Assistant Accountant

Zaha Hadid Architects; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architecture and design practice in Greater London is seeking an Accounts Assistant. This role involves supporting the finance team by inputting invoices, processing expense claims, and maintaining project records. Candidates should have strong numerical skills and a background in Maths. This opportunity allows for experience in a collaborative environment and offers exposure to diverse projects. Ideal for those looking to grow their finance and administration skills in a creative setting.

Benefits

Exposure to multi-currency ledgers

Collaborative work environment

Opportunity for skill development

Qualifications

• A-level standard education and GCSEs in Maths.
• Strong numerical skills and accuracy in data entry.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Input purchase ledger invoices and process staff expense claims.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders and maintain records.
• Assist with bank and other reconciliations.
• Maintain and update project details in systems.

Skills

Strong numerical skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills

Education

A-level standard education

GCSEs in Maths

University degree in Maths, Accounting, or related subject

Tools

Sage or similar accounting software

Job description

Overview

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is an internationally acclaimed architecture and design practice, recognised for innovation, creativity, and design excellence. From our Clerkenwell studio, we deliver landmark projects across culture, civic, residential, and commercial sectors worldwide.

Our Finance team plays a pivotal role in enabling design excellence, providing robust financial control, accurate reporting, and proactive support to project teams. We are now seeking a detail‑oriented Accounts Assistant to join this high‑performing function, helping to maintain financial accuracy and supporting the smooth operation of our project systems.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong numerical skills and an interest in finance to gain broad experience across accounting and project administration in a creative, design‑led environment.

Main Responsibilities

Accounting & Finance Support

• Accurately input purchase ledger invoices and process staff expense claims in line with policy.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders and maintain records.
• Assist with bank and other reconciliations.
• Monitor and respond to the accounts email inbox.
• Undertake ad hoc accounting tasks to support team members and gain experience across all areas of the accounts workload.

Project Administration Support

• Maintain and update project details in our systems, including project setup, fee updates, and timesheets.
• Support weekly timesheet submissions and resourcing updates, assisting staff with queries.
• Update user details in collaboration with the People & Talent team.
• Ensure accurate and timely circulation of post and documents to relevant teams.

Note: This list outlines the main duties but is not exhaustive; the role may involve other reasonable tasks to meet team needs.

Desired Skills And Qualifications

Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• A-level standard education and GCSEs in Maths.
• Strong numerical skills and accuracy in data entry.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.

Desirable:

• University degree in Maths, Accounting, or a related subject.
• Experience with Sage or similar accounting software.
• AAT Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.

Why us?

• Gain exposure to multi-currency, multi-company ledgers and a wide range of projects.
• Develop your accounting and project administration skills in a creative, design‑led environment.
• Work within a collaborative and high-performing finance team.
• Be part of an internationally recognised architecture practice shaping the built environment.

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About Us

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) redefined architecture for the 21st century with a repertoire of projects that have captured imaginations across the globe. Creating buildings uniquely tailored to the communities they serve, ZHA has been awarded the highest honours from professional and academic institutions worldwide. Founded by Zaha Hadid in 1979, ZHA is one of the world’s most consistently inventive architectural studios—and has been for four decades. These decades of pioneering research are inscribed within our architecture to become more spatially inventive, more structurally efficient, more technologically advanced, and more environmentally considerate with every new design. Combining innovative architectural solutions with ecologically sound materials and sustainable construction practices, we do not look at the disparate parts, but work to understand them as a whole to meet the aspirations of each new generation. As an employee‑owned business, we reinvest all profits back into our people and our company; continually enhancing our multidisciplinary research to address the challenges impacting communities around the world.