Assistant Accountant

The Role:

We’re looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Assistant Accountant to join our Branded Finance Operations team.

As a key member of the team, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the timely and accurate billing of our Branded self-bill suppliers, while supporting the wider Finance Operations function across our Retail, Online and Total Platform Partner businesses.

This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work closely with Finance, Technology, Product and wider business teams, as well as our extended offshore team. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact by improving processes, driving efficiencies and supporting ongoing projects and change.

The role will require you to be in the office 5 days a week

What You Will Take On:

- Managing master data for Branded supplier accounts, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.

- Managing supplier queries and maintaining strong relationships with key supplier accounts.

- Monitoring and reporting exceptions from a compliance perspective, including VAT and commission.

- Managing HMRC self-billing agreements and ensuring ongoing compliance.

- Processing and submitting invoices accurately and within agreed deadlines.

- Supporting projects and business change initiatives, including testing and identifying, assessing and mitigating project risks and issues.

- Working closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Technology and Product.

- Completing effective balance sheet reconciliations and supporting general ledger management.

- Supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes.

- Working with the wider business to resolve process, accounting and supplier queries.

- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, drive efficiencies and introduce automation.

- Working closely with our extended offshore team to ensure accurate invoicing and reporting.

- Supporting ad-hoc financial analysis and scenario modelling as required.

What You Will Bring

You’ll be a highly organised, proactive and detail-focused finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be comfortable managing competing priorities, working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and taking ownership of your responsibilities.

You’ll bring:

- Experience in a finance operations, accounting or similar environment, with a solid understanding of accounting principles, financial controls and balance sheet structures.

- Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or another relevant financial qualification.

- Experience with balance sheet reconciliations, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

- Intermediate Excel skills and proficiency in Google Workspace, with experience using data analysis and reporting tools.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.

- A proactive and results-focused approach, with the confidence to challenge processes, identify opportunities for improvement and drive efficiencies.

- The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt to change and manage multiple deadlines effectively.

- A collaborative, flexible and positive approach, with a genuine enthusiasm for continuous improvement and finding better ways of working.

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