Accounting Assistant / Bookkeeper - Remote - Pakistan

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Department: Finance,
Reporting to: Finance Manager / Financial Controller
Contract: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Purpose of the role

You will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day transactional finance function, including purchase and sales ledger, banking, expense processing, and basic financial reporting—primarily using Xero.

This role suits someone who is methodical, highly organised, and comfortable handling a wide range of tasks with accuracy and pace. You will work closely with colleagues across the business, ensuring invoices, payments, and records are processed on time and maintained to a high standard.

We are a paper-free organisation and everything is handled through our finance software, cloud storage, and operational apps—so confidence with systems, spreadsheets and data is essential.

Duties will include

• Maintain the Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger:
• Process supplier invoices and credit notes
• Raise sales invoices where required and maintain customer accounts
• Allocate receipts and payments; resolve posting issues
• Banking and reconciliations:
• Perform regular bank reconciliations in Xero
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts in a timely manner
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Payments and approvals:
• Support the payment run process and supplier payment administration
• Prepare and manage expenses approvals (e.g., via Expensify or similar)
• Prepare and manage bill approvals (e.g., via ApprovalMax or similar)
• Payroll support:
• Assist with payroll preparation (data checks, timesheets support, reporting), as required
• Reporting and admin support:
• Produce ad hoc reports from Xero and spreadsheets (cash tracking, aged debtors/creditors, cost summaries)
• Maintain accurate and compliant digital records (filing, audit trail, supporting documents)
• Provide general accounting and clerical support to the finance team
• Process improvement & compliance:
• Follow established procedures and support continuous improvement of finance processes
• Keep job knowledge up to date and support internal controls
• Support additional tasks/projects as needed (a “hands-on” startup environment)

Essential

• Proven experience in a similar role (e.g., Accounting Assistant, Bookkeeper, AP/AR Clerk)
• Familiarity with bookkeeping and basic accounting procedures
• Strong IT and organisational skills
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and financial reporting (Excel and/or Google Sheets)
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong numeracy and comfort working with transaction-heavy tasks
• Ability to manage filing/record keeping in a paper-free environment
• Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• English is a must

Desirable

• Experience working with Xero
• Experience with Expensify, ApprovalMax, or similar expenses/approval tools
• AAT Level 2/3 (or equivalent) and/or relevant certification
• Experience supporting VAT processes and/or multi-entity environments

What success looks like in this role

• Invoices, expenses and payments are processed accurately and on time
• Reconciliations are completed regularly with clean audit trails
• Finance data is well-organised, easy to retrieve, and reliable for reporting
• Stakeholders get clear, helpful, and timely support

• Full training & induction provided
• Paid training
• 40 hours/week
• Payments made to your bank account in Pakistan
• Flexible hours (rota managed via an online app so you can track your schedule)
• Career opportunities and potential to progress within the business
• Join a fast-growing company with a young and dynamic team