Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant – Remote, Full Study Support

Location:

Fully remote within the UK (ideally Teesside/North East)
Preference:
Applicants based in the North East are particularly welcome, although this is not essential
Salary: £23,000–£27,000, depending on experience and NMW requirements

Hours:

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:

Permanent
Study support:
Full support towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent professional accounting qualification

The Opportunity

If you’re looking to build a long-term career in finance but don’t want to spend the next few years doing nothing but processing invoices, this newly created Finance Assistant position offers something different.

You’ll begin by taking ownership of essential day-to-day bookkeeping and transactional finance activities, but the role has been designed to develop as your knowledge and confidence grow. With direct support from an experienced Financial Controller, you’ll gradually gain exposure to journals, balance sheet reconciliations, VAT, month-end processes and elements of management accounts preparation.

Rather than working on the accounts of just one company, you’ll support a small portfolio of businesses. This will give you broader practical experience, insight into different transactions and a much stronger understanding of how finance operates across growing organisations.

You don’t need to arrive with years of experience or a completed accounting qualification. The company is open to someone who has gained some practical finance or bookkeeping exposure, as well as someone who has studied finance or accounting and is now looking for the opportunity to apply that knowledge in a real working environment.

What matters most is that you’re accurate, curious, comfortable taking responsibility and genuinely interested in developing a career in finance.

Why This Role Stands Out

* Salary of £23,000–£27,000, depending on experience and NMW requirements

* Fully remote working, with laptop and equipment provided

* Flexible start and finish times around your 40-hour working week

* Full study support towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent qualification

* Direct guidance and day-to-day support from the Financial Controller

* A structured opportunity to progress beyond transactional bookkeeping

* Gradual exposure to journals, reconciliations, month-end and management accounts

* Varied experience across a small portfolio of businesses rather than one set of accounts

* Private healthcare through Vitality

* Group life assurance and income protection

* Pension scheme and mental health support programmes

* Ongoing professional development

* Company retreats and occasional opportunities for travel

* A supportive, entrepreneurial environment where you can help improve processes as the business grows

What the Finance Assistant Will Do

Initially, you’ll focus on keeping the day-to-day finances accurate, organised and up to date. As your capability develops, you’ll progressively take on more involved accounting responsibilities.

Your role will include:

* Process purchase and sales ledger transactions, including invoice matching, coding and posting, supplier payment runs and employee expenses.

* Complete daily and monthly bank reconciliations across multiple company accounts and maintain accurate Quick Books records.

* Assist with VAT return preparation, quarterly submissions and fixed asset records.

* Prepare basic accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations with support from the Financial Controller.

* Support month-end activities, financial reporting and, as your experience develops, elements of management accounts preparation.

* Respond to finance queries and contribute to improvements across bookkeeping processes and systems.

What You’ll Bring :

This role could suit an existing Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Bookkeeper or Accounts Administrator who wants broader experience and clearer development.

It could also suit someone who has completed, or is currently completing, an accounting or finance qualification and now needs the practical experience to build their career.

You’ll ideally bring:

* Some bookkeeping, transactional finance or accounting…