Accounts Team Assistant

Quilter; Southampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 26 days

Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

Quilter plc is seeking an Accounts Team Assistant to join the Finance Operations team in Southampton. In this role you will support the smooth running of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Personal Expenses activities, ensuring invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time.

You will collaborate with colleagues and external partners, maintain precise financial records and assist with reconciliations and payment processes.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts, finance or administrative environment.
• Experience using financial systems and supporting reconciliation activities.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Comfortable working with numbers and maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively.
• A logical and analytical approach, with the confidence to investigate queries and support the resolution of issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• A proactive mindset, strong willingness to learn and a genuine interest in developing a career within Finance.

Responsibilities

• Support the processing of invoices, receipts, payments and expense transactions.
• Assist with payment runs and payment processing across multiple business units.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Support account and bank reconciliations, helping to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Respond to finance-related queries from suppliers and colleagues.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and support the resolution of payment issues.
• Assist with regulatory and business-critical payment activities.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying recurring issues and process efficiencies.
• Develop knowledge of finance systems, policies and procedures.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the wider Finance team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Highly organised

Numerical ability

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Business

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.

Quilter oversees £141.9 billion in customer investments (as of March 2026). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About The Role

Level 2

Department Finance Operations

Location Southampton

Contract Permanent

We're looking for an Accounts Team Assistant to join our Finance team in Southampton. In this role, you'll support the smooth running of our Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Personal Expenses activities, helping to ensure payments, invoices and financial records are processed accurately and on time.

You’ll work with a wide range of colleagues and external partners, handling financial queries, maintaining accurate records and supporting reconciliations and payment processes. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build a career in finance while gaining exposure to a broad range of financial operations within a large financial services organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the processing of invoices, receipts, payments and expense transactions.
• Assist with payment runs and payment processing across multiple business units.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Support account and bank reconciliations, helping to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Respond to finance-related queries from suppliers and colleagues.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and support the resolution of payment issues.
• Assist with regulatory and business-critical payment activities.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying recurring issues and process efficiencies.
• Develop knowledge of finance systems, policies and procedures.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the wider Finance team.

About You

• Previous experience in an accounts, finance or administrative environment.
• Experience using financial systems and supporting reconciliation activities.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Comfortable working with numbers and maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines effectively.
• A logical and analytical approach, with the confidence to investigate queries and support the resolution of issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• A proactive mindset, strong willingness to learn and a genuine interest in developing a career within Finance.

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

• Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.
• Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.
• Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.
• Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
• Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
• Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.
• Life Assurance: 4x your salary.
• Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.