Assistant Accountant (with exposure to Python/VBA/SQL) - Top-tier Investment Firm - Extremely G[...]

Mondrian Alpha; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Competitive salary uplift

Full study support

Job summary

A fast-growth investment firm in Greater London seeks an Assistant Accountant to manage accounts payable and receivable while supporting month-end financial reconciliations. The ideal candidate will thrive in a technology-driven environment, demonstrating strong analytical skills and exposure to coding languages like Python, SQL, and VBA. The position offers a competitive salary with a potential uplift of 20-30%, generous bonuses, and full study support for continued professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a large or fast-growth financial services firm.
• Exposure to coding languages and automation processes.
• Proactive in process improvement tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable and receivable processes.
• Support month-end and year-end financial reconciliations.
• Utilize coding languages to automate financial workflows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Python

SQL

VBA

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

We are working exclusively with an extremely exciting, fast-growth investment firm, helping them secure an Assistant Accountant. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for leveraging technology to optimise accounting processes.

On a day-to-day basis, this position with manage the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring timely and accurate transaction processing while supporting month-end and year-end financial reconciliations, reporting, and ledger maintenance. You will utilise relevant coding languages / leverage accounting systems (Python, SQL, and VBA) to automate financial workflows, optimise reporting, and enhance data analysis capabilities. In doing this, you will work closely with finance and technology teams to implement automation tools for accounting and reporting functions and assist in developing dashboards to enhance operational efficiency.

For this, we are looking for detail orientated candidates, who have experience working in a large, or fast growth firm (financial services desirable). You should thrive working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. It is important to have exposure to a coding language and have a track record of being proactive with automation / process improvement tasks. Max 1 month notice.

The team have a flexible budget and will offer a considerable uplift in base for the right candidate (20-30%+ increase) plus extremely generous bonus. They offer excellent progression and can offer full study support.