Why apply for this role?
- Fully remote work from home anywhere in the UK
- Varied finance exposure across bookkeeping, reconciliations, reporting, forecasting and budgeting
- Work with exciting eCommerce and omnichannel brands across the UK, Europe and UAE
- Tech-led environment using modern cloud-based finance tools
- Excellent opportunity for professional and career development
- Work alongside experienced CFOs and finance professionals
- Join a growing, supportive and forward-thinking team
HireIQ are currently working with a growing, tech-led finance advisory business to recruit an Assistant Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to gain broad exposure across multiple client accounts, working closely with experienced Finance Managers while supporting fast-growing eCommerce businesses with their financial operations and reporting.
About the Job
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Assistant Accountant will provide hands-on finance support across a portfolio of clients. The role will focus on maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial information while also providing exposure to management accounts, cash flow reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and process improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Complete daily, weekly and monthly bookkeeping activities for designated clients.
- Maintain accurate, reconciled and up-to-date financial records.
- Reconcile bank, payment gateway and merchant accounts, including Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Klarna and Amazon.
- Review client finance processes and identify opportunities to improve controls, processes and automation.
- Support the preparation and delivery of management accounts packs, including commentary where appropriate.
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly cash flow reports.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling activities.
- Assist with ad hoc financial analysis relating to pricing, costs and margins.
- Communicate proactively with clients and provide clear updates on financial matters.
- Contribute to automation and efficiency improvements using cloud-based finance technology.
- Ensure client invoicing is accurate and completed on time.
- Support credit control activities and help maintain strong working capital positions.
- Ensure financial processes and documentation are standardised and clearly documented.
- Respond to internal finance team requests in a timely and professional manner.
- Contribute ideas for continuous improvement across the business.
- Represent the company’s values and maintain a professional approach when dealing with clients and colleagues.
Previous experience
Essential:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a hands-on finance or accounts role, including bookkeeping, AP/AR or reconciliations.
- Part-qualified accountant with AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to financial processes.
- Experience using cloud-based finance systems such as Xero, Dext, A2X, Shopify or Stripe.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and formulas.
- Good understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly.
- Proactive approach with a willingness to improve processes and learn new systems.
- Comfortable working effectively within a fully remote, fast-paced environment.
Desirable:
- Experience within eCommerce, retail, marketplace or wholesale businesses.
- Knowledge of accounting standards relevant to SMEs.
- Experience working within scale-up or multi-entity businesses.
- Previous exposure to financial modelling and budgeting.
- Experience supporting multiple clients or finance functions.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a remote-first, technology-led finance business where you will work alongside experienced finance professionals and CFOs. The role offers broad exposure to different areas of finance, modern accounting technology and a diverse portfolio of growing businesses, alongside strong opportunities for personal and professional development.
For further information on this opportunity or if you are considering the next step in your career get in touch with Ollie Mairs at HireIQ in complete confidence.
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