Assistant Accountant

Our vision is to be the world’s most desirable and most well-respected villa rental company. To achieve our vision, we are thoughtful, we work with integrity, and we take a principled, considerate, proactive and passionate approach to what we do. Every day.

Job Location: Athens, Greece

Job Type: Full-time

Job Purpose: We are looking for a practical and detail-focused Assistant Accountant to support the day-to-day processing and control of employee expenses, while also providing flexible support across month-end and wider Finance activities.

The role is expected to be split broadly 50% expenses and 50% general Finance support. It would suit someone with 2 to 3 years of Finance experience who is comfortable working with accounting systems, enjoys following clear processes and is keen to develop broader accounting experience within an international business.

Reports to: Finance and Accounting Supervisor, Greece

Working Partnerships: Finance Team and wider business teams

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Expenses review and processing
• Review, code and process employee expenses across the relevant platforms
• Check receipts, approvals and supporting documentation are complete and in line with company requirements
• Upload approved expenses to the accounting system accurately and on time
• Resolve employee expense queries and escalate overdue, unusual or higher-risk items where appropriate
• Accounts payable
• Process and record supplier invoices in the ERP systems and myData, ensuring all coding, approvals, and supporting documentation are accurate and complete.
• Assist with supplier statement reconciliations and follow up outstanding differences
• Support supplier onboarding, record maintenance and payment run preparation Month-end and wider
• Finance support
• Support month-end tasks, including bank and corporate cards reconciliation within ERP systems, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Help resolve unmatched or unclear ledger items, escalating issues where needed
• Maintain supporting documentation for reconciliations and month-end journals
• Support ad hoc Finance analysis, reporting and simple process improvements
• Prepare and reconcile VAT and related tax returns, ensuring accurate and timely statutory compliance.

Payroll & People

• Support the Accounting & Finance Supervisor with the monthly payroll process
• Provide administrative support for ERGANI reporting and related compliance requirements
• Respond to People-related requests and provide general administrative support as required
• Undertake ad hoc duties and provide additional support to the Accounting & Finance Supervisor and the People & Culture team as needed

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Excellent attention to detail, with a careful and accurate approach to processing, reconciliations and financial data
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal, are mandatory
• A quick learner who is confident picking up new systems, processes and ways of working
• 2 to 3 years of practical Finance or accounting experience, ideally including expenses, supplier invoices or reconciliations
• Comfortable using accounting or Finance systems; experience of Sage, Zoho expenses, SoftOne or a similar system would be helpful
• Good Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with financial information
• Organised, practical and able to manage deadlines while keeping others updated on progress
• Clear and professional communicator, with the confidence to work with colleagues and suppliers
• Able to recognise unclear or unusual items and escalate them appropriately