Accounts Assistant, Luxury Fashion

Our client is a prestigious, luxury fashion brand with a beautiful new office space in East London. We are actively seeking an Accounts Assistant, with a lean on Accounts Receivable and Credit Control to join them on a permanent basis as part of a busy finance team. This is an office based position, 5 days a week.

Reporting into - Finance Director

Role Description

Key role within the finance team, updating and completing the accounts receivable process, reducing the debtor days and informing sales teams of any opportunities/risks to receivables.

Complete month end procedure in line with monthly timetable and Management reporting requirements

Duties

• Main contact for Finance department for customers


• Reconcile pro forma invoices to cash received on deposits


• Ensure that invoices are raised and reconciled


• Reconcile and follow up, aged accounts receivables (liaise with customer for prompt payment)


• Ensure constant continuous communication with customers accounting/finance teams,


• Ensuring payment deadlines are met, and any risks to delays are flagged to SN stakeholders, with appropriate SN approved actions put into place


• Provide detail receivable cash flow forecasts as part of weekly reporting deadlines and monthly management accounting requirements for COO and FD


• Support year end process


• Update and input Forecasting/Budgets into XERO


• Support in analysis on Management Accounts and monthly reporting pack

Skills required

• Understanding and previous experience in AP/AR process - in particular a good track record of balancing payment requests and providing excellent customer service.


• Prior experience in month ends deadlines and timetable


• Team player and ability to work under pressure and deadlines


• Experience background in wholesale/retail sectors


• Excel (comfortable with Pivot tables, formulations and visual basic)


• Xero


• Zedonk (ERP platform)

Education

• AAT qualified or Intermediate ACCA/CIMA

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