JOB OVERVIEW

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Assistant Accountant to join our small, dedicated team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for managing all financial aspects of the business, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in day-to-day accounting operations.
This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in accounting who is confident working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Skills required:

• Proven experience in a similar role within the financial services sector is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in accounting software, particularly QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, or PeopleSoft.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and practices.
• Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data accurately.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise effectively with colleagues and stakeholders

• Enter purchase invoices and credit notes to Xero in GBP and foreign currencies
• Have a good understanding how foreign currencies work and how to record transactions in accounting software
• Run monthly Aged Payables for payment run
• Reconcile supplier statements to Xero
• Match bank payments and receipts to suppliers and customer accounts
• Reconcile bank transactions daily
• Run monthly reports on Xero for Aged Receivables
• Send monthly statements to customers
• Processing new customer account applications
• Credit control customer accounts due for payment and keep accurate records
• Create expense claims and post to accounts
• Create a monthly customer data report for external users
• Run reports in Xero and export to Excel and manipulate to create Sales Team commission statements
• Reconcile credit card account on Xero
• Download PVA statements for import into Xero
• Run quarterly VAT reports and submit to HMRC
• Run quarterly reports on PAYE, VAT, pension, director loan accounts and reconcile
• Use Dext Prepare to check purchase and sales invoices for subsidiary company for importing into Xero
• Allocate payments and receipts and reconcile bank
• Run monthly payroll for staff using Payroll Manager software
• Produce payroll reports and enter via a Journal on Xero
• Run monthly director payroll
• All bookkeeping of small subsidiary company
• Any other ad hoc tasks

Skills required:

• Proven experience in a similar role within the financial services sector is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in accounting software, particularly QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, or PeopleSoft.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and practices.
• Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data accurately.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.

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Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £35,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Work Location: In perso