Finance Assistant - Credit Card Specialist
Location: London (Hybrid working pattern; 3 days per week in Central London office)
Salary Range: Up to £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
PetLab Co. is the world leader in the DTC pet supplement market, with 50%+ market share, 9-figure revenue, and fast global growth.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-obsessed Finance Assistant to take end-to-end ownership of our corporate credit card operations. You’ll take charge of all card management — knowing every detail, ensuring smooth processing, improving approval flows, and driving cost control.
What matters most is the mindset: you’re eager to learn, take ownership, contribute ideas, and support the wider finance team. This is a great chance to make an impact, become the go-to expert on corporate cards, and help shape how we manage spend, working with various teams across PetLab.
Key Responsibilities- End-to-end ownership of corporate card operations: issuance, approvals, reconciliations, reporting
- Investigate and resolve issues with precision and speed
- Improve approval flows, cost tracking, and processes
- Collaborate with cross-departmental stakeholders to spot opportunities and optimize spend
- Lead finance projects to enhance operational efficiency, control frameworks, and reporting quality
- Support wider finance functions as needed
- Be a positive, proactive team player
Who Will You Report to?
You will be reporting to the Finance Manager at PetLab Co., and we’re thrilled to bring someone into the team who’s passionate about operational excellence. As we scale globally, managing our corporate credit card program has become increasingly critical—not just for smooth processing, but for ensuring we’re spending smartly, staying compliant, and constantly improving.
We need someone eager, curious, ownership-driven, but hungry to learn and help the whole team thrive. You’ll partner closely with me to identify areas for improvement, automate manual steps, and bring best-in-class cost control to the business.
Requirements- 6 months – 1 year experience in a finance-related role preferrable, ideally with exposure to card payments or financial operations.
- Educational background in Finance, Accounting, Business or related discipline is valued.
- Passion for ownership, improvement, and learning
- Collaborative team player, with adaptable and proactive approach.
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong communicative skills.
- Excited to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Genuine interest in pursuing further accountancy qualifications. (ACCA/CIMA)
- Private Health Care through Vitality
- Generous Annual Leave - 28 days + public and bank holidays
- Flexible Working Hours – We focus on results and trust people to manage their time, whether working from home, while travelling, or in the office!
- Help@Hand – Employee Assistance Programme
- Royal London Pension Scheme – We offer a workplace pension scheme with one of the UK’s leading providers of group pensions. With an employer contribution of 5%!
- Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave – because time with new family members is important!
- Nursery Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Generous Learning and development budget – We always want you to keep learning.
- Puppy Therapy – working in partnership with Paws in Work to provide a boost of oxytocin twice a year.
- Generous Learning and development budget – We always want you to keep learning.
- Free breakfast, fruits and snacks – refuel and revitalise with free munchies in the office.
- Working Environment – dogs are welcome!
- Life Assurance – In the event of your death, while employed by us, your chosen beneficiaries will be provided with a tax-free lump sum equivalent of four times your basic salary.
- Discount Vouchers & Gym Memberships – get discounts at a whole range of retailers and gym memberships through our provider, Sodexo.
- Electric Vehicle Scheme – Employees sacrifice salary in return for a new electric car, typically saving 30-40% of costs through income and tax and national insurance.
- Give Back Day – An extra day off in the year to volunteer plus a £50 contribution to your chosen charity.
- Health Cash Benefit – We offer the bronze package with enables you to claim a certain amount of cashback when you pay for something that is health related, i.e dental
Come join the family and see for yourself!