Assistant Accountant

Xplor Technologies; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

#GiveBackDays – volunteer days

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Free mental health support

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Xplor Technologies is hiring an Assistant Accountant to support day-to-day finance operations and month-end close within a fast-paced SaaS environment. You will ensure data accuracy, handle reconciliations and assist with reporting across the APAC region, working with NetSuite and other cloud systems.

The role is fully remote across the United Kingdom with occasional meet-ups at our Newcastle office, reporting into the Finance Manager.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a professional qualification (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or recently qualified
• Strong understanding of core accounting principles and financial reporting
• Experience with cloud-based finance systems (e.g. NetSuite, Xero)
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis and reporting
• High attention to detail with strong organisational and time management skills
• Experience supporting month-end close processes and reconciliations
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends in financial data
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced SaaS environment

Responsibilities

• Ensure month end reconciliations are complete and accurate within One Stream
• Manage the identification, recording, reporting, valuation, accounting of fixed assets
• Prepare monthly internal capitalisation of labour reports and analysis
• Allocate useful life for assets and run Netsuite processes monthly with ledger reconciliation
• Prepare movement table for fixed assets
• Assist with indirect tax returns (VAT/GST) and reconcile to ledger and Netsuite tax reports
• Assist with actual returns and respond to tax authority queries
• Analyze ledger activity for month end reporting and tax analysis
• Assist with management of corporate card expenses and timely reporting
• Assist with audit queries and ad hoc journal entries
• Support one-off finance-related projects
• Role is fully remote across the UK with occasional meet-ups at Newcastle office

Skills

Advanced Excel

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

SaaS environment

Education

AAT ACCA CIMA in progress

Tools

NetSuite

Xero

One Stream

Job description

Job Description

About the opportunity

Join our Finance Division as an Assistant Accountant to 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.

Reporting into the Finance Manager you'll help play a key role in supporting the day-to-day finance operations and month-end close process. You'll work to make sure financial data is accurate, up to date, and aligned with the company’s subscription-based revenue model. This often includes working with systems like NetSuite, supporting reconciliations, and assisting with reporting across the APAC region.

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

This role is fully remote across the UK, with occasional meet‑ups at our Newcastle office.

Qualifications

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.

• Actively working towards a professional qualification (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or recently qualified
• Strong understanding of core accounting principles and financial reporting
• Experience with cloud-based finance systems (e.g. NetSuite, Xero, or similar)
• Advanced Excel skills, including data analysis and reporting
• High attention to detail with strong organisational and time management skills
• Experience supporting month-end close processes and reconciliations
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and anomalies in financial data
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced SaaS environment

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

• Find a better way
• Do the right thing
• Say it straight
• Win together
• Own the outcome

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 our perks and benefits are

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process xplor.com/recruitment-faqs/.

Interview Recording and Background Checks

As part of our hiring process, successful candidates will be asked to complete background and identity verification checks. Many of our roles are remote, and to protect both candidates and our business from recruitment fraud, we may record video interviews via Microsoft Teams during the process. We keep any recordings and related data only for as long as the hiring process is active and do not retain them afterwards.

EEO and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system with artificial intelligence-enabled features to support our recruitment process, but our recruitment team makes all hiring decisions after human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions. Find our Candidate AI Usage guidelines here.

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

Before you apply

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the United Kingdom. This applies to remote roles too, as we can only employ people who reside within the UK. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. We're also not able to offer contractor arrangements or Employer of Record engagements for this position at this stage.