Closing Date for Application:

Wednesday 20/05/2026

Nu-Heat was born from a desire to provide underfloor heating solutions in the UK, when in 1992, no supplier existed. Since then, we have been perfecting bespoke, high efficiency home heating systems whilst developing our own industry leading underfloor heating products along the way.

Backed by lifetime technical support and award-winning customer service, our bespoke heating systems are precisely designed for our customers' projects, so they feel the difference.

Now part of the Genuit Groups’ Climate Management Solutions (CMS) business unit, Nu-heat has ambitious growth plans.

The Role

This role is FTC for 18 months.

The Assistant Accountant reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for key components of the day-to-day finance function, including preparation of the monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, audit and group reporting and compliance requirements, and supporting with the processing of purchase ledger transactions and invoice payments, and expenses and credit card transactions. They will actively promote our Trademark Behaviours and consistently lead by example in so doing.

Working style: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days WFH.

Responsibilities

Monthly Accounts

Timeliness and accuracy of monthly management accounts.
Responsible for reconciling balance sheet accounts each month, including accruals, prepayments, and inventory
Contributing to month end timetable and deliverables through timely and accurate completion of month end transactional and financial control activities

Purchase ledger

Posting incoming purchase invoices, credit notes and expense claims. Supplier statement checking. Dealing with supplier queries.
Processing partner commission claims.
Supporting and liaising with purchasing to ensure adherence to the group procurement policy, including setting up vendor accounts on NetSuite.
Ownership of purchase ledger to ensure balances are accurate
Weekly payment runs, ensuring suppliers are paid within terms and purchase discounts are realised.
Processing and reconciliation of monthly credit card statements.

VAT

Preparation and submission of the company’s quarterly VAT returns
Quarterly sales revenue reconciliations

Banking

Support with posting incoming and outgoing bank transactions
Support on reconciling GBP account daily and EUR account weekly
Ensure any unreconciled transactions are dealt with in a timely manner
Responsible for weekly cash flow forecasting, ensuring accuracy and/or evolving processes to assist group cashflow forecasting requirements.
Uploading to Group within timetable deadlines

Finance Team

Manage a fluctuating workload, ensuring that accuracy is maintained at a high level
Cover other areas of finance when team members are on holiday or during periods of greater workload
Group reporting and compliance requirements to include but not limited to:
Half-year and year-end tax pack submissions
Mid-year, pre and post year-end audit requests

Other

Identify opportunities for process and control improvements and work closely with the finance manager to prioritise and implement
Ensure excellent internal customer service by supporting the rest of the business with finance queries in a timely manner
Support on ad-hoc projects and look to drive increased efficiencies and automation
Support with other ad-hoc tasks and duties as required
Assist in producing the information required for external and internal audit

The Person

Part qualified or relevant financial control and month-end experience
Good attention to detail and ability to work in an accurate, calm and methodical manner
Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment and effectively prioritise workload
Ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve problems
Strong levels of internal and external customer service
Good IT skills – competence with Excel is essential and experience of accounting software
Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the business and an effective team player

The Benefits

23 days holiday
Pension contribution matched up to 8%
Life Assurance 3x base salary
Genuit sharesave scheme

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.

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