Woking | Hybrid (2 Days in the Office) | Permanent | Growing Business with Purpose
Are you looking for a varied, operationally focused finance role where your work genuinely makes a difference?
We’re partnering with a growing fundraising organisation to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their collaborative finance team. This is a hands‑on role offering real variety, supporting the day‑to‑day finance operations across the business.
From payroll and VAT through to reconciliations and bookkeeping, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the finance function runs smoothly.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys operational finance and wants to remain close to the numbers within a supportive and flexible working environment.
About This Business
This is a growing organisation with a genuine sense of purpose, working with a wide range of clients to deliver successful fundraising campaigns.
The culture is friendly, collaborative and down‑to‑earth, with everyone working together to support the wider business. They offer genuine flexibility around working hours, trusting their people to manage their own workload while maintaining a healthy work‑life balance.
The Role!
As Assistant Accountant, you’ll support the day‑to‑day finance operations across the business, ensuring financial processes are completed accurately and efficiently.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Processing payroll across multiple entities.
- Preparing and submitting RTI returns and pension uploads.
- Managing quarterly VAT returns and ensuring compliance.
- Reconciling bank accounts and maintaining accurate financial records within Xero.
- Reviewing, approving and processing employee expenses.
- Processing supplier invoices and supporting payment runs.
- Supporting the month‑end close process, including reconciliations, journals and assisting with reporting.
- Assisting with month‑end reporting and wider finance administration.
- Supporting bookkeeping activities across multiple entities.
- Working with finance systems including Xero, BrightPay and Pleo.
- Providing operational finance support across the wider business.
- Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.
About You
You’ll enjoy the operational side of finance and be looking for a role where you can remain hands‑on across a broad range of finance responsibilities.
You’ll come from a strong bookkeeping or transactional finance background and have practical experience managing VAT, payroll and day‑to‑day finance processes. You’re organised, detail‑oriented and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team.
Wish List
- Strong bookkeeping or transactional finance experience.
- Good knowledge and practical experience of preparing VAT returns.
- Experience supporting month‑end activities.
- Experience processing payroll.
- Confident using Xero or similar accounting software.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Comfortable working across multiple entities.
- Proactive, reliable and happy to support wherever needed.
Why Join?
- Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the Woking office.
- Flexible start and finish times to support a healthy work‑life balance.
- Enhanced pension and private medical cover following probation.
- Join a growing business where you’ll play a key role within a supportive, close‑knit finance team.
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