Accounts Assistant Chessington, England
Job description
Finance Assistant
It’s time to get smart, it’s time to go electric! The world needs a better bike, and Gocycle designed it! With our no-compromise approach to design, we produce the most thoughtfully engineered electric bikes on the planet and our greater mission is to accelerate the adoption of personal sustainable and healthy transport. This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gocycle at a very exciting time in our growth trajectory as we expand our business in the UK, EU, and NA. We are building a premiere league finance team and are seeking a talented person to join, develop, and grow with us!
Job Description
Exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant. You will be joining a fast-growing tech business, based in South East London which manufactures and distributes an innovative premium product globally.
At first you will be focused primarily on daily Accounts Payable (AP), but will also assist with Accounts Receivable (AR) and Banking transactions, supporting the management accountant and Head of Finance. However, there is potential for career progression. The group offers career opportunities for ambitious accountants who relish automation and using enterprise accounting and finance management systems such as SAP B1 in order to build exceptionally high quality finance data.
Your primary objective and key responsibilities:
Accounts Payable:
· Processing and coding supplier invoices using the Idocuments automated AP system.
· Maintenance of AP accounts, including
o Matching purchase orders, goods receipt notes, prepayments and final invoices
o reconciliations
o communicating with suppliers on invoicing standards and payment terms
o monitoring ageing of AP
o preparation of suggested weekly payment runs
· Staff claims
· Assist with input for VAT returns
· Assist with stock control, audits, counts
· Assist with financial reporting and budgeting when more experienced
Accounts Receivable:
· Allocating cash payments to customer accounts
· Bank reconciliations
· AR maintenance when required
Other:
· Bank reconciliations
· Balance Sheet reconciliations eg. prepayments, deposits, accruals, fixed assets
Some of the wider Job Duties:
Provide input or assist the team in:
· developing and helping to raise standards for process controls
· forecasting expenditure
· communicating and working with the production and engineering teams to ensure total coordinated collaboration between finance and production
· Finding ways to improve payment systems and automate tasks in SAP
· Month-end processes, including recurring journal entries
Skills and Qualifications required :
· Knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable and banking principles and operations.
· Detail-oriented, mathematical mindset, understanding of accounting categories.
· Knowledge of accounting system GL coding.
· Qualified or part qualified in finance or accounting, or qualified by 4+ years of experience in accounting roles.
· Knowledge of Excel/CSV import/export, vlookup etc..
· Problem solving and analytical skills.
· Ability to function well in a team-oriented environment.
Bonus skills/experience:
· SAP or ERP experience and know how
· Manufacturing/supply Chain
· Multi company transactions
· VAT/Duty/Tax/Audit compliance and experience
· Languages
· Examining and processes supply chain returns
Hybrid working:
During the probation period we would like the perfect candidate to be in the office. Thereafter, we offer up to 3 days work from home per week.
To Apply:
Send your CV and ask for further details on this exciting role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Expected start date: 07/02/2023
