Job Description

The responsibilities cover transactional work, month end P&L analysis and balance sheet reconciliations. A big focus will be process improvement as we upgrade our accounts system this year, there is huge scope for change and we welcome new ideas!

• Calculation and posting of weekly stock movement journals
• Month end update of stock take results into store shrinkage provision workings
• Month end stock accrual
• Daily refund fallback journal upload for ecommerce returns to stores
• Post faulty goods write off journals
• Full responsibility for monthly P&L analysis & reporting for postage and packaging, credit card charges, cash collection charges, invalid card receipts (chargebacks), repairs and service contracts
• Review monthly P&L figures vs. budget with budget holders across the business
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for key cutting control accounts, freight & duty control accounts, carrier bag control accounts
• New vendor credit checks, new vendor set up & change of vendor details in accounts system
• Pro-active improvements to processes and spreadsheets
• Provide assistance to the Financial Controller, Finance Manager and others on ad hoc projects

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Regular sample sales
• Bonus incentives, allowing you to share in the company's success
• A pension scheme and free life assurance (after qualifying period)
• Flexible/hybrid working - office base is Wimbledon
• Investment in learning and development
• Regular social events
• Colleagues wellbeing and mental health programme

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Part Qualified Accountant ACA / CIMA / ACCA with a view to completing qualification
• Team Player / pitch in to help
• Ability to multi task
• Desire to learn about the business
• Delivery / solutions focused
• Excellent communication skills utilizing various tools
• Advanced Excel skills, including creating pivot tables, nested formulas etc.
• Pro-active approach to identify issues and escalate as appropriate
• Accurate, thorough and well organized