Assistant Accountant

At Bionic, we're making life radically easier for small business owners. We’re building a one-stop shop for business essentials that’s powered by smart technology and world class human service giving them an experience so good that they trust Bionic to sort all their business needs for them.  

The role  

As an Assistant Accountant in our finance team, you will be working to support with daily running of the business finances within our Accounts Payable department. Within this role, you will be required to work cross functionally with internal stakeholders, owning purchase order and invoice processes and supporting with month end responsibilities.   

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established finance department, with development opportunities to gain qualification certification, as well as working alongside several experienced and senior figures.   

Responsibilities 

As the Accounts Assistant your key responsibilities will be:  

• Process invoices received and match against purchase orders  

• Support Accounts Payable inbox management and respond to queries as necessary  

• Support the Purchase Order process, educating the business and tracking approvals  

• Track and record spend on the company credit cards  

• Process month end journals within tight deadlines and ensure first time accuracy  

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations  

• Process employee expenses and record in line with company policy  

• Support month end P&L reviews with variance analysis for the management team  

• Work with Finance Business Partners to capture latest cost forecasts and identify risks and opportunities  

• Work discretely with confidential information  

Essential Skills & Experience Required 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities 

• Strong numeracy skills 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel 

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy 

• Strong desire to pursue a career in finance and commitment to continued learning and development. This may involve further study and pursuit of professional qualifications 

Desirable Skills & Experience 

• Experience working as part of a team 

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel 

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, can-do attitude 

The interview process  

• Initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition Lead, to assess against the essential skills required. 
• 1st stage, Teams interview with the Hiring Manager.

• Final stage, in-person competency based interview with the Hiring Manager and a wider team member.   

About Bionic Group  

Bionic has over 700 people working across three office locations and four businesses; Bionic - London, Bionic Outbound – Luton, Think Business Loans – Chelmsford, and Smart – Field based agents.  

We have a high energy work environment wherever the location; you can feel the passion the moment you walk through our door! Our work environments are packed with amazing people and energy, hubs of collaboration, creativity and fun! We’re one team, we get stuck in, we roll our sleeves up and we care about helping each other out wherever we can. We set the highest standards and show up every day to be the best version of ourselves.  

Working at Bionic provides you many opportunities to advance your career, with incredible progression, recognition, and reward.  

Benefits  

We know that our employees are what sets us aside from our competitors, our benefits are just part of the way we say thanks.  

Enhance your health & wellbeing 🌱  

• Private healthcare cover  

• Employee Assistance Programme, including a virtual GP service, priority physio & talking therapies  

• Eyecare scheme  

Taking time away from work 🏖️  

• 25 days annual leave plus the 8 UK bank holidays, increasing with tenure  

• 1 paid family/religious day of leave per year - following successful probation period  

• 1 paid charity volunteering day per year  

• Option to buy/sell up to an additional 3 days leave per year  

Family matters: for the special moments 🏠  

• Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave  

• 2 days off for your wedding upon joining, and up to 5 days after 2 years' service  

• Flexible working options & a hybrid work approach  

Financial wellbeing 💸  

• Auto-enrolled salary sacrifice pension scheme   

• Life assurance  

• Season ticket Loans, salary advances & loans to buy/rent a home – based on tenure  

• Cycle to work scheme  

Recognition 🌟  

• Highflyers incentive, a VIP experience for our high performers across Bionic group to celebrate success  

• Company summer & Christmas party celebrations, business and local zonely & annual awards and recognition   

• Long service awards