Assistant Accountant

Urgent Opportunity: Assistant Accountant (3-Month Contract with Possibility of Extension)

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional ready for an exciting challenge? Our client - a membership organisation - is urgently seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their dynamic team on a 3-month contract with potential for extension.

Immediate start, 1 on-line interview.

3 month contract, paid by client on a monthly basis.

Fully remote working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Management: Process and report on accounts payable and receivable functions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to budgets.
• Bank Reconciliation & Petty Cash: Accurately reconcile bank statements, manage petty cash, and maintain comprehensive records of income, expenditure, and cash flow.
• Sales & Purchase Ledger Administration: Oversee membership invoicing, direct debit processing, credit control, and purchase ledger queries to support smooth financial operations.
• Year-End Activities: Assist with year-end processes, including general ledger reconciliation and audit support.
• Team and Administration Support: Provide administrative support including answering queries, managing phone calls, and assisting colleagues to ensure a seamlessly efficient office environment.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience in a finance environment; familiarity with committee operations or not-for-profit organizations is an advantage.
• Exceptional organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Strong written, verbal, and numerical expertise.
• Proficiency with finance systems, databases, and web-based accounting tools.
• A self-starter, ready to collaborate and provide hands-on support.
• Holding or working towards professional accountancy qualifications.

What We Offer:

• A supportive team environment interacting with trustees, council members, professional associations, and external providers.
• An opportunity to contribute to the financial operations of a prestigious professional body.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a role where precision meets professional impact, apply urgently now!

Due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Health and Human Services, Non-profit Organizations, and Civic and Social Organizations