Job Description
An opportunity has become available for a Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant to join a fashion business based in Hertfordshire. This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a supportive and growing finance team where your skills will be developed, and progression is encouraged.
Main Responsibilities will include:
- Checking Bank Statements and updating the Cashbook for all currencies (daily).
- Processing Purchase/Bought Ledger Invoices:
- Printing Invoices/Credit notes or Retrieving information from Supplier portals.
- Posting/Analysis/Inputting of Invoices/Credits on to SAGE 200 including coding to Trial Balance
- accounts.
- Checking VAT amounts charged.
- Maintaining AP Ledgers, AP Spreadsheets and reports.
- Making sure the Invoices tie up with Purchase Orders/GRN's.
- Making sure documents are authorised as per company procedures, including chasing other members of
- staff for approval.
- Preparing weekly payment runs/weekly cash flow.
- Uploading payments on HSBCnet.
- Posting and allocating payments received and sent on a daily basis.
- Checking Purchase/Bought Ledger statements.
- Communicating with Suppliers by phone or email.
- Archiving Accounts documents as per company procedure, including scanning AP documentation onto SAGE 200.
- Assisting with preparing the VAT/EC Sales/Intrastat returns.
- Processing Staff Credit Card expenses and analysis.
- Preparing monthly commission reports.
- Assisting with Raising customer credit notes.
- Uploading Invoices/Credit Notes DATEV portal for GmbH companies.
- Sending out Customer statements by e-mail.
- Maintaining/updating the Fixed Assets Register.
- Issuing Intercompany Invoices.
- Carry out month-end procedure on STYLEman, i.e. Debtors Report/Stock report.
- Word and Excel spreadsheets, including Pivot tables and Vlookups.
Person Specification:
- Bookkeeping experience with the ability to assist in producing up to Trial Balance.
- Familiar with the basics of control accounts, reconciliations, credit control, and preparing schedules
- Minimum 2 years of book-keeping experience.
