Accounts Assistant London, England
Job description
PINCH is one of the UK’s most prestigious, creative and successful furniture brands, created by Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon. Since 2004 we have been designing and distributing our award winning, contemporary furniture and lighting to a global audience.
We are a company with an uncompromising idea of what makes a perfect piece of furniture and our customers rely on us to deliver impeccable product and personal service. We are looking for a numerically literate, detail oriented, energetic individual, who will be instrumental in making sure we continue to grow as a business which provides products that delight and exceed expectations. Our ambition for our business is that our reputation is based on our service standards and customer experience, as much as our award-winning designs and quality of making.
This role is critical to supporting our Finance Manager in their daily tasks, keeping the business running smoothly and ensuring that our suppliers are paid in an efficient and timely manner. This person will be required to maintain all purchase ledger invoices to a high standard in line with monthly/annual commitments. They will have experience of working within high-volume, customer focused business and must be able to work well within a team and with their own initiative. Ideally this candidate will have previous experience working with a cloud-based finance program, ensuring confidentiality and cyber security.
Accounts Assistant Key tasks:
● Adding supplier invoices on to Xero/internal purchasing (PO) system, ensuring that checks and approvals had been obtained prior to posting.
● Generating payment list and remittances to send to the company director ready for payment run.
● Reconcile monthly/weekly statements from suppliers. Highlight and raise any queries with the correct department within the business.
● Where there is a query, proactively contacting the supplier and liaising with the relevant internal department to resolve it.
● Generating, reporting and filing of all credit card transactions, ensuring receipts/invoices are obtained for all transactions, and are posted and coded correctly.
● Cover the Financial Manager when necessary.
In addition this person would be taking on some general responsibilities within the business to alleviate pressure from the founders and lead the maintenance of both of our beautiful PINCH workplaces. This person would take pride in our spaces, understanding that the atmosphere of the studio and shop are crucial to the culture of the company.
Key skills:
● Detail oriented and highly motivated
● ‘Can do’ attitude
● Quality and luxury literate, interested in design
● Ability to manage a busy workload, working to tight deadlines
● Numerically strong
● Comfortable using Inventory and Retail Management Systems
● Understand of production flow a strong benefit
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
● Socially warm and confident, with a desire to be helpful
● Fluent in English, both spoken and written
● Enthusiastic, bright and willing to get hands dirty
● Apple Mac and Microsoft office proficient
Location:
Based at the PINCH Studio:
Clapham North Art Centre, 26-32 Voltaire Road, London, SW4 6DH
Line Manager: Finance Manager and CEO
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10 per week
Salary: £15.00-£20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
