Finance Associate (Part time)

Job description

Apollo Research is a rapidly growing AI safety and model evaluation company, providing third-party evaluations for frontier AI models. The capabilities of current AI systems are evolving rapidly. While these advancements offer tremendous opportunities, they also present significant risks, such as the potential for deliberate misuse or the deployment of sophisticated yet misaligned models. At Apollo Research, our primary concern lies with deceptive alignment, a phenomenon where a model appears aligned but is, in fact, misaligned and capable of evading human oversight.

At Apollo, we aim for a culture that emphasizes truth-seeking, being goal-oriented, giving and receiving constructive feedback, and being friendly and helpful. If you're interested in more details about what it's like working at Apollo, you can find more information here.

About the RoleYou'll be Apollo's second Finance hire. You'll work with our Senior Finance Manager to execute the day-to-day engine that keeps Apollo running and convert business activity into consistent, trusted numbers for management and investors. This role starts part-time, about 1.5 to 2 days a week, in person in London. As we double in size over the next 12 months and you show your strengths, your responsibilities and days will increase, with a clear path to a full-time position. This isn't a side gig; we're looking for someone who wants to grow with us. You'd be able to help build a finance team from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Run the Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash cycles

Handle supplier invoices and receipts

Create customer invoices

Prepare supplier payments

Follow up on overdue balances

Ensure every transaction is recorded accurately in Xero

Reconcile bank accounts across our multi-entity and multi-currency operations to keep our cash positions accurate every week

Qualifications

You're at least part-qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, AAT)

You understand double-entry bookkeeping intuitively and can visualize how a transaction flows through the ledger without guidance

You have 2+ years experience in a transactional processing role managing high-volume Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay cycles without letting quality slip

Required Skills

You're a wizard with Xero and modern finance platforms like Payhawk, Revolut, Mercury, or similar tools

You use AI tools daily to work faster and smarter

You can pick up new AI tools quickly and know when to use them and, just as importantly, when not to

You are meticulous and spot variances and mistakes

You act with integrity and meet deadlines

You are high-agency and take initiative to solve problems

You are hungry to develop and want this role to become full-time

Preferred Skills

Experience in a fast-paced startup environment

Strong analytical skills

Ability to work collaboratively in a team

Pay range and compensation package£220–280 per day as a contractor at first, moving to a pro‐rata salary based on £40–50k FTE in the first 3‐6 months.

Equal Opportunity StatementApollo Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your Privacy and Fairness in Our Recruitment Process: We are committed to protecting your data, ensuring fairness, and adhering to workplace fairness principles in our recruitment process. To enhance hiring efficiency, we use AI‐powered tools to assist with tasks such as resume screening. These tools are designed and deployed in compliance with internationally recognized AI governance frameworks. Your personal data is handled securely and transparently. We adopt a human‐centred approach: all resumes are screened by a human and final hiring decisions are made by our team. If you have questions about how your data is processed or wish to report concerns about fairness, please contact us at info@apolloresearch.ai.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English