Senior Accounts Assistant

Fisher German; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rural consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to manage the financial activities of a client portfolio. The role involves ledger management, preparing reports, and mentoring junior staff. A strong understanding of accounting and excellent communication skills are essential. This position offers a hybrid work model and various benefits including a bonus scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Online money saving portal

Death in service cover

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management of client portfolios.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Record financial transactions and perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare financial reports and file VAT returns.
• Line manage and mentor two reports.

Skills

Understanding of accounting

Training and mentoring others

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Accounts Assistant

At Fisher German our people and clients are at the heart of what we do. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading Rural Client Accounts team in a role where the focus will be the financial management of a portfolio of clients.

This role will include responsibility for specific ledger balances and associated financial transactions, reporting the financial data with commentary and supporting documentation. The role will also involve liaison with external clients and their tax advisors and internal clients such as asset managers and property managers.

You will also be responsible for line managing two reports, so previous experience in training and mentoring is required.

This is a permanent, full‑time role (37.5 hours), based at our office in Ashby de la Zouch. We also operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part‑time)

Duties will include:

• Recording of transactions
• Bank reconciliations
• Balance sheet reconciliations and Profit and Loss variance reporting
• Ensure accurate & timely processing of supplier payments and client remittances
• Liaise with third‑party providers, clients, suppliers and tenants
• Preparation of financial reports
• Preparation and filing of VAT returns
• Reconciliation of tenant and supplier accounts

The successful candidate will have...

• An understanding of accounting, financial reports
• Experience training and mentoring others
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact and deal with surveyors/clients/third parties
• Ability to multi‑task and prioritise, with excellent time management skill
• Strong attention to detail, be diligent and precise in how you deliver work
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop‑up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12‑property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.