Accounts Assistant

WHO WE ARE

At Closer Still, we strive to deliver the best. We’re on a mission to be the most dynamic B2B events and communities business in every market we serve, bringing people together to learn, connect and grow.

Operating across five regions, we power over 200 market‑leading events, publications and brands across Business Technologies, Healthcare, Learning, HR & Education, and Future Transport & Infrastructure.

But what truly sets us apart is our people.

Our teams are diverse, driven, and united by a shared commitment to excellence. Rooted in our core values of ownership, empathy, teamwork, integrity, and determination, we empower every employee to grow, shape their own path and make a meaningful impact.

Joining Closer Still means being part of something bigger – not just building events, but creating opportunities, connections, and lasting value for the communities we serve.

We’re looking for a detail‑oriented, proactive Accounts Assistant to join our Management Accounting team within our Healthcare portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone early in their finance career who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to a fast‑paced, award‑winning events business.

You’ll be supporting the Finance Business Partner and the wider finance team across financial and management accounting processes, getting stuck into real, meaningful work from day one. If you’re someone who loves working with numbers, thrives under deadlines, and wants to build a solid foundation in finance within a dynamic environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

As an Accounts Assistant, you’ll be a valued member of the Management Accounting team, supporting key financial processes across our Healthcare events. Your duties will be aligned to your experience and will grow as you do, with plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and take on more responsibility.

• Review monthly travel costs and post allocation journals
• Assist with payroll reporting and flag variances to the management accounts team
• Support month‑end journals, including accruals and prepayments
• Help with revenue and cost variance analysis and identify actions needed
• Roll over the monthly balance sheet reconciliation files

• Reconcile the show forecast trackers with actual costs and review alongside open purchase order reports
• Produce income reconciliations for show revenue and query discrepancies with the AR team
• Assist with delegate revenue reconciliations and reporting
• Update forecast information to ensure accuracy for each show
• Ensure headcount reporting is accurately maintained

• Report and communicate monthly marketing and operations costs across the business, and handle queries
• Support in producing reports for the Business Partner and Finance Director to provide insight for commercial decision‑making
• Ad hoc duties as needed to support the management accounts team and wider business

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trust, confidence and respect with colleagues
• A strong eye for detail and the ability to sense‑check data and information
• Solution‑oriented with a proactive, "can do" attitude — you instil pace and urgency and aren’t afraid to dig into the detail
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft applications (Excel is key!)
• Flexibility to adapt working hours and travel to London occasionally
• Organised and able to deliver to challenging deadlines
• Able to multitask and prioritise while managing stakeholder expectations

• Communicates effectively, adapting your style to your audience
• Handles pressure well, staying optimistic and persistent even under adversity
• Self‑aware: you understand your impact on others and your environment
• A team player who contributes fully to the team effort
• Curious and creative: you question conventional approaches and encourage new ideas
• Integrity: you uphold job‑related, social, organisational and ethical norms

• Strong academic track record with a genuine desire to complete professional studies (e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA)
• Some previous work or voluntary…