Assistant Accountant

Posted 04 September 2026 Salary Up to £35000 per annum + Bonus, Hybrid working, pension Location City of London Job type Permanent Discipline Accounting & Finance Reference AASR_

A leading sports agency is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join its growing finance team. This role is 3 days per week in the office. This is a newly created role reporting into the Financial Controller in a team of 5.

The role

You'll work closely with the Financial Controller and Management Accountant across areas including:

• Supporting the month-end close , including journals, accruals and prepayments
• Daily bank postings and bank reconciliations
• Supporting cash management and monitoring the cash position
• Preparing and supporting quarterly VAT returns , alongside monthly VAT reviews
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Supporting overseas entity accounting and uploading trial balances into SAP
• Assisting with actual vs budget analysis
• Supporting European entity accounting and compliance
• Preparing schedules and reconciliations for the year-end audit
• Taking increasing ownership of areas of responsibility as your experience develops

About you

We’re looking for someone with around 1-2 years' finance experience:

You’ll ideally have:

• AAT, bookkeeping and/or ACCA studies underway, or a desire to progress with a professional qualification
• A good practical understanding of VAT returns - essential
• Month-end experience, particularly journals, accruals and prepayments
• Experience with bank reconciliations
• Good Excel skills, including lookups, spreadsheets and ideally pivot tables
• Experience using an accounting system/ERP; SAP experience would be advantageous
• A proactive, hands‑on approach and the confidence to work independently

Experience within football, sport, media, advertising, talent management or an agency environment would be particularly attractive.

Why this role?

You’ll work as part of a small, collaborative finance team and gain exposure to a much broader range of accounting activities, rather than being limited to AP or transactional processing.

The business offers study support and a discretionary bonus , alongside the opportunity to develop your accounting career within a fast-paced and exciting sports environment.

• Salary: £35,000
• Bonus: Discretionary
• Study support: Available
• Location: Mayfair
• Working pattern: 3 days in the office, Monday-Wednesday

Up to €1 per annum + Hybrid + Excellent Benefits

Up to £35000 per annum + Bonus, Hybrid working, pension

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