Working alongside the Head of Finance on preparing the Accounts
Posting and allocating payments to the relevant customer accounts
Maintaining and updating customer master files to ensure consistent and accurate customer information
Reconciling Bank Accounts and posting journals
General administration
Dealing with customer queries quickly and accurately
You may be asked to carry out additional tasks within your capability, in order to meet the needs of the business.
You may be required to work additional hours if it is necessary for the proper performance of your duties.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Experience within a retail or manufacturing company
Payroll processing and reconciliation experience
Good understanding of VAT returns
Group reporting experience
Be fluent in English
Commercially experienced – this role is not suitable for those with experience in practice
Working towards or have completed ACCA/CIMA/AAT qualification
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent and highly experienced with Excel and Microsoft Office
Must possess a diplomatic, polite and business-like manner
Demonstrable ability to priorities tasks and projects in order to meet new and established deadlines, coupled with excellent organizational and time management skills
Well-organized individual used to working in a pressured environment
Very good knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping terminology, practices and procedures
Dealing with export debtors
Confident, flexible, helpful and hardworking team player who is able to adapt, and have an inherent desire to continually make improvements within role
Able to work and communicate effectively with all levels of internal and external customers
Self-motivation and the ability to work without much supervision on routine based tasks