At a Glance
- Tasks: Support financial operations, manage transactions, and ensure VAT compliance for a private office.
- Company: High-profile private family office in Central London with a dynamic work culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, study support, and flexible working arrangements.
- Other info: Work 1 day in newly refurbished offices and 4 days from home.
- Why this job: Join a close-knit finance team and grow your career in a high-profile environment.
- Qualifications: Part-qualified or AAT-qualified accountant with experience in transactional finance.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 40000 £ per year.
A confidential appointment on behalf of a high-profile private individual with business interests across media, manufacturing and hospitality. The Assistant Accountant will support the Finance Director in maintaining the day-to-day financial operations of a busy private office, with a particular focus on high-volume transactional processing, VAT compliance, and accurate bookkeeping across multiple businesses and entities.
Key Responsibilities
- Reconcile a high volume of bank (and equivalent) transactions efficiently across multiple entities, ensuring timely coding and approval.
- Manage accounts payable and receivable ledgers, including supplier statement reconciliations and chasing of outstanding balances.
- Process employee expenses, credit card reconciliations, and petty cash.
- Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with HMRC requirements.
- Maintain VAT records, reconcile VAT control accounts, and support any VAT queries or inspections as required.
- Assist with payroll processing and liaise with external payroll providers to ensure timely and accurate payments.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date ledgers; perform regular bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies.
- Support the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly management accounts, accruals, prepayments, and journals.
- Producing management accounts for one or more allocated businesses, including Balance Sheet support and P&L movement analytical reviews.
- Maintain Fixed Assets schedules across the group.
- Assist with year-end close processes and liaise with auditors to provide supporting documentation as required.
- Handle all financial matters with absolute discretion and confidentiality at all times.
Skills & Experience
- Part-qualified or AAT-qualified accountant; actively studying towards ACA, ACCA, or CIMA preferred.
- Solid experience in a transactional finance or assistant accountant role, ideally within a private office, media, entertainment, or multi-entity environment.
- Strong working knowledge of VAT legislation and experience preparing VAT returns.
- High attention to detail with the ability to process large volumes of transactions accurately and at pace.
- Proficient in Xero and confident in Excel.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary; study support available for those working towards a professional qualification.
- A varied, hands‑on role in a dynamic and high‑profile environment, with the opportunity to grow within a small, close‑knit finance team.
- This role offers flexible working; 1 day in London in newly refurbished offices, and 4 days from home.
Assistant Accountant employer: Invenire Group
Join a prestigious private family office in Central London, where you will thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment. With a competitive salary, study support for professional qualifications, and the flexibility of working from home four days a week, this role offers not just a job but a pathway to meaningful career growth within a close-knit finance team. Experience the unique advantage of working closely with high-profile business interests across diverse sectors, ensuring your contributions are valued and impactful.
