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