Accounts Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Perlego

Perlego

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

What you'll get:

At Perlego we believe in the key role you will play to achieve our shared mission. You'll belong to a culture of dreamers, team players and avid learners with a flexible, value-based approach.

Here, you can become your best self, and through your talent, make a real impact in the world of education.

The numbers speak for themselves:

94% of people you'll work with are inspired by the purpose and mission of Perlego
88% of people you'll work with feel they belong at Perlego
90% of people you'll work with would recommend us as a great place to work

Stats from our latest anonymous employee engagement survey

What we do:

At Perlego, there are over 120 of us working hard to make education accessible to all. We believe access to good quality affordable learning unlocks potential. Knowledge should be more accessible, not locked behind sky-high price tags.

Last year, we expanded our library to make over 1 million books affordable for learners, earned a 100% Gold ASPIRE rating for accessibility and reached over 15 million people.

The next stage of Perlego is twofold: 1) expand our support to students and publishers globally, and 2) build a product that goes beyond the book, a platform that helps students study smarter and educators teach more effectively.

What you'll do:

Full ownership of accounts payable - Ultimately be responsible for managing the accounts payable process from invoice processing, approval and preparation of payments runs
Monthly VAT preparation including reviewing transactions to identify VAT-relevant items and ensure proper treatment.
Responsible for accurate and timely journal posting to maintain up-to-date financial records and support the preparation of financial statements.
Multi-currency bank reconciliation - Process payments and receipts in the accounting system and complete bank and credit card reconciliations
Full ownership of accounts receivable - Liaising with the sales team on Sales Order Form details, credit control, raising invoices and credit notes
Ensuring accurate and timely payment allocations to relevant accounts for effective financial reconciliation
Supporting the Financial Controller with ad-hoc duties
Preparation of reconciliations and workbooks for month end tasks

Requirements:

Essential skills

Hands-on experience working in Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
Qualified by experience or actively studying towards a professional qualification
Knowledge of UK financial regulations and bookkeeping practices

Comfortable using accounting software such as Xero and Spendesk or similar and highly competent in use of productivity tools like Google Drive and Sheets.

Strong attention to detail with an ability to spot numerical errors
Good time management skills and ability to prioritise work
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Comfortable working independently

Nice to have:

Background working in a SaaS business
Capable of working with VAT, EU VAT and USA sales tax

Perlego has a hybrid working environment, however if you can come into our London office once a week, this would be ideal.

Benefits:

Benefits include:

Compensation

The range available for this role is £30,000 to £35,000.

We are willing to offer a lot of flexibility in how you structure your time, whether that means support for study (if required) or pro-rated/part time work.

Why should you work at Perlego?

Apart from our mission, we foster a unique company culture championing self-empowerment, personal development, direct communication and mutual support.

We're proud of our Glassdoor reviews and the fact that 97% of our team would recommend Perlego as a place to work.

Want to learn more about how we're making learning accessible? Check out our latest impact report

Flexible

We're making learning accessible to all and we want our ways of working to be accessible too. We spend our time between our impressive office in Chancery Lane, and a bit of home working. Work in a way that supports your needs and your life. We trust people to know what works best for them.

We are flexible if you wish to work remotely overseas for short periods of time, as long as you remain a UK tax resident

L&D Budget

We value continuous learning, you will get £500 per year to spend on the training of your choice

Unlimited Coaching Opportunities

Unlimited access to MoreHappi, an on-demand professional coaching platform to offer all employees access to unbiased and professional coaching opportunities.

Learning Time

All employees have dedicated Learning Time to focus on new skills, projects or interests that lay outside of their day-to-day job

Work-Life Balance

Everyone needs a break, so enjoy 30 days off (incl. bank holidays) + 1 additional day annual leave for every year of service up to 35 days off (incl. bank holidays)

Flexi Bank Holidays

We understand that not everyone aligns with the same calendar; we offer the flexibility to t