Accounts Associate

Ben; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing finance tech company in Greater London is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Associate to manage financial transactions and support monthly reporting. This role emphasizes organization and proficiency with accounting software like Xero. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance and a commitment to accuracy. The position offers a base salary of up to £32,000 along with various employee benefits including enhanced parental leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

£100 monthly personal allowance

Weekly lunch provided

28 days holidays plus bank holidays

Work-from-abroad scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Accounts Payable, Accounts Assistant or similar role.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero or similar cloud-based accounting software is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles including double-entry bookkeeping and VAT treatment.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier invoice processing in Xero.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations aiming for weekly completion.
• Draft monthly sales invoices ensuring billing accuracy.
• Manage accounts receivable to ensure timely payments.
• Assist with the monthly in-house payroll process.

Skills

Time Management

Data Entry

Customer Service

Debits & Credits

Microsoft Excel

Accounting

Education

Relevant degree in Accounting & Finance

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Outlook

Hubspot

Job description

Our Mission

We're not your average benefits platform. We are the driving force that uplifts people's lives. Our technology connects the entire benefits ecosystem creating better outcomes for employers, employees, brokers, and providers.

Our mission is clear: to build a world where everything works at its best ensuring every employee gets the support they need to thrive both at work and beyond.

Your Mission

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Associate to join our growing finance team. This is a crucial hands-on role responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions on a day-to-day basis whilst also providing essential support for our monthly reporting cycle.

This is a very exciting time to join the business as it embarks on its next stage of growth having recently secured its latest funding round. This role has great opportunity to grow and develop in your career and to shape how Finance operates at a scaling Tech company. If you are organized, comfortable with accounting software like Xero and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you!

What you'll be doing

• Supplier Invoice Processing: Manage the dedicated accounts inbox ensuring all supplier invoices are correctly processed in Xero including accurate coding to the general ledger and correct VAT treatment.
• Bank Reconciliations: Perform regular bank reconciliations for all company accounts aiming for at least weekly completion to ensure data integrity and real-time financial visibility.
• Sales Invoice Drafting: Draft monthly sales invoices based on data extracted from our sales tool (Hubspot) and active user reports ensuring billing accuracy.
• Accounts Receivable Management: ensure customers are paying invoices within agreed payment terms and proactively manage this where these aren't being met.
• In-House Payroll: Assist with the management of our monthly in-house payroll process including processing monthly changes (e.g. joiners / leavers / salary changes / bonuses) and responding to any queries raised during the review process.
• Reimbursement Processing: Manage and process employee and customer expense claims and reimbursements on a weekly basis.
• Month-End Preparation: Ensure all financial transactions (invoices etc.) have been processed and recorded correctly in the relevant accounting period.
• Monthly Journals: Assist with the preparation and posting of key month-end journals focusing on areas such as prepayments, deferred income and accruals.

You'll thrive here if you have

• Proven experience in an Accounts Payable, Accounts Assistant or similar role.
• Or a relevant degree (e.g. Accounting & Finance) at University or through an Apprenticeship.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero or similar cloud-based accounting software is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles including double-entry bookkeeping and VAT treatment.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

You will not love this role if you

• Need a slow pace to feel comfortable - we move fast and we prioritise action even when the path isn't perfectly clear.
• Are uncomfortable being accountable for outcomes - this role involves owning projects end-to-end and being responsible for making them succeed and delivering them at a high quality.
• Prefer maintaining the status quo - we want to challenge assumptions and push for better ways of working.
• Prefer a highly structured environment with established processes and clearly defined boundaries - we're still building and sometimes that means creating the path as we go.
• Struggle with ambiguity or expect prescriptive direction - you'll get support and context but you'll need to figure things out and take ownership.
• Wait for others to step up or to be told what to do – We are a high-performance and high-reward workplace and are looking for people who are proactive.

Our Compensation & Benefits

It's important to us to practise what we preach when it comes to our benefits. We know what good looks like and we want to provide the best for our team with a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package. This means you have a choice over the things that are most important to you. You can see a selection below along with the full offering here.

Up to 32k base salary

100 monthly personal Ben Balance: for whatever works for you whether that’s Netflix, Spotify or a really expensive cup of coffee! This allowance will increase by 50 for each year of service until you reach 250.

Weekly lunch provided in office so you can spend quality time with the team over some tasty food!

28 days of holidays a year plus bank holidays and an option to buy or sell 5 days per year. Also your holiday entitlement will increase to 30 days at your 3rd year of service!

Work-from-abroad scheme so you can support your travels enjoy an extended holiday or visit loved ones.

Enhanced parental leave and workplace nursery scheme to support with the cost of childcare in a nursery setting.

Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance

Funded Life Assurance cover with the option to voluntarily increase - this also includes an annual health check.

Comprehensive and tailored mental health support and professional coaching through a leading provider.

Diversity and Culture at Ben

We are organically growing a brilliantly diverse inclusive and respectful bunch of people we are extremely proud of. This should go without saying but all applications are very much welcome. If you need any adjustments to support you with your application just let us know by emailing (link). You can learn more about DEI at Ben link here.

Key Skills

• Time Management
• Data Entry
• Customer Service
• Debits & Credits
• Microsoft Outlook
• QuickBooks
• Accounting
• Account Management
• Asset Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Administrative Experience
• Phone Etiquette

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1