Accountant

A small, friendly and growing international recruitment business is looking for an Accountant to join its team.

The finance function is currently going through a restructure, making this an exciting time to join.

There’s plenty changing, and your experience and opinion will genuinely count .

They’re looking for someone who understands how finance works within a contract recruitment business — from timesheet to invoice, payroll to cash — and who is confident enough to spot when something isn’t working and suggest a better way.

The role

This is a hands-on accounting position covering the full contract recruitment finance cycle.

Responsibilities will include:

• Checking timesheet and placement data in Bullhorn and raising sales invoices for mid-month and month-end billing runs
• Supporting the preparation and checking of both payroll runs, ensuring contractor pay, client billing and margins all align
• Posting and reconciling transactions in Xero, including sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations and control accounts
• Allocating and reconciling cash across Wise, HSBC and Lloyds, while supporting junior team members
• Supporting the Finance Manager with drawdowns and reconciliations on the RBD facility around billing runs
• Processing contractor and supplier invoices, payment runs and expense claims
• Managing credit control and chasing overdue payments while maintaining positive client relationships
• Supporting month-end, including journals, accruals, prepayments and management accounts
• Assisting with VAT returns and keeping records accurate and audit-ready
• Helping to improve, document and embed finance processes as the team restructures
• Identifying what isn’t working and helping shape more efficient ways of working

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2+ years’ experience in an accounting or finance role within a contract or freelance recruitment business
• A strong understanding of the contract recruitment cycle, including timesheets, billing, contractor payroll and margin
• Hands-on experience with Bullhorn and Xero
• Good knowledge of sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliations and cash allocation
• Experience with credit control and the confidence to chase outstanding payments professionally
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• The ability to stay calm and accurate when working to billing and payroll deadlines
• A practical, proactive approach and the confidence to challenge processes and suggest improvements

This is a great opportunity to join a friendly, growing specialist business at an important point in the development of its finance function.

With the team going through a restructure, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence how things are done , take ownership and help build better processes rather than simply inheriting an established way of working.

If you understand contract recruitment finance , enjoy a hands-on role and want your experience and ideas to make a genuine difference, this could be a great fit.

Salary £40,000 with benefits.

Mondays working from home and hours are 8-4pm or 9-5pm.

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