Accounts Assistant in Cambridge

Location: Cambridge, UK (this role is office-based)

Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience

Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time, or flexible

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

The role involves working closely with the finance team to support the Foundation across all its entities. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and approving purchase orders and completing centralised purchasing of goods and services for all entities within the Foundation’s group.
• Processing all supplier invoices in Xero, matching them against purchase orders, and supporting colleagues with the invoice approval process.
• Processing all credit card purchase transactions in Xero, matching them against purchase orders, and reconciling all company credit cards.
• Supporting colleagues with travel bookings and processing related invoices in Xero.
• Completing bank reconciliations of all expenditure.
• Managing the finance inboxes and internal ticketing platform.
• Supporting the finance team with processing and filing financial paperwork.
• Providing additional support where required while other members of the finance team are on holiday.

Experience and personal attributes:

• Experience in bookkeeping in an accounts assistant role or similar.
• Literate in MS Office and Google Docs, and competent in all other aspects of a digital working environment.
• Well-organised and able to prioritise tasks and manage expectations effectively.
• Able to work with precision and excellent attention to detail.
• Customer-focused with good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experienced in working in a fast-paced environment, and willing to lend support across all departments.
• Experience in using Xero accounting software is desirable.

About us: The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. We empower schools to teach computer science and AI literacy through free curricula, classroom resources, purpose-built software tools, and professional development for teachers. We inspire young people to become tech creators through the world’s largest networks of coding clubs. We undertake original research that informs our work and which we use to advance the field of computer science education more broadly.

Benefits include:

• Paid time off: 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company-wide closure at the end of each year.
• Pension: 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution.
• Private healthcare: Comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus.
• Flexible working: Clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work.
• Support for parents and carers: Generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers.
• Life assurance and income protection: Peace of mind for you and your family.
• Investing in learning and development: Access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees.
• Travel to work: Support for cost-effective and sustainable travel to work.

Timetable for applications:

• Closing date: 5 January 2026, 9.00am GMT
• Phone screen: Week commencing 5 January 2026
• First interview: Week commencing 12 January 2026
• Second interview: Week commencing 19 January 2026

Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we want people to feel respected, valued, and able to do their best work. We are committed to building teams that bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children.