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Accounts Assistant

Cheltenham

Department & Division & Location: Finance, Operations, Cheltenham

Reports to: Senior Financial Controller

The Accounts Assistant is responsible for supporting the finance department. This includes maintaining accurate and timely financial records, responsible for various tasks relating to accounts payable, expenses, company cards, bank reconciliations and month end. This role is essential in ensuring efficient and accurate financial operations within the company.

Key responsibilities which may include:

Accounts inbox

• Manage the inbox
• Answer email queries and escalate where required

Accounts Payable

• Process invoices onto the accounting system accurately and on a timely basis paying particular attention to nominal and VAT
• Managing approval workflow for bills and purchase orders
• Sending out remittances as required
• Supplier Statement reconciliation
• First point of contact for all internal and external queries regarding AP

Corporate Charge Card

• Monitor, process and review spend for all card holders
• Follow up for missing receipts
• Ensure VAT is correctly accounted for on expenditure
• Ensure timely and accurate processing

Expenses

• Monitor, process and review spend for all claims
• Follow up for missing receipts
• Ensure VAT is correctly accounted for on expenditure
• Ensure timely and accurate processing

Bank (Santander)

• Undertake daily bank reconciliations
• Escalate all unreconciled items

Accounts Receivable

• Raise sales invoices as required (Metadata, Partner...)

Management Accounts

• Prepare accruals, prepayments, accrued income journals
• Maintain fixed assets register and prepare monthly depreciation/ amortisation journals

Other

• Answering telephone
• General filing and administrative duties
• Assist with financial year end
• Other ad hoc tasks as required

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar finance or accounting role.
• Proficiency in accounting software (Xero) and Microsoft Excel.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial reporting.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to managing tasks.

We’re a collective of disruptive thinkers, digital specialists and tech pioneers. But above all, we’re a family. We win together, and lose together. And we pride ourselves on our ethos of culture first, capability second.

• Strong people and communication skills. Commercially minded.
• Accountable and ambitious.
• Hands on, flexible and willingness to learn
• Passionate about detail, data and order. Bent on improving processes and systems.
• Ability to work under your own initiative as well as a team environment.
• Driven to be an expert in our industry and be ahead of our competitors.

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