Assistant Accountant – High Growth Fintech (London/Hybrid)

About the role

We are partnering with a fast‑growing, FCA‑regulated consumer credit fintech that has doubled its revenue in the past year. The Assistant Accountant will support the internal accountant, ensuring day‑to‑day finance operations run smoothly while gaining hands‑on experience of month‑end close, reporting and regulatory processes.

Key responsibilities

• Post daily bank transactions accurately and on time.
• Process supplier invoices, receipts and payments, maintaining strong controls.
• Support accounts payable, including invoice coding, statement checks and payment run preparation.
• Own regular bank reconciliations across company accounts and payment platforms, investigating discrepancies.
• Assist with month‑end close tasks such as journals, accruals, pre‑payments and balance‑sheet schedules.
• Contribute to month‑end reporting packs, variance analysis, budgets and forecasts.
• Maintain organised finance records and working papers for audit, internal review or regulatory requests.
• Support finance process improvements and projects as the business scales.

Required profile

• Some experience in an Assistant Accountant, Finance Assistant or Accounts Assistant role.
• Good understanding of double‑entry bookkeeping and core accounting principles.
• Experience with bank reconciliations, accounts payable or month‑end schedules.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel