Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant – Fundraising Woking – Hybrid 2/2 – Permanent – Growing business with purpose £30,000–£38,000 FTE + bonus & benefits Are you an Assistant Accountant looking for a part-time role with real variety? Do you thrive in a small team where your work makes a difference? We’re helping a growing fundraising business hire a part-time Assistant Accountant to support their finance function. It’s a hands-on role that offers real breadth — from payroll and VAT to reconciliations and reporting. You’ll be joining a tight-knit team with a collaborative feel and a shared sense of purpose. WISH LIST • Solid experience in transactional finance and bookkeeping • Comfortable working across multiple entities and systems • Detail-focused, proactive, and happy to pitch in where needed THE ROLE • Process 4-weekly payroll across multiple companies • Submit RTI, upload pension data, and process BACs payments • Manage and file quarterly VAT returns • Reconcile bank accounts and record daily transactions in Xero • Review, approve, and export weekly employee expenses • Process supplier invoices and manage approvals • Support payment runs • Assist with period-end tasks and reporting • Work with tools like Xero, BrightPay, and Pleo • Provide general finance support across the business YOUR PROFILE • Experience in bookkeeping and transactional finance • Effective communicator – written & verbal • Good working knowledge of MS Excel • Experienced with Xero or similar accounting software • Confident processing payroll and VAT for small businesses SALARY & BENEFITS • £30,000–£38,000 FTE + bonus • 28 hours/week – flexible Mon–Thurs or split over 5 days • Hybrid: 2 days in Woking office, 2 days remote • 36 days holiday (pro rata) incl. bank holidays • Enhanced pension & private medical (post-probation)