Full job descriptionThis is a hands-on role suited to someone who combines strong bookkeeping discipline with the ability to investigate discrepancies, improve processes and work closely with colleagues across finance, purchasing, sales and operations.
Duties:
*Maintain accurate and up-to-date bookkeeping records across the nominal, purchase and sales ledgers.
*Post and review supplier invoices, credit notes, customer receipts, bank transactions, journals, accruals and prepayments.
*Complete regular bank, cash, card, supplier and customer account reconciliations and resolve differences promptly.
*Manage accounts payable activities, including statement reconciliations, payment-run preparation and supplier query resolution.
*Support accounts receivable and credit control by monitoring aged debt, allocating receipts and following up overdue balances.
*Assist with daily and weekly cash-flow visibility, including expected receipts, committed payments and emerging risks.
*Support month-end close by preparing reconciliations, schedules, journals and variance explanations to agreed deadlines.
*Help prepare management accounts and internal reports, including profit and loss, balance-sheet and working-capital information.
*Prepare information for VAT returns and other routine finance submissions, ensuring records are complete and appropriately supported. Maintain accurate records for stock, cost of sales and inventory-related transactions, working with warehouse and purchasing colleagues to investigate discrepancies.
*Assist with payroll inputs and reconciliations, expenses and other employee-related finance administration as required.
*Support year-end preparation and provide schedules and evidence requested by external accountants, auditors or advisers.
*Maintain orderly digital records and a clear audit trail in line with company policies, legal requirements and internal controls.
*Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, streamline processes and improve the accuracy and timeliness of reporting, including during finance-system or ERP changes
Experiences:
*Proven experience in a bookkeeping, accounts assistant, assistant accountant or similar hands-on finance role.
*Strong working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
*Experience supporting month-end close and producing balance-sheet reconciliations and accounting schedules.
*Good understanding of VAT and the importance of complete, accurate supporting records.
*Confident user of accounting or ERP software and Microsoft Excel; experience of system implementation or process change would be advantageous.
*AAT qualification, relevant accounting studies or equivalent experience is desirable.
*Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA candidates may also be considered.
*Experience in wholesale, food distribution, retail, logistics or another high-volume trading environment would be beneficial.
*Additional language skill such at Turkish would be an advantage
This is a permanent role, office based Mon-Fri.