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About Much Better Adventures Much Better Adventures books small-group adventure holidays run by local, independent guides in wild places around the world. We're a certified B Corp, on a mission to get more people into the world's wildest places, support the local businesses who protect them, and prove that adventure travel can be a force for good. We're a remote-first team coming together for annual company meet-ups. The Role You will be joining the finance team as Assistant Management Accountant, reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with the Management Accountant. You will take ownership of the transactional and administrative backbone of finance operations whilst supporting the Management Accountant with month-end, treasury and other ad hoc project tasks as you develop. Trust is a key value in our company and team culture. With us being based remotely, it is crucial that you are motivated by working in a team and intrinsically driven to perform to the highest standards you are capable of. What matters most is attitude, diligence, and a strong sense of ownership. We need someone who does what they say they will, flags problems early, has an appetite to learn and is genuinely glad to pitch in for a teammate without being asked. Care and pride in your own performance and a team-player mentality matter here more than your explicit experience. What You'll Be Doing Processing supplier payments and managing Xero and Airwallex payment flows Processing customer refunds and employee expenses Calculating local host payments and sending including multi currency transfers — liaising with the Operations and Expansion teams and dealing with host queries Bank reconciliations and credit control Supporting revenue accounting: commission calculations, cancellation accounting entries, deferred revenue and true-ups, and reconciliations to booking systems, reviewed by the Management Accountant Supporting the Management Accountant with month-end tasks — balance sheet reconciliations, accruals/prepayments, and fixed asset postings — building towards fuller ownership of these as you develop Preparing the departmental spend and people cost reporting files Supporting payroll administration — maintaining inputs in PayFit/Xero (new starters, leavers, changes) Preparing and filing VAT returns Supporting the audit process: preparing working files and responding to auditor queries and sample requests Maintaining clean data flow between booking systems, payment systems and Xero, and flagging any version control or data quality issues