Assistant Accountant - Accounts Payable/Receivable Croydon, England
Chanel
Full Time
Croydon, England
26255 - 28505 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
ABOUT THE JOB
The driving force behind our business is our people, and every one of us at Chanel is passionate about making the ordinary extraordinary. As Assistant Accountant -Accounts Receivable you will be based in our Logistics and Distribution Centre in Croydon and play a crucial role in our dynamic accounting team, being responsible for the Intercompany Recharges, netting allocation and processing Sales & COGS journals across the UK business.
Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant and working closely with the Assistant Accountant - Accounts Payable, you will make sure that all recharge transactions are processed correctly and within the agreed timescales, supporting the smooth operation of the team. This is a 12 month Fixed Term position.
WHAT IMPACT CAN YOU CREATE AT CHANEL
From day one you’ll have responsibility for your own workload, be it processing recharges, distributing monthly statements, or processing journals. Working as part of a team to meet deadlines will be critical to your success.
Liaising with the other finance professionals, internal and external stakeholders and Auditors will also be a big part of your role.
The following list of tasks detail what you can expect to do on a regular basis, but is not exhaustive:
Monthly:
- Raise any recharges invoices
- Post Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland sales and cost of sales journals
- Allocate netting payments for all intercompany accounts
- Send statements to intercompany entities
- Balance sheet recs
Quarterly:
- Raise Royalties invoices
- Raise CCBV invoice
- Raise Global IT & HR invoices and send to entities
- Reconciliation of account Global IT & HR recharges
- ICT reconciliation & reporting
YOU ARE ENERGISED BY
- Taking ownership of issues from receipt through to resolution.
- Being organized and detail focused and enjoy working to KPIs
- Taking a proactive approach to your work
- Having the opportunity to develop both your technical and soft skills
- Being discreet, professional with excellent communication skills
- Working for a team with a great sense of humor and work ethic – and a love for our Brand
WHAT YOU WILL BRING
- A passion for service and client satisfaction (internal and external). Enthusiastic, team player but able to work independently.
- Previous accounting experience, you’ll have a good grounding in accounting procedures and be able to quickly pick-up a varied and busy workload.
- Ideally studying for a professional accountancy qualification, you’ll possess Maths and English to GCSE (or equivalent) level and will have sound IT skills.
- Previous experience with SAP would be advantageous
- Impeccable attention to detail and faultless accuracy
WHAT CHANEL CAN OFFER YOU
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Personal growth and development
- The opportunity to shape and develop ways of working within an established Accounting Team
- The chance to work with various teams, people and projects for one of the leading Fashion brands in the world.
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to Chanel.
Chanel
www.chanel.com
London, United Kingdom
Leena Nair
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Department, Clothing & Shoe Stores
1924
