Accounts Assistant

Prolific - UK Job Board?; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Prolific is seeking a finance team member to support its growth. This role offers an opportunity to learn about accounting and finance in a dynamic startup environment. The ideal candidate will assist with daily financial tasks and contribute to the finance function's development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits

Remote working options

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of double entry bookkeeping and accrual accounting.
• Highly organised and detail oriented.
• Strong desire to work for an early-stage, fast-growing startup.

Responsibilities

• Daily bank reconciliations in Xero.
• Processing supplier invoices and assisting with month-end tasks.
• Responding to user support tickets related to invoicing.

Skills

Detail oriented

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Critical thinking

Curiosity and desire to learn

Education

Business/Accounting related A-level, degree or AAT qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

Xero

Payhawk

Job description

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

Prolific is looking for an ambitious new finance team member to support our strong company growth. This role brings an exciting opportunity to learn and grow with the company. The successful candidate will work directly with our finance team and help shape our finance function to support our next stage of growth. The ideal candidate will be a team player who is keen to get stuck in. You'll be detail oriented and comfortable working proactively through recurring daily, weekly and monthly tasks, all the while knowing when to consult and ask for help. Excellent communication and social skills are essential, especially when working with other teams in the business (including Support, HR and Operations) and responding to queries directly from our customers.

This is a perfect role for someone looking to kick start a career in accounting and finance and learn more about the startup ecosystem, or someone with experience in this space

What you’ll be doing in the role

• Daily bank reconciliations in Xero, our accounting software
• Monitoring of the [e-mail] mailbox
• Processing supplier invoices and sending them for review by managers and team leads via Payhawk, our spend management software
• Assisting with responses to user support tickets relating to invoicing and billing
• Reconciling customer payments within our admin interface
• Assisting with some month end tasks including prepayments and accruals (with support/training from the team)

What you’ll bring to the role

• Basic understanding of double entry bookkeeping and accrual accounting
• Highly organised, detail oriented and happy to work proactively on recurring and ad hoc tasks
• Curiosity and a desire to learn more about accounting and finance as well as how our team supports the wider company goals
• Critical thinking and a questioning mindset to help identify misstatements and challenge the status quo
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong desire to work for an early-stage, fast-growing startup
• Literate in Microsoft Excel and/or google sheets
• Keen interest in process automations and leveraging AI to increase efficiency
• Business/Accounting related A-level, degree or AAT qualification

Why Prolific is a great place to work

We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation – one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.

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