Accounts Assistant

We Are Social; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

WAS Passport

Work From Anywhere schemes

Job summary

We Are Social in London is offering a hands-on finance placement designed to introduce you to both accounts payable and accounts receivable within a fast-paced agency environment.

You will develop day-to-day financial operations, learn ERP routines, and support month-end tasks while benefiting from a supportive team and flexible hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the UK and able to attend the London office 3 days a week.
• Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Google Sheets at a moderate level.
• Keen interest in pursuing ACCA or CIMA certification.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day finance operations in AP and AR.
• Raise client invoices and track payments.
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Support month-end reporting and freelancer accruals.
• Help with ERP data accuracy and reporting requests.

Skills

Strong organisational abilities

Proactive attitude

Willingness to learn

Education

ACCA or CIMA certification (studying)

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

ERP system

Job description

Who We Are

We are the largest global socially-led creative agency, with unrivalled social media and influencer marketing expertise. With over 1,200 people in four continents, we deliver a global perspective to our clients in a time when social media is shaping culture.

We’re proud to be a multi award-winning agency, with Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby and Shorty Awards, to name but a few. Our most recent work has seen us help Amazon Music, Lucozade and Adidas deliver some of their biggest and most innovative campaigns to date.

As well as creating for clients, we help educate the wider industry. Our Instagram publication The Feed tracks culture at the speed of social. 6,500 people registered or tuned into our events last year, and our reports garnered more than 20 million views.

The Opportunity

Are you a proactive, eager-to-learn self-starter looking to kick-start your career in finance?

Do you excel at problem-solving and thrive in a fast-paced environment?

Want to gain hands-on experience across both accounts payable and accounts receivable?

We Are Social is looking for a bright, self-starting, and teachable candidate to join our finance team. This opportunity plays a crucial and active role across both accounts payable and accounts receivable.

The position offers full immersion in the fast-paced world of finance, where you will manage day-to-day operations while putting your problem-solving abilities and innovative thinking to the test.

You are required to already hold a UK Right to Work as well as be able to attend the London office 3 days a week (Tuesday to Thursday).

What You’ll Have Delivered Elsewhere

• Overseen and managed accounts payable ledgers, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of invoices.
• Supported the accounts receivable process, facilitating prompt payment collections, credit control, and account management.
• Raised client invoices in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensured all core financial ledgers were accurately maintained and updated regularly.
• Handled bank and credit card reconciliations, ensuring all transactions were correctly recorded and discrepancies resolved swiftly.
• Delivered weekly timesheet reporting across the business.
• Supported the wider finance team with key month-end reporting tasks, including: Tracked and managed freelancer accruals to ensure precise expense reporting.
• Performed month-end balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts balanced and discrepancies were promptly addressed.
• Assisted with revenue postings for Paid Media and production.
• Assisted with job reconciliations.
• Continually reviewed and managed the ERP system to ensure complete accuracy across employee data, client information, and job setups in line with reporting requirements.
• Assisted with ad-hoc financial requests, analysis, and support as required.

What Else Are We Looking For?

• Demonstrates strong organisational abilities with a keen attention to detail.
• Exhibits an enthusiastic and proactive attitude, with a strong willingness to learn and adapt.
• Some experience using MS Excel and Google Sheets at a moderate level.
• Studying an ACCA or CIMA certification.
• Keen interest in learning and developing skills in finance.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion runs in the water here at We Are Social. We are transparent about the changes that are needed, we are focused on making real strides, both internally and within the industry and we strive to truly be a workplace that represents, supports and advocates for ALL. Our Charter for Change in the UK can be found here which details our focus areas across People, Work and Culture in 2026.

Inclusion at every level is crucial to creative innovation and success, and we want to create a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome and encourage talent from ALL backgrounds and are committedto creating a representative team that can deliver creative excellence. If you require any support, adjustments or accommodations for any reason whatsoever during the recruitment process, please let us know via [e-mail]

We offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and career development:

• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• WAS Passport
• Work From Anywhere schemes

But what’s life around here really like day-to-day? Well, we ask our people regularly what they think about us/their role and here are some of the most common things they say:

• I value my manager we have a good relationship
• We love to ‘get social’ with the people I work with
• Trusted to get on with the job, without ‘micro-management’!