Accounts Assistant

This role provides essential support to our Finance Department. You will be responsible for key accounting functions including bank reconciliations, cash flow analysis, cash posting, and credit control. The position demands meticulous attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

This is an excellent role for a motivated individual looking to develop their accounting skills and gain experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing invoices, payments, and expenses.
• Perform data entry and maintain accurate financial records.
• Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Help to cover accounts payable during busy times or staff absence
• Respond to and resolve queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to the improvement of financial processes and procedures.

Personal Attributes

Essential:

• Self-starter able to make progress with minimal supervision
• A keen interest in finance and accounting
• Enjoys working independently and as part of a team
• Underlying drive to learn new things, constantly striving to improve knowledge
• Excellent attention to detail
• Has a "can do" attitude and is willing to work on ad-hoc projects and tasks as required

Desirable:

• Pragmatic problem solver

Role Requirements

Essential:

• At least 1 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role including experience of bank or balance sheet reconciliations
• Good all round IT skills
• Good understanding of fundamental accounting principles
• Analytical and logical
• Enjoys working with financial data
• Possess excellent interpersonal, written and oral skills
• Ability to work within a team environment with good communication skills
• Able to multitask, prioritise and work within tight time scales
• Experience working with accounting software or ERP systems

Desirable:

• Experience of using the Certinia finance system
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of using the Google Workplace

This is a part-time fixed-term position spanning 5 days. We’d love to chat about the hours that work best for you during the application process. Ideally, we’re looking for availability from 9am to 3pm, five days a week, but we’re open to discussing this further during the interview.

Given the nature of the work, it's important for the applicant to have a secure workspace with an appropriate desk setup.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits

• 25 days annual leave - increasing to 30 after 2 years (exclusive of bank holidays)
• An allowance of £50 per month to cover costs of home-working (Pro-rated for part-time)
• Perkbox: A range of outstanding employee discounts
• Private health care with Vitality - after probation
• Pension - after probation
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Staff-referral programme
• We are a remote first company and we will accept applications from around the UK.