Accounts Assistant
Location: Leeds, 2 days in the office
Salary: £26,500- £30,000
Your Role:
This role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment. It offers the opportunity for the successful candidate to become a key member of the multi-divisional Workforce Learning team, supporting billing, reporting, and ad hoc month-end activities.
You will work closely with the Management Accountant and Assistant Management Accountants to:
- Maintain billing processes across multiple divisions, including resolving queries related to invoicing. This will also involve supporting and upskilling internal and external stakeholders on DfE legislation and other relevant billing requirements.
- Track, process, and report monthly payables, liaising with stakeholders to obtain necessary information (e.g. bank details) and ensuring payments are made promptly and in line with DfE requirements.
- Support process improvements and efficiencies, contributing to the development of more effective ways of working within your role and the wider team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Completion of Customer billing - Apprenticeships Division
- Completion of Customer billing - USA Division
- Support with USA Sales tax compliance
- Track and process Apprenticeships Additional Payments
- Support the Apprenticeships R14 process to ensure billing and payment of billing is accurately tracked and maintained
- Support the Sales Commission calculation process
- Other accounting support to the wider Group / Management accounts teams
Your Experience:
Essential:
- Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload
- Strong communication and analytical skills
- Willingness to self-develop
- Confident using Microsoft Excel and Outlook
Desirable:
- Experience working within a Private Equity organisation
- Exposure and understanding of DfE legislation
What We Offer
- Supportive, friendly and collaborative team environment
- Study Support (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with 2 days study leave per exam and annual Professional membership paid for
- 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
- Holiday Buying scheme
- Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
- Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
- 3 Development days
- 2 Charity days per year
- Pension Scheme
Personal growth
Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!
You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics.
Our people
We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
A little about QA
At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.
Our Mission:
We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.
You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/
