Assistant Accountant - Part Qualified (Maternity Cover)
The Assistant Accountant position, which we are seeking to fill on a 15-month maternity cover basis, is a key role in our lean finance function. You will be reporting to the Finance Manager, who holds primary responsibility for UK accounting, financial operations, and external reporting/compliance. Your role is expected to be roughly evenly split across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger Accounting.
You will be joining a highly motivated team that is passionate about what they do in a company that is going from strength to strength. This is an opportunity to make a difference to people's lives and play a visible role in its success.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Accounts Payable and Working Capital
o Overall management of the Purchase ledger.
o Processing AP Inbox / Purchase Invoices and new supplier setup.
o Administration of purchase control (Zahara) and expense (Expensify) software.
o Responding to AP-related queries from suppliers and colleagues.
o Supporting the Financial Controller (FC) and/or Finance Manager with spend/expense approvals and payments.
* Accounts Receivable
o Customer invoicing and accounting for billing changes, cancellations, credit notes, and refunds.
o Responses to queries from customers (and colleagues in customer-facing departments).
* General Ledger / Accounting
o Bank reconciliations.
o Participating in tasks and responsibilities relating to the monthly/annual accounting and balance sheet control.
* External Reporting
o Supporting as needed with annual accounts/corporation tax filings, VAT returns, and ONS surveys.
* Project work as appropriate and as capacity allows.
* Performing other duties as assigned by the Finance Manager or Financial Controller.
Your Profile:
You will be at least part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with significant practical experience across a broad range of accounting and financial operations responsibilities.
Essential Skills / Experience:
* Technical
o At least part qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
o Experience of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and general accounting.
o Experience using Xero.
o Excellent Excel skills.
* Personal
o Positive can-do mentality; able to juggle multiple deadlines and manage competing priorities.
o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
o High level of numerical analytical aptitude.
o Values honesty, clarity, excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
* Desirable
o Exposure to finance processes/infrastructure in an established company and/or of successfully establishing these in a scale-up.
o Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and VAT reporting/compliance; exposure to and/or knowledge of external audit of UK entities and of balance sheet control.
o Advanced Excel including financial modelling principles; understanding of relational data models and data manipulation techniques.
o Experience using Zahara, Expensify, and Salesforce.
Team Values:
* Honesty: We act with integrity, transparency, and in accordance with ethical and legal standards.
* Clarity: We value straightforward communication and design.
* Excellence: We centre everything we do on delivering value to our customers.
* Collaboration: We combine our unique skills, adapt to change proactively, and take responsibility.
* Continuous Improvement: We tackle core issues while leveraging data, technology, and effective processes.
The Company:
TympaHealth is a team of doctors and technology experts united by a vision to help the world to hear. Our mission is to help the world to hear and make intervention more accessible and simplified both on a local and global scale. TympaHealth is growing fast and is currently helping thousands of patients a year access vital ear and hearing healthcare services in the UK, with plans to expand globally.
Salary & Benefits:
A competitive salary and benefits package include:
* 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
* Birthday Holiday and Christmas Holiday (three additional days)
* 5% Company & Employee Pension Scheme Contributions
* Life Assurance Scheme (four times salary)
* Hybrid Working (two days in the office, based at our London Headquarters)
* Remote GP and Medical Second Opinion Services
* Mental Health Support
* Physiotherapy (eight sessions per year)
* Life, Money, and Wellbeing Support
* 360 Wellbeing Score, Insights, and Calendar
* Financial and Legal Support
* 1-2-1 Lifestyle Coaching
* Savings and Discounts
* Perkbox
There has never been a more exciting time to join our team with our growth, focus on excellence, and opportunities for development in an inclusive, inspiring company.
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