Accounts Assistant - Award-Winning FMCG Brand. Hybrid

Job Description

Ready to scale your career with an industry game-changer?

We are on the hunt for an Accounts Assistant to join our vibrant and supportive team.

We are not only a shaker in terms of revenue, but we are also shaking up the active nutrition sector. We are innovators. We are disruptors. We are game changers.

If you want to be a part of the soon to be the biggest success story in UK active nutrition, you need to join us.

The Role at a Glance:

Accounts Assistant

Colchester Office Based 3 Days Per Week / Home Working

£24,000 - £26,000 Depending on Experience

Plus Perkbox + Pension + Company Discount Scheme and More

Values & Culture: Aspiring, Accountable, Conscious, Considerate

Company: Award-Winning Wellness and Sports Nutrition Food Brand

Your Skills: Accounts, Accounts Payable, Administration, Finance Administration, Excel, Accounting Systems, Excellent Communication

About Us:

We are on an incredible journey, with a mission to become the only destination brand for active nutrition.

We are shaking up the sports nutrition industry through disruptive marketing campaigns that help people think differently about our brand – and we need your help!

We want passionate risk-takers. We want people that like to challenge our thinking.

We want people that live and breathe digital and have a passion for nutrition, health, fitness, and sports.

The Accounts Assistant Opportunity:

We're on the lookout for a self-motivated and organised Accounts Assistant to join our fantastic team. As part of our Finance team, you'll gain valuable experience working in a fast-paced environment, providing you with a strong foundation to develop your skills and knowledge.

Reporting to the Finance Operations Team Leader, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a real eagerness to learn. You'll be responsible for managing purchasing invoices, supplier statements, and external supplier relations as well as resolving queries.

What your day-to-day might look like:

• Processing invoices and credit notes onto the Netsuite system accurately and in a timely manner
• Communicating with both external and internal stakeholders, following up on any queries or discrepancies in a timely manner
• Management of the purchase ledger, ensuring all balances held are correct and allocated where applicable
• Recognising stock and non-stock costs in the month they occurred, by means of posting invoices and recording of accrued costs on shared spreadsheet
• Reviewing non-stock purchase requisitions in the Tipalti system
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations, confirming all balances on internal system match supplier statements, resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner
• Liaising directly with suppliers and internal purchasing team to resolve any invoice queries, pricing and invoice payments
• Setting up new supplier accounts in the system as required
• Ensuring correct controls and procedures are followed for all company purchases, including those by credit card
• Working closely with other members of the Accounts Payable team to meet the month-end deadlines
• Investigating and resolving outstanding creditor items
• Ensuring the use of correct VAT rates and numbers when processing invoices
• Completing ad hoc duties required by the company

About you:

• At least 2 years accounts experience is desirable, preferably within an accounts payable function
• Able to work accurately and efficiently to tight deadlines
• Exceptionally organised with an eye for detail
• Knowledge of Excel and accounting systems
• Self-motivated and target driven with the ability to work independently
• A good verbal and written communicator to all stakeholders internal and external to the business

What do we offer?

• Monthly Benefits Allowance including a subsidised gym membership
• A day off to celebrate your Birthday
• PerkBox Subscription
• 60% discount on all products
• Teammate Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Medicash
• A day off for Volunteering (optional)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Summer working hours
• Free Pantry

Interested? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager