Assistant Accountant

Overview

This is a broad, hands-on role covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, expenses, banking, and month-end support. The position involves working across several group entities and currencies.

You will own day-to-day transactional finance activities and support the wider month-end close, working with colleagues across the business and building effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

Accounts payable and cash

• Manage Group accounts payable, including supplier invoices and supplier statement reconciliations
• Process supplier invoices and credit notes, and set up and maintain supplier accounts
• Resolve supplier queries promptly
• Prepare payment runs and support cash management
• Send remittance advices after each payment run
• Ensure bank balances cover day-to-day payments and that statutory and tax payments go out on time
• Manage employee expenses and corporate credit cards across multiple entities
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements

Accounts receivable and credit control

• Manage accounts receivable across the full order-to-cash cycle, from order review and invoicing through to cash collection and allocation
• Chase overdue accounts and produce regular aged debtor reporting
• Send customer statements and check debtor balances against company credit policy
• Complete month-end tasks for accounts receivable

Banking and month-end

• Complete multi-currency bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
• Prepare journals, including accruals, maintain fixed assets and prepayments
• Support month-end close, audit requests, and wider finance projects
• Keep financial data in NetSuite accurate and up to date
• Provide other departments with the financial information and support they need

Deal and order review

• Check CRM opportunities and orders are complete and follow company policy before invoicing
• Work with Sales Executives to resolve deal queries

Tax

• Prepare VAT returns and ensure deadlines are met

Requirements

Essential

• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA, or AAT-qualified with at least 3 years in a similar role
• Experience as a Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant
• Hands-on experience across accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations
• Solid understanding of the full order-to-cash process
• Confident with journals, accruals, prepayments, and month-end tasks
• Strong Excel skills and experience using a cloud ERP or accounting system such as NetSuite, Oracle, Sage or Xero
• Practical knowledge of UK GAAP or IFRS
• Strong attention to detail, with persistence to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Proactive and confident working independently
• Track record of owning your area of work and meeting tight deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• NetSuite experience (full training provided if you’ve used another system)
• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency group
• Experience with a CRM system such as HubSpot or Salesforce
• UK VAT return preparation
• Interest in AI, automation, and improving how finance works

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Competitive holiday & benefits package
• Remote working
• 1 wellbeing holiday day
• Learning & development programme

Location

• Remote role
• Occasional travel for customer visits, company, and team gatherings is likely.