native has been building for 10 years, but we're still very much a startup: fast-moving, ambitious, and building with intent. We're creating the infrastructure that connects students, Students’ Unions, universities, and advertisers through a managed marketplace.
Our goal is to deliver for students by increasing student engagement while enabling Students’ Unions to secure sustainable funding. For advertisers, we offer meaningful, measurable routes to student audiences. The more aligned these incentives are, the more defensible and scalable our business becomes.
We're hiring an Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day running of the Finance Function by processing financial transactions accurately and on time. This is an ideal role for someone with 1-2 years of finance experience who is looking for develop a career in accounting and may be studying towards an AAT qualification.
As an Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for the following responsibilities:
Purchase Ledger
Process supplier invoices accurately and promptly
Match invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes
Prepare supplier payment runs
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries
Set up new supplier accounts
Sales Ledger
Raise customer invoices and credit notes
Allocate customer receipts
Assist with credit control and follow up overdue balances
Reconcile customer accounts
Support customer onboarding and customer queries resolution
Bank & Cash
Expenses & Payroll Support
General Finance
Ensure VAT compliance and correct VAT claims made with HMRC
Maintain accurate accounting records, filing
Respond to internal and external finance queries
Support audits by providing requested documentation
Ensure compliance with company policies and financial controls
You’ll bring vision, structure, and operational discipline to a fast-growing function. You know how to scale people-driven operations and balance commercial priorities with quality, compliance, and culture.
Specifically, you will bring:
Proven experience in an accounts role or finance role at a similar level
Strong attention to detail and accuracy across all finance tasks
Excellent Excel skills (including SUMIF, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables)
Good organisational and communication skills
Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and have a proactive mindset to problem solve
We are committed to lifting everyone up. We seek to enable people’s best work by optimising for freedom with accountability. You’ll get the most out of this role if you can bring:
Base Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Remote-first role in the UK
Pension contributions of 5%
️ 25 days off (excluding bank holidays)
Day off on your birthday
Share Options for all
Work from home set-up budget
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Paid maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave
We are actively creating an equitable environment for everyone at native to thrive.
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at native. At native, we embrace diversity in all of its forms and foster an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.
