Finance Assistant

7 days ago

Didcot, United Kingdom Whittard of Chelsea Full time

**We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join our Whittard family**

Come and join the Whittard family in our fantastic new office in Milton Park, Didcot

Do you want to be a part of a global organisation that dares to be different and enjoys working together? If so, keep reading

A bit about us, we have been around since 1886 when Walter Whittard first set up his shop in the bustling heart of London, selling the finest tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Our heritage is important to us, and we remain true to our founder’s approach of: “buy the best.”

We have continued to build our brand in the UK and across our global e-commerce channels in Europe, Asia, and the US. We have an exciting growth plan, and if you’re ambitious, passionate and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, then this is the place for you.

**Job Purpose**:

- To support in all aspects of transactional Finance processes in a fast paced and dynamic finance team.
**Key responsibilities**:

- Process invoices and expenses: _
- Receive and process all invoices onto both the utility and stock ledgers, coding invoices accurately and in a timely manner from when they are first received.
- Ensuring the post is collected and opened daily.
- Processing all employee expense claims in accordance with company policy and deadlines.
- Covering payments in periods of absence. Posting all payments on ledgers.
- Challenging and resolving invoice queries when necessary.
- Update monthly carriage cost tracker
- Supplier Statement Reconciliations: _
- Regularly reconciling supplier statements as they come into the business, ensuring an accurate ledger and Aged Creditors reports.
- Any reconciling differences to be rectified in a timely manner. Responsibility shared with Payable’s manager and other Finance Assistant.
- Monthly reconciliation of key accounts by MD +5, signed off by line manager.
- Monthly Aged Creditor review with line manager.
- Stock ledger: _
- Ensure timing processing of all stock invoices
- Matching of stock invoices against receipts to ensure accuracy of the stock balance - querying and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
- Weekly review of unmatched receipts and invoices, to ensure consistently clean and current position of the ledger.
- Other: _
- Covering the duties of other the Finance Assistant in period of absence and busy periods which include:

- Sales ledger processing and debtor control
- Cash management, updating daily cash flow, posting direct debit payments
- Bank reconciliations_
- Maintain filing controls to meet company and audit requirements
- Maintain monthly cost trackers to allow accurate management accounts.
- Ad hoc duties as requested and general support of wider finance team.
- Whittard of Chelsea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We thrive to be a diverse and an inclusive organisation. We want to be a place where differences are recognised and celebrated, with a workforce that continues to build teams from all individualities, backgrounds, and experiences._
- Together as a Whittard family, we continue to create a culture that encourages, supports, and inspires all our employees to have a voice, to make a positive difference in helping to develop our ambitious brand._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discounts
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

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