Assistant Accountant

We Do Group; Woking; Híbrido; GBP 34.000 - 36.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

We Do Group in Woking, Surrey seeks an Assistant Accountant on a 12-month maternity-cover contract. The role is hybrid and hands-on, covering bank reconciliations, cash management, journals, refunds and site reconciliations across multiple payment providers.

You'll work within the Finance team to process daily cash movements, post journals in Sage, investigate discrepancies and support month-end close with Credit Control and Operations.

Qualificações

• At least 3 years in a finance or accounting role.
• Experience with high transaction volumes and reconciling discrepancies.
• Strong understanding of double-entry accounting, journals, accruals, AP and AR.
• Excellent Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Experience using Sage or a similar accounting system is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Manage daily bank reconciliations across multiple sites and providers.
• Process high volumes of transactions and investigate unidentified or incorrectly allocated payments.
• Prepare and post journals and transaction imports in Sage, including VAT, payroll, pensions, fees and direct debits.
• Reconcile weekly payment-provider reports and ensure accurate recording of income and charges.
• Process customer refunds accurately and within deadlines.
• Prepare monthly cash account reconciliations across a large portfolio of sites.
• Investigate discrepancies with Finance, Operations and individual sites to resolve issues.
• Maintain and clear suspense accounts and support month-end close deadlines.

Conhecimentos

Bank reconciliations

Cash management

Journals

Double-entry accounting

Excel

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

High transaction volumes

Attention to detail

Ferramentas

Sage

Descrição da vaga

Assistant Accountant

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

£34,000-£36,000

Woking, Surrey - Hybrid Working

We're supporting a fast-growing, multi-site business looking to appoint an experienced Assistant Accountant on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This is a busy, hands-on role covering bank reconciliations, cash management, journals, refunds and account reconciliations across a large number of sites and payment providers.

We're looking for someone with a strong grounding in transactional finance who enjoys investigating discrepancies, working with high transaction volumes and taking ownership of financial processes.

The Role

Working within the Finance team, you'll take responsibility for processing and reconciling daily cash movements, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded within Sage.

You'll work closely with Credit Control, Management Accounts, Operations and individual sites to investigate discrepancies, resolve queries and support the month-end close.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily bank reconciliations, ensuring cash is accurately posted and reconciled
• Process high volumes of transactions across multiple payment providers, investigating unidentified or incorrectly allocated payments
• Prepare and post journals and transaction imports in Sage, including VAT, payroll, pensions, fees and direct debits
• Reconcile weekly payment-provider reports, ensuring income and associated charges are correctly recorded
• Process customer refunds accurately and within agreed deadlines
• Prepare monthly cash account reconciliations across a large portfolio of sites
• Investigate discrepancies, working with Finance, Operations and individual sites to resolve issues
• Maintain and clear suspense accounts, supporting wider cash and banking activities and month-end deadlines

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years' experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally with strong reconciliation exposure
• Experience working with high transaction volumes and investigating discrepancies
• Good understanding of double-entry accounting, journals, accruals, AP and AR
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• Experience using Sage or a similar accounting system would be advantageous
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Proactive, inquisitive and comfortable taking ownership of issues independently
• Immediately available

Why Join?

This is a great opportunity to join a growing business and gain broad exposure across cash management, reconciliations, journals, payment providers and month-end activities.

You'll be part of a supportive finance team, with structured training and the opportunity to make a real contribution from day one.