Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant – Fundraising Woking – Hybrid 2/2 – Permanent – Growing business with purpose £30,000–£38,000 FTE bonus & benefits Are you an Assistant Accountant looking for a part-time role with real variety? Do you thrive in a small team where your work makes a difference? We’re helping a growing fundraising business hire a part-time Assistant Accountant to support their finance function. It’s a hands-on role that offers real breadth — from payroll and VAT to reconciliations and reporting. You’ll be joining a tight-knit team with a collaborative feel and a shared sense of purpose. WISH LIST Solid experience in transactional finance and bookkeeping Comfortable working across multiple entities and systems Detail-focused, proactive, and happy to pitch in where needed THE ROLE Process 4-weekly payroll across multiple companies Submit RTI, upload pension data, and process BACs payments Manage and file quarterly VAT returns Reconcile bank accounts and record daily transactions in Xero Review, approve, and export weekly employee expenses Process supplier invoices and manage approvals Support payment runs Assist with period-end tasks and reporting Work with tools like Xero, BrightPay, and Pleo Provide general finance support across the business YOUR PROFILE Experience in bookkeeping and transactional finance Effective communicator – written & verbal Good working knowledge of MS Excel Experienced with Xero or similar accounting software Confident processing payroll and VAT for small businesses SALARY & BENEFITS £30,000–£38,000 FTE bonus 28 hours/week – flexible Mon–Thurs or split over 5 days Hybrid: 2 days in Woking office, 2 days remote 36 days holiday (pro rata) incl. bank holidays Enhanced pension & private medical (post-probation)