Accountant

The client are a global luxury retail brand that are looking for an Accountant to solely manage the AP and AR ledgers for the business. They are based in the West End of London (Green Park) and they are keen on getting a candidate that has a prior working knowledge of Quickbooks.

Client Details

The well-established and global brand have been around for a number of years and continue to grow. Even with a global presence, they have a small and collaborative team that are looking to grow. The successful Accountant will report directly into the Financial Controller and will oversee the AP and AR ledgers, as well as having a number of month-end responsibilities. the successful candidate must have a working knowledge of Quickbooks or SAGE, whilst also having approximately 5 years+ of experience in a very similar role (retail experience heavily desirable).

Description

The successful Accountant will:

• End to end management of the Accounts Payable & Receivable ledgers.
• Complete the monthly cycle of the Accounts Payable /receivable including the month end process.
• Balance sheet and Bank reconciliations.
• Cashflow reporting.
• Take the initiative in implementing new processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the Finance Department .
• Demonstrate the ability to work and collaborate effectively with other departments.
• Process invoices whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy & resolving any queries or discrepancies that may arise.
• Process all employee expense claims & credit card statements.
• Payroll liaison and administration.
• Reconciling supplier statements & resolving old historical discrepancies.
• Manage one entity & prepare the payment runs for authorisation.
• Respond to & completing any Accounts queries.
• Audit liaison for payables and receivables queries.

Profile

A successful Accountant should have:

• Approximately 5 years of experience in a similar role (sole management of AP and AR ledgers)
• MUST have a strong working knowledge of the system Quickbooks or SAGE
• MUST have strong Excel skills
• Happy to work fully from an office (5 days per week in Green Park)
• Prior experience improving processes and systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Offer

• £35,000 - £45,000
• 25 days holidays + 8 bank holidays
• Season tickets loans
• Office breakfast and drinks
• Staff Discount (up to 70% off)
• Bonus (disc.)