Assistant Accountant

MUST BE UK BASED, IN OR AROUND CARDIFF Working with the FC and the CFO, the scope of the Assistant Accountant is to manage the day-to-day financial processes and generally support finance operations. There will also be the opportunity to contribute to forming better processes and implementing new systems to ensure we stay ahead of the curve as a team. Implementing AI-driven automation is a key goal for the finance team and there are multiple projects to get involved in. This role will also work closely with the People team as we all strive to make people’s lives as easy as possible whilst making sure we meet our statutory and legal obligations. Tasks Financial Operations Purchase Ledger maintenance including raising of purchase orders and co-ordination of invoice approvals, with an eventual move to an AI-driven solution. Sales Ledger maintenance including customer invoicing and credit control. Daily bank reconciliations, including multi-currency accounts. Reviewing expenses on our credit card system and ensuring information is correctly synced to our accounting system. Financial Reporting & Compliance Calculating and submitting monthly VAT/GST returns. Production of monthly management accounts alongside the FC for 4 entities in 3 countries. Assisting with annual statutory audits. Payroll & People Support Payroll for UK and Singapore. Ad-hoc projects – both contributing to and owning. Other ad-hoc finance administration. Requirements A willingness/curiosity to work with AI-driven finance tools, as a Company we are already using some AI tools, but we are looking to remove as many of our manual processes as possible so we can focus on more exciting things! Knowledge of accounting terminology, rules and legislation – we don’t expect you to know everything but to have a questioning mind and be happy to research things and speak up if you don’t know something. Experience with accounting systems – we use Xero mainly for accounting but are always on the lookout for new bolt