Financial Accounts Assistant London, England
L'OCCITANE
Full Time
London, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Description
L’Occitane, the Provincial Skincare and Lifestyle Brand, currently with 80 retail boutiques in the UK and Ireland, also has important and growing business in non-retail channels - Wholesale, QVC, B2B & Web.
The role of the Accounts Assistant for L’Occitane is to help with all the day to day and monthly tasks for the finance department, manage reconciliation for various occupancy expenses, help with end of month and ad hoc projects. As a junior position it is a great opportunity to learn and apply basic accounting and reporting concepts in the business environment.
The position is based in the L'Occitane Head Office in central London.
Key Responsibilities
Major Responsibilities
- Support preparation of monthly accounts and in monthly reporting tasks to the local entity and the Group..
- Assistance in Cash Flow monitoring and forecasting
- Fixed Assets Register maintenance and support the GL controller in Capex and deprecation analysis
- Calculation of monthly retail bonuses for store personnel
- Assisting in VAT calculation preparation
- Stock - Reconciliation of stock + cost prices between BI and CEGID. Create improved stock reporting and monitoring
- Coverage for Cash Reconciliation + AP + AR tasks
- Business credit card management
- Assistance in Audit preparation and Internal Audit actions.
- Assistance in maintenance of SAP accounts by conducting reconciliations, reporting and clearance where needed.
- Assistance of the survey report and any ah-hoc report
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Starting position or part qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent- Business/Accounting/Finance Degree or equivalent
- Retail (or equivalent) experience distinct advantage
- MS office skills, especially a high level of Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Hlookups, Sumifs, Pivot Tables, Charts)
- SAP / BI / Tableau / Trintech / TM1 / COGNOS knowledge distinct advantage but not essential
Benefits
- Training support through an approved Apprenticeship scheme allowing qualification of a professional accounting qualification
- Generous staff discount to use on all your favourite L’Occitane products!
- Training Product Allocation every month!
- Generous holiday allowance, increasing with length of service
- Extra half day off for your birthday every year
- Extra day holiday if you get married
- Weekly fruit basket per team
- Pension scheme
- My L’Occitane Rewards: Discount/Cashback on high street retailers
- GymFlex, Cycle to Work, SmartTech
- Many social events throughout the year, in and out of the office
Much, much more!
- Some benefit eligibility is based on length of service
About L'OCCITANE
Since 1976, L'OCCITANE en Provence has been imagining, producing and selling beauty, skincare and well-being products with an intention to share nature's wonders with the world. Our ambition is to not only sustain lands, but to regenerate ecosystems. We believe beauty goes beyond what the eye can see. From seed to skin, we are holistic in our approach. At L'OCCITANE en Provence, we've always been Cultivators of Change. This mindset is nothing new. We do our best to create positive change for the world, and we always try to inspire everyone around us to do the same.
L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles.
L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunities employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles.
One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organisational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued.
We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values and our commitment to sustainability.
L'OCCITANE
uk.loccitane.com
London, United Kingdom
Reinold Geiger
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Company - Public
Beauty & Personal Accessories Stores
1976
