Job Description

Duties will be varied but will include:

• Responsibility for the management of all accounting operations within the business, including:
• Invoicing
• E-commerce sales and reconciliations
• Inventory accounting
• Day-today bookkeeping and control account reconciliations across multiple bank accounts and multiple currencies
• Nominal Ledger analysis and postings
• Payment of suppliers
• Payroll
• Initially assisting the CFO with the preparation of monthly management accounts with the intention of taking responsibility for the preparation and reporting of these in the short term;
• VAT, TVA & PAYE registrations, submissions & compliance;
• Cash flow management and forecasting;
• Identifying and implementing efficiencies across the business;
• Management and recruitment of bookkeeping and accounting personnel;
• Preparation of financial forecasts and scenario planning;
• Report directly to the CEO and CFO with timely and accurate financial information.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experience of working as a Management Accountant or Financial Controller; Excellent accounting software and spreadsheet skills (Xero / SAGE / Excel); Experience of E-commerce accounting and reconciliations, particularly Amazon; Experience of multi-currency and inter-group transactions; Experience of creating and following month and year end routines; Experience of creating and interpreting management reports, budgets and forecasts; Highly self-motivated, able to prioritise and to work remotely when required; Able to work under pressure whilst retaining a high level of detail and a sense of humour; Strong management and communication skills. This role requires a candidate who has a thorough understanding of accounting principles and procedures, who is willing and able to be hands-on when required but also able to manage accounting staff and external partners. You must have the desire and capability to grow your role as the Company grows.