Accounts Assistant

AnaVation LLC; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage payroll operations for the UK and US while supporting various financial processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in payroll processing and a solid understanding of accounting principles. The role offers a salary up to £38,000 per annum, flexible working arrangements, and generous benefits including training budgets and health care plans. This position is perfect for someone who values accuracy and organization in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous personal development budget

Free lunch in the office

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Pension Plan

Bupa health care

Life insurance and critical illness cover

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in processing payroll and handling confidential data.
• Ability to manage detailed, deadline-driven tasks accurately.
• Strong grasp of accounting principles like ledgers and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll operations ensuring accuracy across UK and US.
• Serve as the first point of contact for payroll inquiries.
• Support accounts payable, expenses, and accounts receivable processes.

Skills

Hands-on payroll processing experience

Strong organizational skills

Clear communication

Understanding of core accounting principles

Education

Payroll or finance qualifications (AAT or CIPP)

Job description

Overview

Gearset is the leading Salesforce DevOps platform, helping thousands of teams around the world deliver better software, faster. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team and help keep the day-to-day foundations of the business running smoothly.

This role is all about getting the details right. You’ll be a key part of making sure payroll runs accurately across the UK and US, and you’ll support core finance processes that keep everything ticking behind the scenes. It’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, communicating clearly, and keeping essential processes running efficiently as the company grows.

What’s the opportunity for an Accounts Assistant at Gearset?

• You’ll take day-to-day ownership of payroll operations across the UK and US, making sure everything runs accurately, on time, and with clear communication.
• You’ll be the go-to person for payroll queries, working closely with colleagues and external providers to keep records, inputs, and approvals in good shape.
• Alongside payroll, you’ll support the core transactional finance processes from accounts payable and expenses through to accounts receivable.
• You’ll also play a part in month-end activities, helping with reconciliations and general ledger support to ensure our numbers are reliable and well controlled.
• As Gearset continues to grow, you’ll work with the wider Finance and People teams to keep processes consistent, improve how we work, and pitch in on ad-hoc projects when needed, helping the team scale in a sensible, sustainable way.

What you’ll achieve

• You’ll take ownership of payroll delivery, ensuring UK payroll runs accurately and on time, while supporting reliable processing for our US team.
• You’ll be the first point of contact for payroll questions, resolving issues clearly and building trust through consistent, dependable support.
• You’ll help keep our core finance operations running seamlessly by maintaining clean, well-organised records across payroll, accounts payable, expenses, and accounts receivable, and by supporting a controlled, timely month-end close through reconciliations and general ledger support.
• You’ll contribute to strengthening finance controls and documentation as Gearset scales, spotting opportunities to improve how we work and helping the team introduce more efficient, sustainable processes.
• You’ll work closely with the wider Finance team to provide flexible support during busy periods, learning from experienced colleagues and contributing to a collaborative, feedback-driven environment.

About you

• You’ll bring hands-on experience processing payroll, with a strong understanding of how to handle sensitive and confidential data appropriately.
• You’re comfortable owning detailed, deadline-driven work and take pride in being accurate and well organised.
• You’ll have a solid grasp of core accounting principles, including ledgers, matching, accruals, and reconciliations, and you’re able to apply that knowledge day to day.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues and external partners, and you’re happy working independently, using your initiative to juggle priorities in a growing, fast-moving environment.

Great to haves

• You bring a continuous improvement mindset, with the confidence to question how things are done today and the curiosity to find better, more efficient ways of working.
• You have experience supporting global payroll and employer-of-record arrangements.
• Payroll or finance qualifications, such as AAT or CIPP.

Salary and benefits (the stuff you’d expect!)

• Salary is up to £38,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• This is a full-time role working Monday to Friday, with flexible home working. For most of us, that means 2-3 days a week in the office. We’d also consider part-time hours for the right candidate.
• Opportunity to join our Long Term Incentive Plan
• Generous personal development budget for courses, conferences, or whatever is useful to your professional development in the role of up to £1500 per year
• Top end hardware provided
• Free lunch in the office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to buy an extra 5 each year)
• Company Pension Plan (matching up to 5%)
• Bupa health care
• Life Insurance & critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, as well as a range of health and wellness benefits