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Role – Assistant Accountant

Location – Leeds

Salary – £21,500 - £22,000

Hours – Monday – Friday (40 hours) Hybrid

About Us

Pharmacy2U is the UK's first and largest online pharmacy, we're a market leader in the pharmacy world, helping over 750,000 patients in England manage their NHS repeat prescriptions from request through to delivery. For 20 years, we have used cutting-edge technology alongside our UK-based pharmacists, dispensing specialists and customer care advisers to help improve the lives of patients. Our Leeds-based central dispensing facility is distributing medication to patients at a rate of over £1m+ items per month. Pharmacy2U won the Amazon Growing Business of the Year Award 2018! The award marks a phenomenal year of growth and we wish to continue on this growth trajectory with the confidence and trust of our patients. We're an ambitious company with big plans for the future and we're looking for high calibre individuals to join our team and help us. Our aim is to further disrupt the industry for the benefit of patients with leadership that is passionate about building the skills and expertise of our teams.

Role

• An integral member of the Finance team, supporting the Assistant Management Accountant & Management Accountant in ensuring that accurate financial records are maintained, financial transactions are promptly and accurately processed and that the company’s assets are safeguarded.
• Working as part of the purchase ledger team to ensure that an accurate and complete purchase ledger is maintained, and that all invoices are reconciled to supplier statements to ensure accurate costs are reported.
• Work as part of a team to ensure that all stock invoices are reconciled to stock receipts to ensure accurate stock valuation and gross margins are reported to the business.
• Highlighting stock invoice discrepancies and building strong relationships with suppliers to resolve such discrepancies
• Develop and maintain processes specific to the job role and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Working amongst a team of Assistant Accountants, and alongside support from the Assistant Management Accountant and Management Accountant to maintain an accurate, complete and well-organised purchase ledger
• Ensuring that all overhead invoices and credit notes are correctly recorded in a timely manner
• Reconciling large volumes of stock invoices to stock received reports
• Ensuring all supplier statements are reconciled back to the purchase ledger
• Identify credits due to the business via invoice discrepancies, build strong supplier relationships in order to request such credits and accurately track the status until received.
• Reconcile goods received not invoiced to identify any missing/unmatched stock invoices and work with the purchase ledger team to ensure these are posted and/or matched to the GRN as required
• Identify the value on the balance sheet each month for stock invoiced in the prior month but not received until the future month
• Preparing stock reporting for the operations team to highlight stock adjustments and movements so that any errors can be identified and corrected in a timely manner
• Liaising with warehouse teams and suppliers to resolve any invoicing queries and discrepancies
• Assisting the team with reporting on stock purchases and purchase prices to report into the purchasing team in order to verify supplier charges
• Develop Processes & Procedures
• Formalise and regularly update the existing processes into process & procedure documents
• Suggest and develop processes to improve the efficiency of the team – specific to job role.

Skills

• Numerate
• IT literate (used IT systems and is quick to learn)
• Demonstrate drive, initiative and proactivity in role
• Proven ability to work both as part of a bigger team and individually
• Proactive in seeking guidance when working beyond current knowledge or experience
• A proven problem solver – proactive in identifying issues within area of responsibility
• Ability to prioritise and organise tasks and workload
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Display high level of accuracy

Qualifications

• GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English Grade C or above
• Ability to use Excel at an intermediate level
• Have a degree in a relevant subject – Accounting, Finance, Maths or Business OR be actively studying for an Accountancy Qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

What we will offer you

• Occupational sick pay

• In house mental health support

• Discounted gyms

• 25% Discount on staff health and beauty purchases

• Social events throughout the year

• Free onsite parking and refreshments

• Electric vehicle charging points

• Cycle to work scheme

• Green car scheme

• 25 days annual leave

• Refer a friend bonus

• Blue Light Card

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

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Applicants must be able to prove they have the Right to Work in the UK

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