Accounts Assistant

Summary

Join Swoon, a fast-growing company, as their Accounts Assistant! This varied role requires expertise in Xero and experience managing accounts payable and receivable in a dynamic environment. You will own the accounts inbox, process invoices and payments, reconcile statements, generate invoices, and support month-end processes. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, comfortable working independently, and passionate about process improvement. Swoon offers a competitive salary, share options, profit share, and flexible remote working.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience in both AP/AR in an SME
• Experience working with Xero
• Basic spreadsheet skills - pivot tables, sumifs, lookups
• Understanding of basic accounting principles
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Ownership of accounts inbox and approval software
• Processing and coding supplier invoices
• Raising purchase orders for stock
• Preparing and executing payment runs
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies
• Aged approvals reporting
• Generating invoices for Wholesale revenue and owning debit note resolution process
• Bank reconciliation, allocating and reconciling customer payments
• Reporting on aged debt and chasing overdue payments
• Support to Management Accountant
• Posting month end journals (payroll, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets)
• Ad Hoc administrative support
• Assisting with VAT returns
• Approving expenses
• Providing administrative support to the finance team

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Share options programme
• Profit share scheme
• Wellbeing allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• 27 days holiday rising to 30 with tenure
• 4 months of summer hours finishing at 1 PM on a Friday (we’re currently trialling rolling this out permanently!)
• Free furniture on each anniversary of employment
• Friends & family discount of 20%
• Fully remote working
• Frequent meet-ups, in-person workshops and socials