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Assistant Accountant | Southampton, Hampshire | Full Time | £25,000 – £33,000 per annum

Are you an organised, detail-driven Accounts Assistant looking for a role where you can truly take ownership?

Our client is offering a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly, stable, family-run business where your work genuinely matters. If you’re someone who enjoys variety, loves getting things right the first time, and wants to be part of a supportive team that values accuracy and initiative, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

They are a family-run property business based in Southampton, founded in 2006, with roots through their parent group dating back to 1983.

They manage a diverse portfolio across Southern Hampshire — from studio apartments to three-bedroom houses — and welcome tenants from all backgrounds, including those on Universal Credit and housing benefits.

• 23 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Workplace pension
• On-site parking

Our client is looking for someone who is :

• Experienced with Xero (essential)
• Familiar with Sage Payroll (desirable but not essential)
• Confident handling purchase ledger duties, bank reconciliations and project costing
• Able to manage competing priorities with a mature, reliable attitude
• Accurate, organised, and comfortable communicating with suppliers, colleagues and external agencies
• Able to work independently and use initiative in a fast-paced environment

You will support the Finance Department with a wide range of daily, weekly, monthly and annual tasks across MYA and Roxan.

• Print bank statements, ensure all accounts remain in credit and prepare transfers where required
• Reconcile bank transactions with invoices and tenant rent income using Arthur
• Manage and respond to supplier / colleague emails
• Print, scan and process invoices into HubDoc (MYA & Roxan)
• Publish invoices / credit memos, ensuring correct coding, supplier matching and property / project allocation
• Send invoices for authorisation and file them accordingly
• Process deposit refunds, BACS runs and same-day payments
• File purchase orders and delivery notes
• Send supplier remittances
• Process Arthur Wheeler invoices and sync to Xero

• Process petty cash on Mondays
• Run weekly wages on Sage Cloud 50 and subbie payments on Roxan
• Ensure maintenance and subbie timesheets are authorised by Tuesday
• Post weekly journals as required
• Process rent deductions for subbies / maintenance tenants, including inter-company entries
• Process council tax and utility bills, checking tenancy dates, meter readings and liaising with lettings & utility providers
• Process pension contributions via NEST
• Reconcile inter-company accounts
• Maintain costing spreadsheets for MYA Maintenance and Roxan Construction projects, including graphs and reports for management

• Process month-end supplier payments and ensure all invoices are authorised
• Reconcile supplier statements and request missing invoices
• Post accruals, prepayments and other month-end journals
• Reconcile salary and wages control accounts
• Process MYA & Roxan credit card statements into Excel and Xero
• Produce PAYE P32 and CIS reports and ensure payments are made by deadlines
• Run monthly salaries on Sage Cloud 50, including overtime and deductions
• Pay business rates and allocate leasehold / trade waste direct debits correctly

• Complete annual payroll year-end submissions & distribute P60S
• Produce and issue CIS yearly certificates
• Process BUPA P11D deductions for directors

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