Accounts Assistant

Permanent, part-time (8 days per month) role based in the UK.

Flexible hours.

Our Group

Puma Capital Group is an award-winning investment manager, and a leading provider of growth capital to UK SMEs and property finance to developers and real estate investors.

The Puma Capital Group comprises four businesses focused on delivering long-term sustainable growth for our investors and partners, namely: Puma Investments, Puma Property Finance, Puma Private Equity and Puma Public Markets. Together they manage more than £950 million in assets, have lent more than £1 billion of development funding, and have assisted dozens of businesses across the UK elevate and build to deliver on their brilliant ideas.

A business in growth mode

In the 11 years since we were set up, Puma Capital Group has grown significantly. We are now over 110 people across the Group with our staff working nationally (our head office is in London). In addition, we are also part of the Shore Capital Group which has offices in Edinburgh, London, Liverpool, Guernsey and Berlin.

As such, it is an exceptionally exciting time for our business: combining our already very strong track record with ambitious growth strategies, we have already developed our market share substantially and are looking to build further on our success.

Who we are

The team at Puma are bright, ambitious, and passionate about what we do. Our non-hierarchical and meritocratic approach results in a close-knit team with a unified goal. We believe that success is produced by and belongs to all.

While our team has grown significantly, our values remain the same:

• Collaboration: Working together towards the same goal, sharing knowledge and expertise

• Aspiration: Striving for excellence in everything we do

• Respect: Fostering an environment where everyone behaves with respect and integrity

• Value Creation: Delivering outstanding results for our internal and external partners.

These values underpin our business, and they inform every aspect of our behaviour — from how we manage money to the types of companies we support.

We continue to strive towards being a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace for everyone with a focus on inclusivity and belonging at all levels for all staff. We focus on a number of initiatives including training, our policies and procedures and having a culture that focuses on authenticity for all our team members. We’re excited to continue to improve our commitment as allies and create a workplace where everyone is able to bring their whole self to work.

In addition, while it is a given that rewards are highly competitive and based on performance, we also believe in benefits that reward you in a more rounded way; as an example, our team get their birthdays off and personal development grants (for sushi making classes, photography, golf lessons or any interests you have that make you, you).

As well as the standard benefits including an enhanced pension, life assurance, private healthcare etc., other examples of supporting our staff include an enhanced maternity (3-6 months full pay dependant on tenure) and paternity policy as well as fully paid time off for miscarriages and baby loss. We are keen to support our people through various times in their lives from moving house (with paid time off) all the way to key events such as growing their families and menopause. Our team follow a hybrid working model where they are (with their manager) responsible for the days they are in the office or on ‘site’ (usually three days) and when they work from home.

We also take our responsibilities seriously, actively fundraising for our chosen charity of the year through a variety of activities as well as other socially responsible initiatives including partnering with a number of mentoring schemes where staff are able to support students through their educational journeys.

Our holistic approach to looking after our staff has meant that our staff turnover remains consistently low. And while we don’t adopt this approach for the accolades, we are delighted to have been ranked in the top 100 Great Places to work, Financial Services and Insurance (Small and Medium) and to be certified for the same. Additionally, we have been ranked 70th in the UK’s Best Workplaces 2024 (Medium category) and 28th out of 100 among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2024 (Medium category). We were also finalists for the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Programme of the year and the Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme of the Year in the Inspiring Women Awards run by Property Week.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accounts professional to join our Finance team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Finance team on ensuring finance administration processes are delivered in an accurate and timely manner.

Experience in raising invoices and receivable collection; maintaining invoice logs and processing weekly payment runs; maintaining records for audit purposes will be essential to the success of the role. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who has prior experience in accounts and is looking for a role which offers flexibility. The role will require the incumbent to work for 8 days over the course of the month, worked flexibly at a location of their choice within the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Raising invoices and ensuring timely collection of accounts receivable.
• Accurate transaction entry for accounts receivable and accounts payable into Sage.
• Maintaining an organised invoice log to facilitate weekly payment runs.
• Monitoring the inbox for approvals and new invoices, ensuring prompt response and action.
• Addressing and resolving queries from both internal and external suppliers.
• Executing weekly payment runs efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Managing credit card receipts, ensuring they are saved and reconciled with monthly statements for audit purposes.
• Posting transactions for credit cards and expenses in Sage
• Other ad-hoc tasks if time allows

Experience, Skills and attributes

• Experience with Sage (200) accounting software is desired but not essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to manipulate and analyse data effectively.

What’s In It For You

•Flexible remote working

•Annual discretionary bonus

•Private Healthcare with BUPA, including a Digital GP

•Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

•Enhanced pension scheme - employer contributions are 8% of your basic salary (up to £8,000 per year)

•25 days holiday, which increases with length of service and is capped at 30 days

•Birthdays off, Moving house day off, and an annual volunteer day

•Breakfast and snacks

•£200 personal development grant - an annual grant to allow you to invest in further learning and self-development. Examples of what staff have used this for include: sushi making, photography, driving lessons, golf etc.

•Financial wellbeing benefits – we offer a cycle to work scheme, an interest-free season ticket loan and a workplace nursery scheme

•Companywide socials – Summer and Christmas parties, monthly drinks & lunches, an annual Pride party, and regular Townhalls

•Enhanced maternity leave (3-6 months full pay dependant on tenure)

•Enhanced paternity leave (2-4 weeks full pay dependant on tenure)

Please see further details on our benefits here:

Careers - Puma Capital Group - Puma Capital Group

Equal Opportunity Statement

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.