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Accounts Assistant
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
24 days ago
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Seniority
Mid Level
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Job Description
Accounts Assistant
Prolific
Role Description Prolific is looking for an ambitious new finance team member to support our strong company growth. This role brings an exciting opportunity to learn and grow with the company. The successful candidate will work directly with our finance team and help shape our finance function to support our next stage of growth. The ideal candidate will be a team player who is keen to get stuck in. You'll be detail-oriented and comfortable working proactively through recurring daily, weekly and monthly tasks, all the while knowing when to consult and ask for help. Excellent communication and social skills are essential, especially when working with other teams in the business (including Support, HR and Operations) and responding to queries directly from our customers. This is a perfect role for someone looking to kickstart a career in accounting and finance and learn more about the startup ecosystem, or someone with experience in this space. Responsibilities - Daily bank reconciliations in Xero, our accounting software - Monitoring of the invoicing@prolific.com mailbox - Processing supplier invoices and sending them for review by managers and team leads via Payhawk, our spend management software - Assisting with responses to user support tickets relating to invoicing and billing - Reconciling customer payments within our admin interface - Assisting with some month-end tasks, including prepayments and accruals (with support/training from the team) Qualifications - Basic understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accrual accounting - Highly organised, detail oriented and happy to work proactively on recurring and ad hoc tasks - Curiosity and a desire to learn more about accounting and finance as well as how our team supports the wider company goals - Critical thinking and a questioning mindset to help identify misstatements and challenge the status quo - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Strong desire to work for an early-stage, fast-growing startup - Literate in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets - Keen interest in process automations and leveraging AI to increase efficiency - Business/Accounting related A-level, degree or AAT qualification Benefits - Competitive salary - Remote working - Impactful, mission-driven culture
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