Accountants Assistant

Job description
Job Title: Transactional Finance Assistant / Accountants Assistant

Salary: £28, 000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week) but part-time considered for experienced candidate.

Experience: Proven experience in a sales / purchase ledger / accounts assistant role (min 2 years). QuickBooks.

Start Date: ASAP

Introduction:

We are seeking a skilled and diligent Transactional Finance Assistant / Assistant Accountant who will take responsibility for our day-to-day financial transactions, ensuring accurate and timely processing of the sales and purchase ledger, bank payments, payroll, and other key finance functions. You will be a critical part of our finance team, reporting directly to the CFO and working to ensure the smooth running of the clinic’s financial operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to take full ownership of the transactional finance processes, with the ability to take the accounts to trial balance (TB) level each month. The ideal candidate will have experience in QuickBooks and be AAT Level 2 qualified (or higher), with a commitment to integrity and excellence.

Key Responsibilities:
• Sales ledger and credit control management
• Purchase ledger management: Post Invoices, match to POs, post payment runs, supplier statement recs
• Bank Reconciliation and dealing with refund requests
• Processing payroll, managing pension contributions, statutory deductions and respond to staff queries
• Management of the Prepayments and Accruals schedules
• Support the CFO in the management of the month end process, taking accounts up to TB level
• Ensuring General Ledger entries are accurate and the ledgers are well maintained (posting of journals)
• Preparation and submission of the quarterly VAT report and payment
• Supporting the CFO with ad-hoc queries and reports as required
• Support in the year end audit process

Key Requirements:
• Proven experience in a sales / purchase ledger / accounts assistant role (min 1 year)
• AAT Level 3+ (Desirable)
• Experience with Quickbooks (Essential)
• Strong understanding of financial processes
• Strong Excel skills
• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of tasks
• Personal Qualities: Honesty, Diligence, Attention to Detail, Pursuit of Excellence

This role would suit a self motivated individual who is looking to develop their finance career in a fast paced, high growth business. The role is pivotal in developing and maintaining a high quality finance function that will support the needs of the business as it grows. The role will report directly into the CFO (as the only member in finance) and will benefit from a close mentoring / training relationship. Someone who is willing to go above and beyond and help to drive change will thrive.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £27,000.00 per year

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):
• Have you worked with QuickBooks? And if so, would you consider yourself proficient?

Experience:
• Accounting: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
• AAT at level 2 or above? (required)

Work Location: In person