accountant Bristol, England
Job description
Contract type: Part-time (21 hours a week MAX) We offer flexibility in working hours and location.
Location: Bristol. Hybrid.
Do you want to work in a fast-growing company that has a strong innovative and inclusive culture?
We embrace flexible and hybrid working, give our team unlimited holidays and nurture our employees' personal development with regular personal development-focused catch-ups.
Our teams work with the best equipment and tools. Every team member receives a monthly development/well-being allowance alongside attending conferences and anything else that they need to help further their skills, experience, and career path.
What you will be doing:
This is an exciting new role here at DOMO. As our Accounting Specialist, you will be part of a small team supporting the Finance Manager in bringing our finance processes to the next level to support the business as we grow. However, you will be part of the wider DOMO team, getting involved in cross-team projects and supporting other departments' needs.
This role is a varied accounting role and would suit someone who likes to get stuck in. You will be responsible for a variety of key tasks such as payroll and balance sheet reconciliations. The ideal candidate will be super organised and happy with a varied workload.
Main Responsibilities:
- End-of-month bank reconciliations to ensure all transactions in the month are accounted for and the balance in Xero matches relevant bank statements.
- Review aged creditors at the end of the month and take appropriate action.
- Review aged debtors at the end of the month - flagging outstanding GoCardless invoices to the Customer Success team and inputting Stripe refunds into Xero.
- Processing monthly payroll and end-of-year HMRC reporting.
- Posting monthly journals and reconciling payroll control accounts in Xero.
- Maintain fixed assets in Xero including additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation.
- Checking that expenses in Xero have been attributed to the correct department and investigating and reclassifying any that are unclassified.
- Producing ad-hoc departmental reports such as the use of the Wellbeing, Learning and Development fund by employees.
- Month-end reconciliations of balance sheet accounts such as net pay control account and suspense (including investigating and resolving items).
- Reconciliation of Stripe account to ensure all revenue has been accounted for, all funds received in Metro bank account, and Stripe and Xero balance.
- Review and submit quarterly VAT returns for 2 group companies.
- Monthly accounting adjustments such as prepayments, accruals, and loan interest.
- Support month-end management accounts and cash flow reporting. Investigating monthly variances between actual and budget.
- Support with quarterly reviews and annual budgets.
- Compiling documents for the accountants to prepare year-end statutory accounts and corporation tax returns.
- Other ad-hoc finance activities and reporting as requested to support the wider business and leadership team.
Essential Skills / Our Ideal Candidate:
- AAT Qualified (or qualified by experience)
- Minimum of three years of general accounting experience
- Working knowledge of payroll (including an understanding of HMRC legislation and employer responsibilities), accounts receivable, and accounts payable
- Excellent English communication (written and verbal) skills
- Collaboration across teams
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in entering financial data
- Great knowledge of Excel / Google Sheets and use of formulas
- Previous experience using Xero or similar cloud-based accounting software
- Ability to manage own workload
- Can perform well under pressure
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Deadline-driven with excellent time management
- Analytical thinker and loves problem-solving
- Commercial awareness
Useful Skills / And a massive bonus if:
- Industry experience working in a similar role in the tech/start-up sector.
- Confidence with using different software applications and ability to manage integrations between different software, for example, Xero and Stripe.
Please note: The qualifications and experiences above act as a loose guide to what we’re looking for. We’d still love to hear from you if you have more or less experience, so long as the core skills can be demonstrated
Some of our great benefits include:
- Unlimited annual leave - including time off for religious holidays
- £50 per month to spend on either your well-being or development
- Flexible working hours for everyone
- Financial Coaching with a dedicated Advisor through Octopus Money Coach
- Enhanced paid parental leave
- Free face-to-face counselling for up to 8 sessions
- Life assurance & income protection
- Health support plan for things like eyecare, dentist, medical support
- Take a look at the full list of our benefits here
Our Office
- Multi-purpose office space with open desk areas, quiet working booths and collaboration spaces
- Private rooms available for religious observance, meditation and reflection
- Casual dress - wear whatever you feel comfortable in & represents you
- Secure bike parking
- On-site showers
- Secure lockers
- Dog-friendly office
Find out how we hire here
Find out more about our People & Operations department here
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We are not looking for external agency support with this role - thank you!
