Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Posted 3 days ago by Key Recruitment Solutions

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Merton, London, UK

Summary: The Accounts Assistant role is situated within the Central Finance Department of a privately-owned department store group based in Merton, London. This position is temporary, lasting approximately four months, and involves various responsibilities related to sales and purchase ledger management. The role requires attention to detail and proficiency in Excel to assist with financial processes and reconciliations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Sales Ledger management including daily bank reconciliation and processing cash book receipts and payments
  • Petty cash control and reconciliation
  • Processing concessions self-billing invoices
  • Assisting with cash office and related banking procedures
  • Period end statistics review and reconciliation
  • Issuing rent invoices
  • Purchase Ledger management including direct payment processing and Cenpac reconciliation
  • Administering Head Office expense invoices using MIMS system
  • Maintaining Purchase Ledger integrity
  • Generating month end and year end reports
  • Supplier statement reconciliations and dealing with supplier queries
  • Processing retrospective rebates and advertising contributions

Key Skills:

  • Experience with Excel
  • Attention to detail

Salary (Rate): £12.25 Hourly

City: Merton

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Entry Level

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Our client is an independent, privately-owned department store group that operates 7 stores principally in greater London and an Ecommerce platform. Our stores are at the heart of local communities and have centuries of heritage, brand trust and loyalty - all key to the values we bring to life in-store and through our communications.

The role is based in the Central Finance Department in ou Merton based Head Office and will be for approximately 4 months.

Responsibilities include:

Sales Ledger

Daily bank reconciliation

Processing cash book receipts and payments

Petty cash control and reconciliation

Processing concessions self-billing invoices

Assist with cash office and related banking procedures

Period end statistics review and reconciliation

Issuing rent invoices

Purchase Ledger

Direct payment processing and Cenpac reconciliation

All aspects of administering Head Office expense invoices using MIMS system

Assisting with maintaining Purchase Ledger integrity

Assisting with generating month end year end reports

Supplier statement reconciliations

Dealing with supplier queries

Processing retrospective rebates and advertising contributions

Experience of Excel is required together with good attention to detail.