Accounts Assistant

Job Description

Our client is an established wholesaler into a large, well-known retail and e-commerce customer base. Due to upcoming Maternity Leave, the business is now looking for support from a experience Accounts Assistant to join their team. This is a superb opportunity to work within a hugely passionate and friendly team. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a finance department, with an analytical mind and a high level of attention to detail.

Main Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility of the Purchase Ledger – invoice verification, processing and payment of invoices
• Maintaining ledgers: Purchase and Nominal
• Bank reconciliations
• Producing various month end reports, including stock reconciliation and GRNI
• Liaising with our the Head Office in Spain regarding intercompany transactions and reconciliation of month end accounts with all subsidiaries.
• Calculating agent’s commission
• Reconciliation of weekly duty invoices
• Raising intercompany sales invoices
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by the Financial Controller

Key skills and experience:

• Working knowledge of Invoice Discount preferable
• AAT at any level would be advantageous
• Excellent Excel skills (VLookup, Pivot Tables etc).
• Extremely organised, with a naturally analytical mind and excellent attention to detail.
• A ‘can do’ attitude with strong communication skills and the ability to confidently communicate with stakeholders regarding payments.
• SAP knowledge desirable but not essential.

Additional Information:

Please note: The role operates a hybrid working (2 days WFH and 3 days office based.) The hours are Monday – Thursday 8am – 4pm and Friday 8am – 2pm.

If you would like to apply for this opportunity, please submit an up-to-date CV including details about your current or most recent salary and your availability/notice period. You can also call Taryn Dunbar on 01295 983576 for a discreet and confidential discussion about the role.