Assistant Accountant – Fundraising

Woking | Hybrid (2 Days in the Office) | Permanent | Growing Business with Purpose

£30,000–£38,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Are you looking for a varied, operationally focused finance role where your work genuinely makes a difference?

We're partnering with a growing fundraising organisation to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their collaborative finance team. This is a hands-on role offering real variety, supporting the day-to-day finance operations across the business.

From payroll and VAT through to reconciliations and bookkeeping, you'll play a key role in ensuring the finance function runs smoothly.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys operational finance and wants to remain close to the numbers within a supportive and flexible working environment.

About This Business

This is a growing organisation with a genuine sense of purpose, working with a wide range of clients to deliver successful fundraising campaigns.

The culture is friendly, collaborative and down-to-earth, with everyone working together to support the wider business. They offer genuine flexibility around working hours, trusting their people to manage their own workload while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The Role!

As Assistant Accountant, you'll support the day-to-day finance operations across the business, ensuring financial processes are completed accurately and efficiently.

You'll be responsible for:

• Processing payroll across multiple entities.
• Preparing and submitting RTI returns and pension uploads.
• Managing quarterly VAT returns and ensuring compliance.
• Reconciling bank accounts and maintaining accurate financial records within Xero.
• Reviewing, approving and processing employee expenses.
• Processing supplier invoices and supporting payment runs.
• Supporting the month-end close process, including reconciliations, journals and assisting with reporting.
• Assisting with month-end reporting and wider finance administration.
• Supporting bookkeeping activities across multiple entities.
• Working with finance systems including Xero, BrightPay and Pleo.
• Providing operational finance support across the wider business.
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and support continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You'll enjoy the operational side of finance and be looking for a role where you can remain hands-on across a broad range of finance responsibilities.

You'll come from a strong bookkeeping or transactional finance background and have practical experience managing VAT, payroll and day-to-day finance processes. You're organised, detail-oriented and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team.

Wish List

• Strong bookkeeping or transactional finance experience.
• Good knowledge and practical experience of preparing VAT returns.
• Experience supporting month-end activities.
• Experience processing payroll.
• Confident using Xero or similar accounting software.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Comfortable working across multiple entities.
• Proactive, reliable and happy to support wherever needed.

Why Join?

• £30,000–£38,000 + bonus.
• 35-hour working week.
• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in the Woking office.
• Flexible start and finish times to support a healthy work-life balance.
• Enhanced pension and private medical cover following probation.
• Join a growing business where you'll play a key role within a supportive, close-knit finance team.