Assistant Accountant

  • Job title: Assistant Accountant
  • Position type: Full Time
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Salary: £24-30K depending on qualifications and experience. Pro Rata for PT Hours.
  • Location: Cambridge
  • Job reference: FAA-113
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***THIS ROLE HAS NOW CLOSED*** please go to https://www.genieventures.co.uk/careers#open-positions for the latest roles.

Genie Ventures is looking for an Assistant Accountant to our finance team in Cambridge. This is a full time position although part time hours (minimum of 30 hours per week) will also be considered. Flexible start and finish times. 

Genie Ventures is a fast-growing tech-led digital marketing and publishing company which owns and operates brands including Broadband Genie, Office Genie and Genie Shopping. It also owns Genie Goals a high-growth, high performance digital marketing agency specialising in paid search, paid social and email marketing for the retail sector. The Genie businesses work closely with global brands including Google, Amazon, Sky and Virgin Media.

We have a multinational staff of more than 50 fantastic people and operate principally in the UK, European and US markets. We love the internet – which means we love what we do. We’re never happier than when we’re innovating, pushing the boundaries and moving the company forward. We’re experts at what we do because everyone at Genie is driven to succeed by their own enthusiasm, but that makes it a fun place to be. We’re encouraged to experiment which creates an infectious sense of ambition around the place – and best of all, it’s a philosophy that’s working, with a £4+ million turnover that’s rising fast.

You will be responsible for undertaking all Sales Ledger duties within the finance team to ensure that we are billing, reconciling and chasing payments in a timely fashion. This role will also be responsible for monthly payroll activities making sure everyone is paid the right amount at the right time.   

With time we expect this role to develop into an Assistant Accountant role assisting the FC in some of the management accounts processes.

As the Assistant Accountant- you will be responsible for: 

  • Sales invoicing processing
  • Credit Control
  • VAT Returns
  • Key Customer Accounts Reconciliations
  • Payroll 
  • Assisting the FC in other duties as required

What we offer:

  • Flexible working with a generous holiday allowance & pension scheme
  • A genuine chance to grow and shape your own career path
  • World class training (in-house and accredited) & wellness programmes
  • Perks including free fruit, posh tea & coffee, and table football
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