Accounts Assistant

Posted 23 October 2025
Salary £38000 - £45000 per annum + Hybrid Working
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceJE/77711114_1761235344

Job description

Media Organisation seeks an Accounts Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. This role would suit a "hands on" individual is able to multi-task and prioritise their workload. The Accounts Assistant would be diligent, a strong communicator and problem solver.

Responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant include:

  • Processing monthly journals, accruals, and prepayments.
  • Assisting with the process of monthly financial reporting which includes, profit and loss, balance sheet and cashflow.
  • Assisting with Statutory audit
  • Assisting with preparation of P11Ds
  • Performing reconciliations to seek resolution to accounting errors or inaccuracies
  • Processing purchase invoices and sales invoices and responsibility over AP and AR ledgers
  • Processing credit cards transactions and employee expense claims
  • Processing bank payments and receipts, preparing bank reconciliation.
  • Processing intercompany recharges
  • Payments to suppliers
  • Completing VAT returns
  • Assisting Head of Finance with ad hoc tasks

Requirements for the Accounts Assistant include:

  • AAT or equivalent qualification
  • Sufficient knowledge of Microsoft Office- especially Excel
  • Media/production sector experience is advantageous however not essential.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Hybrid working