assistant financial

6 days ago


Dewsbury, Kirklees, United Kingdom UK Greetings Full time

LEARN MORE ABOUT US AND THE ROLE:

Could you be our new Assistant Financial & Compliance Accountant?

Are you an organised, detail-focused finance professional looking to develop your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? If you have a strong accounting background and enjoy working across multiple areas of finance, this could be the role for you

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Finance team, reporting directly to the Financial Accounting Manager. You'll play a key role in managing compliance, accounting, and treasury activities across UKG and John Sands, while supporting wider Finance initiatives.

Who are we looking for?

You should be a proactive, confident self-starter with excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and supporting both internal colleagues and external contacts where required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Customs Duty compliance and accounting for UKG and John Sands, working closely with the International team, and becoming the key Finance contact for international trade,
  • UKG Fixed Assets / Capital – accounting, reconciliation, and reporting, in addition supporting our Financial Planning & Analysis team with planning and estimating work,
  • Inter-company accounting and reconciliation for John Sands,
  • Month-end close responsibilities, including accruals, prepayments, journal entries, variance analysis, and commentary,
  • Administration of the Purchase Authorisation Index, which defines the company policy on the level of financial commitment each colleague can make,
  • Banking – absence cover for the daily banking process, inputting payments and direct debits into online banking as part of a team rota,
  • Treasury – responsibility for cashflow reporting across UKG and John Sands,
  • Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations within the role's area of remit,
  • Assist the Financial Accounting Manager as required on compliance, tax work, and UK & Ireland statutory reporting – acting as the main support,
  • Ad-hoc project work as required.

Key Attributes

  • Highly organised with excellent communication skills,
  • A team player, comfortable dealing with colleagues across the business and, where required, with external contacts.
  • Ability to meet strict deadlines, prioritise work effectively, and multi-task as required.
  • High integrity and always ensuring confidentiality.
  • A track record of driving change through process improvement.
  • Strong Excel and Microsoft Office knowledge.
  • Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA background required, ideally actively studying.

The role requires flexibility, which may involve working on some UK bank holidays, where the month end close aligns.

If you're ready to take the next step in your finance career and make a real impact, apply today and join our team

WHO WE ARE

We help make the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day with our greeting cards, gift dressings and party supplies products created for life's big events, special occasions, and those "saw-this-and-thought-of-you" moments in life.

Along with our sister company John Sands, who are based in Australia and New Zealand, we're part of the American Greetings Corporation, one of the largest privately owned greeting card publishers in the world.

As the largest direct to retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK, we are the celebrations destination. You'll find our amazing products in major supermarkets, high street retailers, and independent stores across the UK and internationally, as well as digital online marketplaces.

Here at UK Greetings we take pride in being an inclusive and diverse employer - we are dedicated and committed to building a culture where difference is valued and everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work regardless of their background.

Among the great benefits of working at UK Greetings are:


• Hybrid Working, working from home and our Dewsbury offices with flexibility around start and finish times

• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

• Employee Referral Scheme

• Free onsite parking at Head Office sites

• Employee discount shop

• Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme

• Development opportunities; offering qualifications from Level 3 to 7

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Employee wellbeing support including Mental Health First Aiders

• Employee Recognition scheme

So if you have a passion for greeting cards and celebrations products and would love to be part of a talented team, you're in the right place



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