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)