The Assistant Accountant will support the finance team, manage AP and AR processes, prepare reconciliations, assist with audits, and maintain financial data.
In this hands-on role, you’ll report into the Group Financial Controller and support the finance team with day-to-day operations, month-end processes, and broader financial reporting.
Core responsibilities:
- Full ownership of accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) processes
- Manage customer billing and credit control, including follow-ups on overdue invoices
- Prepare and manage accruals and prepayments schedules
- Oversee and maintain the fixed asset register, including depreciation tracking
- Conduct bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
- Handle intercompany recharges across group entities
- Prepare reconciliations and schedules in support of the annual audit
- Assist with quarterly VAT filings and ensure compliance with relevant tax regulations
- Participate in the preparation of monthly management accounts, working closely with the Financial Controller
- Contribute to year-end financial accounts and assist with external audits
- Respond to payment and billing queries from internal and external stakeholders
- Provide support to the Financial Controller on various ad hoc finance tasks
- Compile and organise financial data for month-end close
- Assist in preparing trial balances, balance sheets, and financial statements
- Support treasury operations, including payment scheduling and cash flow tracking
- Help maintain and improve usage of accounting software and systems
What you bring:
- 1–2 years of experience as a Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant
- Good working knowledge of customer billing, preferably from Fintech/FS, credit control
- Proven experience with AP/AR, reconciliations, and month-end close
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
- Experience using accounting software (e.g., Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, or similar)
- Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal
- Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- High attention to detail with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Comfortable handling routine tasks while contributing to process improvements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Studying towards a professional qualification (e.g., AAT, ACCA, CIMA) is a plus
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Top Skills
Excel
Quickbooks
Sage Intacct
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