LGS Vision Recruitment are supporting a forward-thinking growing firm of accountants who are based in the City of London with a Outsourcing Assistant position.

Our outsourcing team acts as the day-to-day finance function for a portfolio of clients effectively, an extension of their internal team. As an Assistant Accountant you’ll keep their books accurate and up to date, support the month end close, and be a friendly, dependable point of contact whenever they need something.

It’s a varied role with real client exposure. You’ll juggle several clients at once, work closely with a supportive team, and have the chance to develop your technical skills alongside your studies.

Responsibilities:

Transaction Processing and Bank Reconciliations

• Accurately process financial transactions including sales invoices, purchase invoices, receipts and payments within client accounting systems.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations across multiple client accounts to ensure financial records align with bank statements.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies or missing transactions promptly.

Ledger Maintenance

• Maintain and update purchase, sales and nominal ledgers to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data.
• Ensure transactions are correctly coded and allocated to the appropriate accounts.
• Help maintain clean, well-organised accounting records for each client.

Month-End Close and Reconciliations

• Assist with the monthly close process across the client portfolio.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring supporting schedules are accurate and up to date.
• Reconcile key control accounts — bank, VAT, payroll, prepayments and accruals — where required.
• Support the preparation of monthly management information by ensuring financial records are complete and accurate.
• Identify and investigate unusual balances or variances and escalate where appropriate.

Management Accounts

• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly management accounts, ensuring schedules, accruals, prepayments and journals are complete and supportable.
• Conduct variance analysis (vs. budget, prior period and forecast) and write clear, commercial commentary tailored to each client.
• Use the management accounts as a platform for advisory conversations — surfacing trends, risks and opportunities the client should act on.

Client Finance Function Support

• Managing client finance inboxes and monitoring incoming financial communications.
• Responding to queries from suppliers, staff and other client stakeholders.
• Processing incoming invoices, receipts and payment requests.
• Communicating with clients to request missing information or clarify financial transactions.
• Monitoring outstanding items and following up on missing documentation or approvals.
• Helping clients keep their financial records accurate and up to date.

Skills & Experience:

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience in a bookkeeping, assistant accountant or finance assistant role - ideally within an accountancy practice or outsourced finance environment.
• Experience supporting multiple clients or entities at the same time is desirable.
• Studying towards (or holding) an accounting qualification such as AAT or equivalent is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with cloud-based accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or similar.
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including basic formulas, data organisation and reconciliation tasks.
• Familiarity with VAT processes, bank reconciliations and ledger maintenance.
• Experience with expense management systems, receipt-processing tools or document-management platforms is a bonus.

Organisation and Attention to Detail

• Strong attention to detail and pride in keeping financial records accurate.
• A knack for spotting discrepancies and resolving them efficiently.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple client deadlines and priorities at once.

Package:

• Starting Salary £25,000 - £32,000
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working - 1 day per week
• Study support
• Company bonuses
• Private medical cover
• Season ticket loan

For more information, please contact Liam Snell at LGS Vision Recruitment.