Assistant Accountant

Preservica; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a world-leading SaaS technology business as an Assistant Accountant. In this full-time role, you will support the finance team's operations focusing on accounts payable and general office management. The position is based in our Abingdon office and offers a competitive salary with additional training and employee benefits.

Benefits

Dedicated training time

Life Insurance

Private Health Insurance

Company bonus scheme

Holidays with carry-over option

Qualifications

• Min 2-3 years of financial/bookkeeping experience needed.
• Experience or willingness to learn payroll systems.
• Ideally experience in a technology/software company environment.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and payments.
• Assisting with payroll and credit control.
• Managing Xero-based payment systems.

Skills

Purchase Ledger

Expense Process Knowledge

Attention to Detail

Can-Do Attitude

MS Office (Excel, Word)

Tools

Xero

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Are you an experienced Accounts person with a strong suit in Accounts Payable?

Are you based close to Abingdon?

Would you like to work with a world-leading, high-growth SaaS technology business?

We are Preservica, and we are changing the way organisations safeguard their digital information. As a world leader in digital preservation technology, our award-winning software is used by leading businesses and public bodies across the globe.

As we continue to grow, we need a dependable person to join our finance team as an Assistant Accountant and keep our Xero-based payment systems running like clockwork.

As the Assistant Accountant, you will report to the Financial Controller and will be at the centre of our company's activities, facilitating the smooth running of our UK and USA Accounts Payable systems.

Your duties will extend to processing supplier invoices and payments, expense claims, and assisting with payroll, credit control, and monthly management accounts. In addition, you will perform general office management duties as part of the team, ensuring the efficient running of the office.

This will be a full-time role based at our office in Abingdon.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Min 2-3 years of financial/bookkeeping experience
• Solid Purchase Ledger, expense process knowledge
• Experience (or willingness to learn) in Payroll systems
• Knowledge of accounting software, preferably Xero
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word)
• Able to work without supervision and follow processes and procedures with a positive, can-do attitude and attention to detail
• Ideally experience working in a technology/software company environment

What we offer:

We are an open, progressive employer who values its staff as the heart of our business. As well as a competitive salary, we offer:

• Dedicated training time to support professional growth
• Life Insurance
• Private Health Insurance
• A range of other employee benefits.

Come join us as an Assistant Accountant today!

Preservica is an equal opportunities employer.

About Company

Preservica are world leaders in the field of Active Digital Preservation and have been a leading light in the Digital Preservation and Archival sectors the since 2015.

We are a product led business providing SaaS based archival solutions to a wide range of organisations from Cultural / Heritage heavyweights such as The National Archives in the UK and many other national archives and State Archives in the US all the way up to major corporate institutions including many household names in Banking, Insurance as well as Governmental bodies.

We have grown steadily over the past 9 years and with the launch of our Preserve 365 range, continue to go from strength to strength.

We have offices based in Abingdon UK and Boston US. The majority of our people work on a hybrid basis with time working from home blended with occasional office days.

DE&I

Our people are important to us and we look to foster an environment of positive and inclusive work culture. To this aim, we have a DE&I committee made up of a cross section of Preservica people who keep us on track and both promote and educate the wider community on DE&I and related issues.

22 days holiday (plus 3.5 discretionary days at Christmas)

4x Salary Life Insurance

6% Pension Contribution – into a defined Pension Plan held with Scottish Widows

Company bonus scheme – worth up to 3% of salary dependant on company performance.

Flexibility:

You can carry 5 days holiday over to the next year.

Private Medical Cover – (taxable benefit)

Salary Sacrifice – you can make a salary sacrifice for the items below:

Holiday trading – buy or sell holiday days