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Our client is recruiting for a proactive, reliable, and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join their Finance team.

We require an Accounting related degree with 2- 3 years’ experience hands on experience as an Accounts Assistant for this excellent opportunity within our client a leading city brokers to progress your early years by continuing your study of AAT/ACCA/CIMA

This Accounts Assistant role is a hands-on role that plays a key part in keeping the financial operations running smoothly. It’s ideal for someone who takes full ownership of their responsibilities, is eager to build expertise, and can manage tasks with growing independence.

You’ll be expected to build confidence in handling tasks in a structured and independent way, taking ownership and showing initiative as you grow into the role. Over time, we hope you’ll become a trusted point of contact for these processes, with a strong sense of responsibility and attention to details.

As the Accounts Assistant you will support the accounts payable function, maintain expenditure ledgers, process expense claims, and manage accrual and prepayment schedules. You will also act as the banking and system liaison, helping to manage day-to-day matters with external partners. The role also includes handling legal/statutory returns such as statistical submissions.

Accounts Assistant Key Responsibilities:

* Accurately process and maintain ledger entries in SAP Business ByDesign and other accounting systems

* Review and manage company expenditures and employee expense claims in line with company policy

* Handle accounts payable tasks including invoice processing, system uploading, and payment runs

* Ensure invoices are paid on time and payment runs are completed accurately

* Maintain and update accrual and prepayment schedules

* Assist with cost analysis and respond to queries

* Perform daily bank reconciliations and other daily reports that requested

* Support month-end and year-end closing activities

* Prepare and submit statutory returns (e.g. statistical reports) as required

* Act as the banking and system liaison, helping to manage day-to-day matters with external partners

* Take ownership of assigned tasks and work proactively to resolve issues

* Provide general assistance across the Finance team as needed

Requirements:

* Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar accounting/finance role

* Strong attention to detail, with a proactive and dependable approach to work

* Ability to take initiative and build confidence in managing tasks independently

* Familiarity with SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Concur or similar ERP systems (preferred)

* Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Office tools

* Good communication skills and a collaborative working style

* Ideally (not essential) working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA)

* Degree level of education