Finance Assistant (Hiring Immediately)

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At Jacquard you get to work with a super smart and caring team. Our growth plans are agile and global, and we want YOU to be a part of our story.

We’re looking for strong attention to detail and the ability to help drive our day to day accounting transactions and back office activities. You will have the ability to understand international business transactions and a working knowledge of commercial documentation, such as invoices, contracts, and supplier agreements.

The ideal candidate will be a part qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA,

CA) with 2-3 years of experience within a high tech, preferably SaaS

environment.

Key Responsibilities:

● Be a key contributor to the month end close process, preparing and

overseeing monthly journals and being responsible for

management accounts preparation including cash flow, profit and

loss and balance sheet.

● Produce invoices in our accounting system Xero and monthly

maintenance of invoicing.

● Taking ownership of (financial) administration, including creditor

management, debtor management and invoicing ledgers.

● Monthly bank reconciliations and credit card

statement reconciliations.

● Ensure that financial and accounting records controls are

maintained which accurately reflect all the income and expenditure

of the company in accordance with the company plan.

● Assist with intercompany accounting and reconciliations.

● Maintain fixed asset registers.

● Process payments, income and receipts and entering data into our

accounting software Xero.

● Reconcile vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances.

● Managing employee expense claims and record in Xero.

● Act as the first point of contact for with the external audit team

during out annual audit.

This roles purpose is to support the Finance Director by owning day-to-day accounting

operations and core financial controls. The high level responsibilities are:

● Timely, accurate month-end close

● High-quality management accounts and reconciliations

● Strong financial hygiene across AR, AP, and cash.

Outcome: Improve data quality and financial control while freeing senior

finance capacity for decision support, forecasting, and stakeholder work.

The workload split into percentages:

40% Month-end close & management accounts:

● Prepare and post journals

● Produce monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet,

cashflow)

● Own balance sheet reconciliations and variance follow-ups

25% Transaction processing & controls:

● Daily processing of incoming transactions, invoicing in Xero

● Bank and credit card reconciliations

15% Financial administration:

● Creditor and debtor management

● Fixed asset register maintenance

● Intercompany accounting and reconciliations

10% Audit & compliance support:

● First point of contact for external auditors

● Maintain clean audit trails and supporting documentation

10% Systems & process improvement & automation:

● Maintain data integrity in Xero

● Improve efficiency and consistency of finance processes

● Automate routine and repetitive work

What success looks like in the first 3-6 months:

● Month-end close completed on time and without rework

● Reduction in unreconciled balance sheet items

● Clean AR/AP ledgers with improved cash visibility

● Smooth annual audit with minimal senior finance intervention

● Confidence in management accounts used for decision-making

Required skills:

● Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

● Strong working knowledge of Xero

● Month-end close and management accounts preparation

● Bank, balance sheet, and intercompany reconciliations

● Understanding of SaaS / technology business models

● Working knowledge of invoices, contracts, and supplier

agreements.

This role may interact with external accountants, auditors, and suppliers as

required.

Compensation: £40,000 - £50,000

Role type Permanent: Full time

Desired start date: 1-Mar-2025

Requirements

● Attention to detail - high accuracy and low error tolerance

● Ownership mindset - takes responsibility for outputs end-to-end