Accounts Assistant

<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><strong>Accounts Assistant</strong></span></h1> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;Prolific</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>The role</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prolific is looking for an ambitious new finance team member to support our strong company growth. This role brings an exciting opportunity to learn and grow with the company. The successful candidate will work directly with our finance team and help shape our finance function to support our next stage of growth. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The ideal candidate will be a team player who is keen to get stuck in. You'll be detail-oriented and comfortable working proactively through recurring daily, weekly and monthly tasks, all the while knowing when to consult and ask for help. Excellent communication and social skills are essential, especially when working with other teams in the business (including Support, HR and Operations) and responding to queries directly from our customers. </span><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a perfect role for someone looking to kickstart a career in accounting and finance and learn more about the startup ecosystem, or someone with experience in this space&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>What you’ll be doing in the role</em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Daily bank reconciliations in Xero, our accounting software</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Monitoring of the invoicing@prolific.com mailbox</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Processing supplier invoices and sending them for review by managers and team leads via Payhawk, our spend management software</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Assisting with responses to user support tickets relating to invoicing and billing</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reconciling customer payments within our admin interface</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Assisting with some month-end tasks, including prepayments and accruals (with support/training from the team)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>What you’ll bring to the role&nbsp;</em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accrual accounting</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Highly organised, detail oriented and happy to work proactively on recurring and ad hoc tasks</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Curiosity and a desire to learn more about accounting and finance as well as how our team supports the wider company goals</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Critical thinking and a questioning mindset to help identify misstatements and challenge the status quo</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong written and verbal communication skills</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong desire to work for an early-stage, fast-growing startup</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Literate in Microsoft Excel and/or google sheets</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Keen interest in process automations and leveraging AI to increase efficiency</span></li> <li style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Business/Accounting related A-level, degree or AAT qualification</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(126, 140, 141);"><em>Why Prolific is a great place to work</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation—one that reflects the breadth and the best of humanity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. 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