Accountant​/Assistant Accountant

Accountant / Assistant Accountant

Location:

Inverness
Reporting to:
Commercial Manager

Our client are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accountant/Assistant Accountant to support the effective operation of their finance function. This role plays a key part in managing day-to-day accounting processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting retail, ticketing, and match day financial activities within a Football Club. The successful candidate will be flexible, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, including availability on match days and evenings as required.

• Financial Operations
• Maintain sales ledger including invoicing, statements, and credit control
• Manage purchase ledger, processing invoices and preparing payments
• Maintain cash book and post transactions accurately and promptly
• Perform daily bank reconciliations
• Manage petty cash and reconciliations
• Support operation of the purchase order system
• Regulatory & Reporting Support
• Assist with quarterly VAT returns
• Support monthly payroll data collation and checks
• Stock, Retail & Ticketing
• Maintain stock systems and participate in stock takes
• Record daily retail and ticketing income accurately
• Provide operational finance support to shop and ticketing teams
• Match Day Finance Duties
• Prepare and distribute cash floats
• Issue and collect card machines
• Count, reconcile, and report all match day income

• Experience in accounting or finance operations
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Confident IT skills with good analytical ability
• Strong communication skills and professionalism
• Flexible approach to working hours, including match days/evenings

• Experience using Sage 50 Accounts
• Background in retail, ticketing, or sports/entertainment finance

• A varied and hands-on finance role in a dynamic environment
• Opportunity to develop accounting experience across multiple functions
• Supportive team and engaging workplace

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion as an international workforce business is committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base as well as those of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion.

In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.