Job Description
This is a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a wonderful womenswear brand and be part of a small hands on Finance team. To be considered for this position you will have previous experience as an Assistant Accountant, and working in Sales Ledger/Purchase Ledger.
This role will be based near Old street and offer 1 day working from home after probation.
Main Responsibilities will include:
- Keep company ledgers and daily financial transactions up to date
- Tracking and recording all incoming payments from customers
- Following up on unpaid invoices and late payments
- Generating and sending invoices to customers
- Cash reconciliations and resolving discrepancies, including shop cash receipts
- Credit control, as required on the sales ledger
- Posting and coding purchase invoices to Sage
- Posting and coding credit card statements to Sage
- Posting and coding monthly staff expenses
- Maintain and post monthly petty cash
- Maintain sales and purchase ledger
- Setting up weekly, monthly and ad-hoc payments runs
- Distribution of supplier invoices for authorisation to the relevant departments
- Prepare weekly & monthly supplier statement reconciliations
- Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, track them to the source, and correct them.
- Assist with the weekly cashflow and monthly management reporting
Person Specification:
- 3 to 5 years in bookkeeping or accounting roles,
- Intermediate user of MS Excel
- Excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy
- Resilient and able to work at pace
- Demonstrable working knowledge of Sage 200
- Analytical and organised
- Enjoys working in flat, informal structures
- Able to confidently communicate across all levels, including Directors
