Job Description

We are working with a small, specialist professional body operating within a niche international sector. It provides membership services, industry networking opportunities, and publishes sector-relevant content for a stable community of corporate members and professional individuals worldwide. With multi-currency operations and a lean internal structure, it offers a uniquely broad hands-on finance role inside a close-knit team.
This is an ideal role for a part-qualified accountant or someone working towards a professional qualification who enjoys hands-on accounting and administrative responsibility in a smaller organisation.
You will support the Finance Lead with the day-to-day accounting operations - the "nuts and bolts" of the finance function - allowing him to focus on strategic work.
The role is varied, operational, and requires a solid grounding in debits, credits, bookkeeping, and financial administration.
Key Responsibilities

• Daily & Operational Accounting
• Maintain accurate financial records and bookkeeping across the organisation
• Process invoices, payments, receipts, and journals
• Issue membership invoices and individual invoices
• Manage multi-currency transactions and balances
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, and company expenses
• Support with accounts payable and receivable
• Manage the accounting system (QuickBooks) - experience essential
• Ensure clean, organised financial data and documentation
• Support with financial reporting data and ad hoc analysis for the Finance Lead
• Assist with audit preparation and documentation for the annual year-end process
• Help coordinate the annual accounting exercise with external advisors
• Prepare schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documents for year-end
• Provide administrative and financial support to senior leadership
• Contribute to improvements in processes, controls, and efficiency
• Work flexibly across the small team when needed

Essential

• Part-qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of fundamental accounting (debits, credits, reconciliations)
• Hands-on bookkeeping experience
• QuickBooks proficiency
• Comfortable working in a small organisation with a broad remit
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident managing multi-currency transactions
• Proactive, reliable, and able to work independently

Skills Required