Accounts Assistant

Summary

Join Prolific, a leader in human data infrastructure for AI development, as an Accounts Assistant. This role offers an exciting opportunity to learn and grow within a fast-growing company. You will work directly with the finance team, supporting our next stage of growth. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented team player comfortable with daily, weekly, and monthly tasks. Excellent communication skills are essential for interacting with various teams and customers. This position is perfect for those starting an accounting career or those with experience in the startup ecosystem. Prolific offers a competitive salary, benefits, and remote work opportunities within an impactful, mission-driven culture.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Daily bank reconciliations in Xero, our accounting software
• Monitoring of the [email protected] 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)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits
• Remote working