Accountant (20-25 hours per week)

Morgan McKinley; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

Accountant (20-25 hours per week), London

Client: Morgan McKinley

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable - Preparing sales invoices and ensuring prompt payment by customers, working closely with our Financial Controller and the Account Management team. This is a high-value, low-volume business, making this a crucial part of the role.
• Accounts Payable - checking purchase invoices against contracts, reviewing, entering on Xero, and obtaining manager sign-off where necessary.
• Operate in a paperless environment with high workflow automation, integrating online tools through Google Mail and Xero. The focus is on ensuring care, control, and value in purchasing and reporting functions.
• Preparing payment runs for sign-off by the Financial Controller and CFO.
• Checking and authorising staff expenses for payment.
• Maintaining the Fixed Assets register.
• Performing daily bank reconciliations in multiple currencies.
• Assisting with VAT returns, payroll, audit, creating supporting schedules, and corporation tax returns.
• Supporting the Finance & People departments with other duties as required.

Room For Growth

A more skilled and experienced candidate may take on additional accounting duties, such as:

• Nominal Ledger journals
• Prepayments and Accruals
• Deferred Revenue calculations
• etc.

Personal Qualities

• Strong attention to detail
• Highly structured and well-organized with good time management
• Deadline-focused
• High level of initiative
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• Proven success in a fully remote working environment
• Proficiency in:
• Xero
• Google Sheets
• Google Drive
• Slack or similar IM system

Experience with Apple computing environment (Essential)

Excellent spreadsheet skills in Google Sheets and Excel

Desirable Qualifications

• AAT or similar qualification