Finance Associate

As a Finance Associate at AccountUp, your role will involve strengthening the accounting and bookkeeping team by working closely on day-to-day finance operations for UK-based startups and companies. Your responsibilities will include maintaining accurate books in Xero / QuickBooks, handling reconciliations, AP/AR, and day-to-day finance operations, managing month-end close, expense categorisation, and cleanup tasks, identifying gaps or errors in accounting data, and ensuring clean, structured outputs. Additionally, you will support in preparing financial reports, schedules, and documentation. **Key Responsibilities:** - Maintain accurate books in Xero / QuickBooks - Handle reconciliations, AP/AR, and day-to-day finance operations - Manage month-end close, expense categorisation, and cleanup tasks - Identify gaps or errors in accounting data and ensure clean, structured outputs - Support in preparing financial reports, schedules, and documentation **Qualifications Required:** - 1+ years of bookkeeping experience, ideally working with UK startups or UK-based companies - Strong hands-on experience with Xero or QuickBooks - Ability to maintain clean books and fix messy accounts - Detail-oriented mindset and structured working style - Comfortable managing recurring workflows and deadlines - Clear written communication (simple, direct, no jargon) As an additional detail, AccountUp offers a system-focused accounting environment with structured workflows and automated processes. You will have the opportunity to work with fast-growing UK startups and real operational finance cases in a hybrid setup, allowing you to work from home or from the Sector 2, Noida office.,