Accounting Intern

About Reading Associates

Bookkeeping clients still drop off receipts in a shoebox now and then. Busy season means 55-hour weeks from February through April 15, and summers are lighter.

Overview

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. This role is fully remote within the UK. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

What you'll do

• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches
• Raise sales invoices from the billing sheet and send them to clients
• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Update the fixed asset register
• Check vendor invoices against purchase orders before payment

Requirements

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for at least 4 months
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries

What you'll learn

• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: £15.00 - £19.00 an hour

What we offer

• Access to online training
• Home working allowance
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview
• Reference on completion
• Laptop provided

Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Reading Associates.