Job Description
We're looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team in Tunbridge Wells – someone who loves getting the details right, keeping things organised and helping a busy creative business run smoothly.
You'll be part of a small, supportive finance team that looks after our studios around the world. From processing invoices and posting payments to reconciling statements and keeping records in order, you'll play an important role in making sure everything adds up (literally).
This role would suit someone early in their finance career or looking to build on existing bookkeeping or accounts experience. Or perhaps you're currently working in the service industry with a love of creative and numbers.
You'll be supported by our Assistant Finance Manager and Finance Manager, learning how global finance operations work in a fast-paced, creative environment.
We're looking for someone who is:
* Accurate, organised and calm under pressure
* Confident using Excel and comfortable working with numbers
* A clear communicator who enjoys working with people as much as data
* Keen to learn, grow and contribute to a positive team culture
If you're looking for a role where your attention to detail really matters and where you can grow your finance skills in a creative, collaborative business, we'd love to hear from you.
Who You Are
You're organised, methodical and eager to learn. Helpful and approachable, you take pride in getting the details right and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. You're calm under pressure, reliable with deadlines and always open to improving how you work. You bring a sense of care, curiosity and teamwork to everything you do, supporting the finance team to deliver with clarity and consistency.
You'll build confidence in finance operations across multiple regions – from reconciliations and invoice processing to reporting prep and supplier management. You'll learn how accurate data underpins every financial decision and how your role supports the business to stay informed, compliant and in control.
Responsibilities
Accounts & reconciliations
You help maintain clean and accurate records, posting payments and receipts, supporting reconciliations, and ensuring every transaction is clear, traceable and consistent.
Month-end & reporting
You assist with the preparation of month-end information: helping gather, check and organise supporting documentation so the team can report with confidence and clarity.
Systems & process
You keep finance systems, files and inboxes organised, ensuring information is up to date and accessible. You support the team by maintaining structure, improving accuracy and spotting where processes can be clearer.
Cross-functional support
You collaborate across departments to gather information, resolve queries and make sure approvals and data flow smoothly between teams. You communicate clearly and handle requests with professionalism.
Team leadership & mentoring
You show up with curiosity, consistency and care. You learn from those around you, take ownership of your work, and contribute positively to the rhythm and reliability of the team.
Commercial acumen
You understand that every detail matters – from prompt postings to tidy records – and that accuracy underpins cashflow, reporting and business decision-making.
What This Role Looks Like In Practice
* Post supplier payments, direct debits and standing orders across all bank accounts
* Monitor the Accounts Payable inbox (shared with AP Assistant)
* Process supplier and freelance invoices globally, chasing approvals and matching POs
* Reconcile supplier statements and issue remittance advices after payment
* Manage credit card reconciliations and assist with job-related expense reconciliations
* Help maintain supplier contracts and business subscription records
* Post client receipts and assist with client invoicing drafts, PO matching and approval distribution
* Support procurement reports, missing PO reports and open PO reconciliations
* Assist with month-end preparation: accrual/prepayment lists, open PO reports and reconciliations
* Run weekly missing time reports and chase timesheets
* Support new supplier, client, freelancer and employee setups
* File and maintain digital, inbox and physical finance records accurately
LOCATION AND FLEXIBILITY
This role is based at our headquarters in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with core hours of 9am to 6pm.
It's a hybrid position, with three days a week in the studio to support collaboration, connection and hands-on learning.
If you're currently studying for your finance qualifications, we're happy to consider a part-time arrangement (four days a week).
Experience
You may have some previous experience in a finance, bookkeeping or administrative role, or you might be looking for your first step into a professional finance position.
What matters most is that you're confident working with numbers, comfortable using Excel and have a sharp eye for detail.
Experience with accounting systems such as Paprika would be a bonus, but full training will be provided.
SOUNDS LIKE A FIT? LETS TALK.
If you're someone who takes pride in accuracy, brings calm focus to the numbers and enjoys helping a team work smoothly behind the scenes, please apply via the button below.
Please note: No recruiters please. Regretfully, we can't always respond to every applicant, but we do try.
JDO UK
JDO UK is home to two creative hubs: our headquarters in the historic heart of Royal Tunbridge Wells and our central London studio. Each of us is based at one location, but we work as one team; sharing ideas, collaborating across disciplines and supporting each other to deliver our strongest work.
Moving between the two studios gives us fresh perspectives and new energy, while helping ideas cross-pollinate.
We're part of JDO's international network of designers, brand strategists and client partnership experts, partnering with some of the world's most loved and influential brands. Our work spans brand and creative strategy, packaging and product design, innovation and sustainability, and experiential and campaign activation.
Whatever the brief, we create brand worlds that connect, inspire and stay relevant in an ever-changing landscape.
About Us
Independent. International. Indispensable.
JDO is an award-winning design agency, expertly helping brands deliver on their promises by creating experiences people can see, feel, and believe.
With boundless creativity and craftsmanship, we craft identities and brand worlds that drive success. Partnering with visionaries and disruptors alike, we turn brand promises into powerful belief.
Our promise to every member of our team is a career that matters. One where your talent is recognised, your growth is supported, and your individuality is celebrated.
Be part of a team that brings energy, generosity and craft into every room – and shows up for each other, every single day. Together, we design for distinction, push boundaries and stay curious, always seeking a better way.
We believe creativity thrives on diversity – of background, identity, experience and thought. We're committed to building a workplace where everyone feels safe, seen and supported to grow.