Assistant Accountant job vacancy
Job details
The closing date for applications is 23:59 on 4 January 2026. First stage interviews are due to take place on 14 January 2026 with final stage interviews scheduled for 20 January 2026.
We’re looking for someone who can join us as soon as possible, ideally by the end of January.
| Salary | £32,461 per annum with pay progression up to £37,164 per annum within two years employment dependent on performance, plus excellent benefits |
| Location | Central London with flexible working |
| Hours | Full-time/35 hours per week |
| Contractual status | 1 Permanent/1 Fixed term (maternity cover) |
The Assistant Accountant is a crucial role that sits in our high performing finance team. We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our high-performing finance team. This is a varied role where you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of our financial operations and supporting the delivery of accurate, timely financial information. You will be collaborative, working alongside one other assistant accountant, ensuring all routine transactions and processes are completed in a timely and efficient manner and providing excellent customer service. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with all-round experience in finance within fast paced environment.
What you’ll do:
- Have responsibility for administering the accounting system to ensure that the user hierarchy is maintained, new users are set up appropriately and that rights for processing, reporting and workflow are assigned correctly.
- Attend promptly to general finance queries.
- Reconcile fortnightly travel invoices and monthly credit card statements obtaining approvals and uploading to the accounts system.
- Raise all sales invoices across all group companies.
- Provide credit control to the business according to finance policies, actively engage with and enter in to and keep records of dialogue for all debtors.
- Provide cover for the other assistant accountant, namely in relation to purchase ledger processing and payments runs and bank transaction postings.
- Ad hoc analysis and support for month and year end activities.
What you’ll need:
- Experience of using a finance system preferably Sage 200, payment system and Microsoft applications, including experience of working in nominal, sales and purchase ledgers and cashbook.
- An ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines.
- Experience of working in a finance team in a similar role.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- A consistent and effective team player who can multi task and prioritise.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
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How to apply
To find out more about any of the vacancies advertised, please download the candidate pack for the post you are interested in. Complete the diversity monitoring form and send a CV and covering letter to [email protected] by the stated closing date, explaining concisely how you match the requirements of the role.
Alternatively, you can send your application by post to arrive by the closing date. Please address your application to:
HR Manager
The Royal College of Radiologists
63 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3JW
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