Assistant Financial Accountant

Join Ocuco, a leading international company in the optical software industry, as an Assistant Financial Accountant. This hands-on role offers broad exposure across financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial control. You will be responsible for key day-to-day finance activities for our UK entities, contribute to the month-end close and reporting process, and work closely with colleagues across the wider Finance team. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring office attendance three days per week.

• Assisting in the preparation and review of monthly revenue recognition, prepayment, and accrual journals, as well as performing intercompany reconciliations.
• Taking ownership of the accounts payable ledgers, including timely reconciliation of supplier statements, reviewing and processing supplier invoices, and preparing supplier payment runs.
• Supporting the finance team with identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation, and contributing to the month-end close and reporting process.

• Practical experience supporting month-end close activities, including journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Fluent English, both written and verbal
• A solid understanding of core accounting principles, including revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments and intercompany accounting
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues across different teams and locations
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and structured accuracy checks
• Strong attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to reviewing and validating work before submission
• Good systems awareness and an interest in improving and automating finance processes
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work to month-end deadlines
• An ATI qualification, relevant degree, or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Experience across accounts payable and/or accounts receivable, including bank and supplier reconciliations
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar accounting or finance role
• Knowledge of UK and/or Irish VAT returns and VIES returns
• Familiarity with NetSuite or another mid-market ERP system
• Previous experience within an international or Group finance function
• Exposure to multi-entity and/or multi-currency environments