Accounts Assistant

Job Purpose:

Responsibilities:

• Produce accurate weekly bank reconciliation to deadline.
• Assist with foreign currency posting and revaluation.
• Produce weekly sales reconciliation.
• Assist with periodic online cash receipts reconciliations.
• Responsible for banking clear down.
• Responsible for petty cash posting and management of the till float process.
• Responsible for credit card reconciliations.
• Assist in reviewing proposed cheque and BACs payment runs for accuracy.
• Assist and provide cover for the management accounts team.
• Assist in preparation of statutory accounts and audit process.
• Assist with the preparation of key monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with daily and weekly invoicing for UK and international partners.
• Ad-Hoc reporting for the business.

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar finance role, retail or multi-site preferred.
• Experience with working with large volume of data and deliver within tight deadlines.
• Familiar with accounting packages ideally Unit 4 or similar.
• Intermediate experience of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, in writing and over the telephone with individuals and with a wide variety of organisations and audiences.
• Ability to work on own initiative, priorities tasks, handle pressure and support finance team.

Competencies:

• Enthusiasm: Can demonstrate enthusiasm in their work, in the brand and in the product ranges. Can embrace our mission and vision.
• Understands the importance of fun and has a positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Flexibility: Prepared to work in a changing environment and understands the need to offer flexibility at times of pressure.
• Accurate: Excellent administration skills, quality driven and attentive to detail.
• Articulate: Able to communicate clearly and in a professional manner in order to achieve results and support colleagues and clients.
• Self-Motivated: Self driven and able to work effectively without supervision
• Teamwork and collaboration: A good team player who understands the need to work together and support colleagues.

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