Group Accounts Assistant – SAP & Process Improvement in Bournemouth

Location: Bournemouth, UK (Hybrid with at least 4 days in office)

Full-time role

Are you looking to develop your finance career in a dynamic, collaborative and growing organisation? We are seeking a proactive and detail-focused Group Accounts Assistant who enjoys working with numbers, improving processes and supporting colleagues across the business. This role is ideal for someone with experience in expenses, reconciliations and accounting systems who wants to broaden their finance expertise and work within a forward-thinking team.

About the Role

As a Group Accounts Assistant, you will support the smooth running of core transaction processing activities. You will handle expenses, reconciliations, invoice processing and BACS payment preparation while maintaining strong internal controls and high levels of accuracy. You will also support integration projects and work alongside the Transaction Processing team to deliver consistent, efficient and well-documented finance processes. This position offers a great opportunity to deepen your SAP knowledge, build technical capability and develop within a supportive finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Expense and Credit Card Processing
  • Review expense and credit card claims for completeness, accurate VAT treatment, correct account coding and compliance with Group policy.
  • Prepare the expense payment file for approval, generate the approved BACS file and set up payments for final release.
  • Reconcile all outgoing payments with ledgers and the credit card system.
• Invoice and PO Support
  • Process invoices into live systems in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Support colleagues across the business with purchase order creation and enquiries.
• Process Alignment and Integration
  • Work with integration teams to align and roll out new processes.
  • Support the Transaction Processing Manager, Team Leader and transformation specialists in developing standardized transaction processing procedures across the Group.
• Internal Control and Confidentiality
  • Uphold strong internal controls and maintain confidentiality in accordance with data protection regulations.
• Team Collaboration
  • Contribute to the Transaction Processing team, providing support and holiday cover for colleagues and receiving the same in return.
  • Carry out any other reasonable tasks aligned to the role.

Skills & Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years' experience in an accounting or expenses role, including reconciliations and double entry journal posting.
• Experience delivering strong customer service to employees, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Confident using computerized accounting systems, ideally SAP.
• Experience with both automated and manual reconciliations.
• Part-qualified AAT or equivalent finance qualification is desirable.
• Good general education including strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including the ability to extract, manipulate and reconcile data.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Adaptable, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Committed to maintaining confidentiality and protecting employee and client data.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a supportive team where development, collaboration and continuous improvement are encouraged. This role provides the opportunity to strengthen your accounting knowledge, gain exposure to integration projects and build a strong platform for progression within finance. If you are motivated, curious and ready to take the next step in your finance career, we would be delighted to hear from you.