Junior Accountant

Staging It; West Oxfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Venture Capital firm is seeking a Junior Accountant to join their finance team. This hybrid role offers exposure to month-end processes, compliance tasks, and the opportunity for professional growth with study support. Ideal candidates will have strong accounting knowledge and be actively pursuing an accounting qualification.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Study support

Private healthcare and dental cover

25 days of annual leave

Qualifications

• Currently working for a financial services business in their finance team.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (debits, credits).
• Actively studying an accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the month end process - prepare and posting journals, bank reconciliations.
• Assisting in monthly management accounting.
• Ownership of the purchase ledger and expense process.

Skills

Knowledge of accounting principles

Ownership of month end processes

Xero system knowledge

Education

Currently studying an accounting qualification

Job description

Robert Half have partnered with a well-established Venture Capital firm to hire a Junior Accountant to join their high-performing finance team.

This role will be hybrid, with 3 days per week in the office.

They are seeking an established Junior Accountant with strong month end experience and knowledge of accounting principles.

Role

The Junior Accountant role has exposure to a variety of responsibilities and will be working closely with the rest of the Financial Controller.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Ownership of the month end process - prepare and posting journals, bank reconciliations
• Assisting in monthly management accounting
• Ownership of the purchase ledger and expense process
• Assisting with the audit
• Assisting with compliance processes
• Assist with the preparation and filing of requisite financial returns and reports including P11D, PSA and VAT
  
  

Why this role?

• High performing Venture Capital firm
• The company are growing and with this there is good scope for your role to grow
• This is a progressive role - they will support your studies and the plan is for you to take ownership of management accounts
• The company are still small so there is scope to get involved in tasks outside of accounting (compliance, finance projects)
• Social office - everyone gets on well and socialises outside of work - including a weekly run club.
  
  

Profile

The ideal profile for this Junior Accountant role, should have the following attributes:

• Currently working for a financial services business in their finance team
• Ownership of month end processes in current role
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles (debits, credits)
• Actively studying an accounting qualification.
• Xero system knowledge is advantageous.
  
  

Salary & Benefits Package

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 - dependent on experience

Benefits Include

• Discretionary bonus
• Study support
• Private healthcare and dental cover
• 25 days of annual leave
  
  

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

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