Assistant Accountant

Big Potato; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative board game company in London is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support their finance team. This role involves managing daily financial operations, including accounts payable, stock accounting, and month-end processes. Ideal candidates will have a part-qualified ACCA or CIMA qualification and experience in transactional finance. The position offers a hands-on experience in a fun and collaborative environment, along with perks such as a holiday bonus, Bupa healthcare, and discounted gym memberships.

Benefits

£500 holiday bonus

Bupa Healthcare plus Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym memberships

Monthly yoga

Casual dress

Company events

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA (or actively studying towards qualification).
• Experience as a finance assistant or similar role.
• Strong grounding in transactional finance, including accounts payable, reconciliations and expenses.
• Experience supporting month-end and management accounting processes.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confident Excel skills and experience working with finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Daily processing of overhead and stock purchase invoices.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and resolution of invoice queries.
• Maintenance of the fixed and intangible asset registers.
• Preparation of balance sheet and month-end schedules.
• Providing cover for accounts receivable activities.

Skills

Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA

Experience as a finance assistant

Strong grounding in transactional finance

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Confident Excel skills

Job description

We’re an indie board game company based in London. From quiz games to drawing games, TV game shows to mobile apps, we like to turn our hands to all sorts. No matter what the project, we always try to stick to one golden rule: to make sure our games are easy to understand, fun to play and guaranteed to get the party started.

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance Team. The Assistant Accountant will be a key member of the finance team, supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the business across accounts payable, stock accounting, reporting, and month-end processes. This role is ideal for a part-qualified ACCA or CIMA accountant who enjoys a hands-on environment and is keen to build commercial finance experience within a creative and fast-paced business.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable, Expenses & Payments

• Daily processing of overhead and stock purchase invoices, ensuring correct coding and approvals in line with Big Potato’s internal controls
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and resolution of invoice queries
• Processing staff expenses and company credit cards, ensuring appropriate receipts and approvals are provided
• Preparation of weekly UK and international payment runs

Stock Accounting

• Ownership of stock-related accounting, including processing factory invoices and checking purchase orders for accuracy
• Timely inbounding of goods within the finance system to ensure accurate stock records
• Preparation and completion of annual stock reconciliations, working closely with internal stakeholders

Fixed Assets

• Maintenance of the fixed and intangible asset registers, ensuring they are accurate and up to date
• Calculation and posting of monthly depreciation and amortisation

Sales & Commercial Reporting

• Preparation of weekly online and e-commerce sales reports
• Monitoring profit and loss expenditure and supporting budget holders to review with spend vs budget
• Preparation of gross profit reports

Month End & Audit

• Preparation of balance sheet and month-end schedules to support the management accounts process.
• Supporting the year-end audit, liaising with external auditors and responding to audit queries

Accounts Receivable Cover & Ad Hoc Support

• Providing cover for accounts receivable activities as required, including customer invoicing, credit control and royalty reporting
• Supporting continuous improvement of finance processes and systems as the business grows

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA (or actively studying towards qualification)
• Experience as a finance assistant or similar role
• Strong grounding in transactional finance, including accounts payable, reconciliations and expenses
• Experience supporting month-end and management accounting processes
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Confident Excel skills and experience working with finance systems

Desirable

• Experience in a product-based, consumer goods, retail or stock-driven business
• Exposure to e-commerce or international sales reporting
• Experience working with auditors

Personal Attributes

• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working with non-finance colleagues
• Curious and commercially minded, with an interest in how finance supports the wider business
• Motivated to continue developing within a finance career path

£500 holiday bonus & lots of free board games

Bupa Healthcare plus Employee Assistance Programme - Counseling

Discounted gym memberships

Monthly yoga

Casual dress

Company events

Cycle to work scheme