Job Description

Role Overview

Support the Financial Controller in areas of management and financial reporting whilst ensuring internal financial controls and systems are properly implemented.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing and posting of expenses, credit card and Company petty cash returns
• Sales ledger uploads at month end
• Assist with credit control
• Assist with invoicing customers, including the use of various online portals
• ONS returns, Intrastat and EC sales listings
• Support Purchase Ledger, including posting supplier invoices and reconciling supplier statements at month end
• P&L analysis and transactional data analysis
• Assist with stock-takes and implement best practice stock-take procedures
• Access useful reports from Optimus and manipulate data
• Provide assistance as needed to the Purchase and Sales Ledger departments
• Support the Financial Controller and Assistant Accountant during the month end process

Reporting and Key Relationships

• Financial Controller
• Assistant Accountant
• Credit Manager
• Purchase Ledger Supervisor
• Head of FP&A
• AP & AR Team
• Knowledge, skills and experience:
• Qualified or part qualified AAT (Accounting Technician or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel / Office
• Sociable with strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Flexible approach and have the ability to implement and is receptive of change
• Work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative and work as part of a wider team, willing to help others at short notice
• Access Dimensions or similar financial reporting system (not essential but desirable)

Behaviours (optional)

• To be known for ‘making things happen’ through great service.
• A pro-active and ‘can do’ attitude
• We have to ensure we are jargon-free, that our first answer is ‘yes, we’ll make it happen’ and that we make it easy for our clients to understand what we do and how we add value.
• Can look at existing situations and problems in novel ways and come up with creative solutions.
• Is able to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities