Finance Assistant Chessington, England
Job description
We have an amazing opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join Team OB in our Support Office.
As a Finance Assistant at OB, you will work closely with the Finance team and other departments to ensure we deliver a first-class service.
You will work closely with the purchasing sides of the department, providing efficient administrative support.
Working in a fast-paced environment, you will manage your workload effectively by meeting multiple deadlines and responding to queries in a timely fashion.
Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We are working a 50/50 split of office and home working and are open to having conversations about working flexibly.
A bit about us …
Oliver Bonas is an independent British lifestyle store. We are proud to call ourselves Team OB and believe Oliver Bonas is a truly special place to work. Our company values are Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind, and these values sit at the heart of every role here at OB. We are passionate and provide everyone with a fun place to work. Working at OB is more than just a job; it’s somewhere to build a career you are passionate about.
More about the role …
OB‘s Finance Assistant will:
- Process purchase and stock invoices, match purchase orders and complete the three-way match. Aiming for a 1-day turnaround from receiving an invoice to entering on into the system and sending it for approval
- Reconcile supplier statements, requesting missing invoices and credits
- Ensure all invoices and related paperwork are filed appropriately and securely destroyed when required
- Manage the shared supplier email inbox
- Respond to supplier queries and issue remittances where necessary
- Check credit card, virtual card, and staff expense receipts. Noting any unusual transactions or activity to raise this with your line manager.
- Assist the wider finance team with stock reconciliation and adhoc tasks that will ensure an efficient running of the purchase ledger
- Support with changing period at month end
- Collect and sort the Finance team’s post. Scan any relevant documents to be filed, and distribute them across the team where needed.
- Work alongside the Operations and Warehouse teams during company stock takes as required
- Contribute to finance meetings and provide support to other members of the team where appropriate
- Assist with company audit and year end processes
Bonas Benefits:
- Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
- Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
- Flexible holiday – 30 (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
- Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
- Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
- Free access to our onsite gym
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a Friend incentive
- Quarterly free lunch
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
- Mental Health First Aider support
- Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform
- An opportunity to work at the highest placed retailer in Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in the UK list 2022.
What we look for:
- GCSE Mathematics or equivalent – Ideally at B grade or above
- Competent user of Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Organised and have the ability to multi-task
- Highly motivated and able to work well to deadlines
- Previous finance or accounting experience preferred
- Experience working in a retail environment would be advantageous
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB
At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.
It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.
Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.
To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity
