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Job Profile: Assistant Accountant 

Reports to: Finance Manager

 Role Overview: To be responsible to the day to day transactional activities of the accounting department, in a timely and accurate manner

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Multi-currency bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of Sales Control Accounts (Barclaycard, AMEX, PayPal) 
• Responsible for all AP functions; checking and processing invoices, ensuring invoices are approved for payment, liaising with all suppliers, dealing with supplier queries, supplier statement reconciliation
• Responsible for all AR functions; processing of Wholesale invoices from source system to accounting system, chasing and allocating payments, sending regular customer statements, main point of contact for customer queries
• Reviewing and processing all staff expense claims in multi currencies
• Reviewing and processing company credit card expenses, ensuring of business nature and receipts submitted for all expenses
• Preparation of weekly payment run
• Managing Petty Cash
• Posting all Sales and COGS
• Posting of POs from source system to accounting system and regular follow up of
• Open POs with Production Manager 
• Assist with the preparation of month end; accruals & prepayments, depreciation, stock write-offs
• Preparation and submission of Quarterly VAT returns
• Preparation of monthly agent sales commission report
• Investigate and follow up any chargeback received
• Filing
• Other adhoc recs and admin as required by the FM, to support the needs of business

 Performance Indicators:

• Delivery of personal objectives 
• Positive colleague feedback
• Clean Debtors and Creditors Ledger
• Timely and accurate completion of month end procedures 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• PQ/QBE Accountant, preferably with retail experience
• Excellent communication skills, written & spoken English
• Ability to work to deadlines and be flexible with changing business needs within a fast paced environment
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Flexible ‘hands on’ approach and ability to multi-task
• High levels of personal motivation, a self starter, a positive attitude and ability to take responsibility
• Good analytical, reconciliation and problem solving skills
• Punctual, polite and a team player
• Ability to think outside of the box – natural problem solver and not afraid to propose a different approach.
• Strong IT skills - Excel, Word, Xero 

Competencies:

• Responsible & trustworthy 
• Solid work ethic and desire to succeed
• Naturally inquisitive and a relentless drive to “make it better”
• Good project management skills 
• An enthusiastic and hands-on approach to work.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Energetic, reliable & hard working.
• 'Team player' able to work with others in an easy and supportive manner yet remain focused on own objectives.
• Able to perform under pressure, maintaining a consistent level of work output, and willing to adapt to unpredictable working hours and situations.