Full-Time

Accounts Assistant

Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team

Family-business consulting, training, and group purchasing

Compensation Overview

£30k - £35k/yr

Reading, UK

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Requirements
  • The candidate should be accurate and numerate, with strong attention to detail.
  • The candidate should be comfortable working with high volumes of transactions and multiple accounts.
  • The candidate should be confident with reconciliations and accounting systems.
  • The candidate should be well organised and able to prioritise a busy workload.
  • The candidate should be able to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
  • The candidate should be proactive, reliable, and willing to solve problems.
  • The candidate should ideally be progressing toward AAT or keen to continue developing accounting qualifications.
Responsibilities
  • Process and allocate high volumes of daily payments.
  • Reconcile multiple client bank accounts and investigate discrepancies.
  • Prepare monthly client and landlord statements.
  • Process and pay contractor and subcontractor invoices.
  • Handle payment and account queries.
  • Support credit control, including monitoring and chasing outstanding payments.
  • Assist with tenancy-related financial administration and deposits.
  • Prepare basic financial and performance reports.
  • Work closely with colleagues across the business to resolve queries and maintain workflow.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in accounts, finance administration, bookkeeping, or property accounts would be advantageous.
Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team

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UBT helps family-owned businesses grow and run more efficiently by providing advisory, coaching, training, and accounting services, plus a group purchasing program. Its training courses cover finance, HR, leadership, marketing, and sales and are delivered through on-site workplace visits and online sessions; the group purchasing service uses the client network to secure better prices for various products and services. UBT differentiates itself with a social mission that reinvests profits into education and charitable work, funding initiatives like OneSchool Global and the Rapid Relief Team, alongside its consulting and training offerings. Its goal is to help clients increase profitability, improve liquidity, and reduce debt across about 3,000 clients in 19 countries with a global team of around 700.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • UBT's 2026 Dayforce rollout improves hiring visibility across Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the UK.
  • The company still markets active growth across 19 countries and 3,000 clients.
  • UBT's education and charitable reinvestment strengthens brand appeal among purpose-driven employers.

What critics are saying

  • UBT's model depends on founder-led trust and family-business referrals, concentrating revenue risk.
  • The Precinct and group-buying offerings face replication by niche consultancies and procurement platforms.
  • If consulting margins weaken, UBT's reinvest-all-profits mission limits capital for acquisitions.

What makes Universal Business Team unique

  • UBT serves 3,000 family businesses across 19 countries, unusually focused on family firms.
  • The Precinct combines consulting with coworking in Sydney, Auckland, and the UK.
  • Dayforce adoption in 2026 shows UBT operates a globally centralized people platform.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Meal Benefits

Profit Sharing

Performance Bonus

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

Training Programs