Assistant Accountant

Xplor; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech solutions company in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for an Assistant Accountant to manage month end reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, and assist with VAT returns. Candidates should be pursuing AAT, ACCA, ACCA, or CIMA qualifications, and have relevant accounting experience. This role offers a team-oriented environment tailored to personal growth and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Opportunities for accelerated career development

Collaborative team environment

12 weeks Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave

Access to mental health support

Fully flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Curious and empathetic people are preferred.
• Ability to work in an ever-evolving and complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure month end reconciliations are complete and accurate.
• Manage the identification, recording, reporting, valuation, accounting of fixed assets.
• Assist with preparation of indirect tax returns and reconciliation.

Skills

Relevant accounting experience

Exposure to operational accounting concepts

Education

Studying to become AAT, ACCA, ACA, and CIMA or similar qualified

Job description

At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours.

We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing what they love. With Xplor Pay, we help businesses get paid quickly and securely – without hidden fees. We built the tech ourselves, and our platform delivers secure, transparent, fast, and accurate payments.

We are unified by our purpose of helping people to succeed. So, when you become part of our team, you also become part of the personal connection that strengthens the relationship people have with Xplor products.

Job Description

Join our Finance Division as as Assistant Accountantto make a real impact every day. We say that because we know that every conversation we have, every code line we write and every interface we design is another opportunity for us to enrich our customers’ experiences. Ensuring bank reconciliations are kept up to date, that funds are correctly allocated, reconciled and reported on.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure month end reconciliations are complete and accurate within One Stream
• Manage the identification, recording, reporting, valuation, accounting of fixed assets
• Preparation of the monthly internal capitalisation of labour reports and analysis
• Allocation of correct useful life, monthly running of Netsuite processes and reconciliation of the register to the ledger
• Preparation of the movement table for fixed assets
• Assist with the preparation of indirect tax returns (VAT/GST etc) and reconciliation of the returns to the ledger and to Netsuite tax reports
• Assist with the submission of the actual return and responding to queries from tax authorities
• Assist with the analysis of ledger activity for month end reporting and tax analysis
• Assist with the management of Corporate card expenses and prompt reporting and follow up for late submissions
• Assist with responding to audit queries.
• Processing of ad hoc journal entries
• Assisting with one off finance related projects

Qualifications

What would make me a good candidate?

We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work, resonate with our four core values, have a positive outlook, are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We are inspired by meeting big picture thinkers and doers, people who can be both tactical and strategic, aim high and put people first in everything they do.

Studying to become AAT, ACCA, ACA, and CIMA or similar qualified

• Relevant accounting experience (public accounting /industry mix preferred)
• Exposure to operational accounting concepts of intangible assets,PP&E and VAT

Additional Information

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Values and Life at Xplor

Our four core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

Make life simple

Build for people

Move with purpose

Create lasting communities.

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of the perks of working with us:

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development
• A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do
• 12 weeks Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave
• Unlimited access to Linkedin learning, 10% of your time devoted to growing you and your career, and further support to help you grow
• Access to mental health support
• Fully flexible work arrangements

Ready to apply?

To start your application, please submit your resume and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via [e-mail].

More about us

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time.

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email.

We do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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