its 2025 ESG Report.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees contribute to modernizing a critical, high-volume global financial infrastructure.
- **Culture & Guiding Principles**: The company has a clearly articulated culture based on four principles: "Delight Customers," "Excellent Execution," "Create and Grow Sustained Business Value," and "Work With and for Each Other."
- **Employee Wellbeing** ("One Bottomline"): Prioritizes flexibility and a supportive community, with empathetic leadership that supports employees through life milestones. Employee wellbeing takes precedence above all.
- **Growth & Development**: Offers opportunities to learn and work with industry leaders across Engineering, Data, Product, Marketing, Finance, Sales, and more. They look for talent at all phases of their career.
- **Global Team**: Describes itself as "One Global Team," working with passionate and motivated people to solve complex challenges.
- **Work Environment**: A nurturing community that encourages open communication and leadership from any level, regardless of title or seniority.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and participates in the E-Verify program.
- **Perks**: While specific perks are not listed on the careers page, the company highlights employee wellbeing, flexibility, and a strong, supportive culture.

## Sources
1. [bottomline.com - About Us](https://www.bottomline.com/about)
2. [bottomline.com - Careers](https://www.bottomline.com/about/careers)
3. [LinkedIn - Bottomline](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bottomline-payments)
4. [bottomline.com - Explore Open Roles](https://www.bottomline.com/about/careers/jobs)
5. [bottomline.com - US Homepage](https://www.bottomline.com/us)

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