Accounts Assistant Central Edinburgh Flexible Working WA are delighted to bring to the market a brand new opening for an Accounts Assistant within a professional services organisation based in central Edinburgh. This role will report directly into the Financial Controller where you will work as part of a wider finance team. Our client prides themselves on their customer focus and delivery, expertise and team culture. The Role This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Accounts Assistant to join a top ranked independent firm on a permanent basis to support the development of the finance team. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to take ownership of a range of varied tasks and projects and to develop their accounting and administrative skills and experience. Working as part of a small Business Support team, you will have shared responsibility for a range of tasks and finance processes. You will act as a first point of contact for employees and managers so will have high interaction with team members of all levels across our offices. The role will be based in Edinburgh, working with both our Edinburgh and London offices. Hybrid working (with regular onsite time in office as required) is optional. The successful candidate The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, go the extra mile, take ownership and be an effective team player. In an ever changing technological landscape, being open to change, a willingness to learn and showing initiative would stand the successful candidate in good stead. The successful candidate may already have experience in the areas below or may well be currently in a junior position and looking for a role in which they can develop and be stretched. Key Responsibilities Involved in all aspects of firm expense accounting including processing purchase invoices, corporate card transactions, client disbursements, staff expenses, and running of payment processes as well as ad-hoc transactions Using billing software to generate and process fee notes and credit notes presented to an exceptional standard ahead of gaining partner approval, including ensuring WIP and disbursements have correctly been included, excluded or written off Processing of firm receipts and payments including standing orders and direct debits Responsibility for all accounting entries and reconciliations using Xero or Excel Involvement in certain aspects of reporting and analysis, including, but not limited to, VAT transaction analysis, carbon reporting and monitoring of certain expenses against budget Involvement in certain aspects of client funds handling This is an excellent opportunity, rare to market. For more information please contact laurawilkinsonandassociates.co.uk