The client are a global fashion retail brand that are looking for a Finance Assistant to join the team on a permanent basis. The role reports directly into the Senior Management Accountant and the successful candidate will have the chance to get involved in lots of month-end work, as well as oversee the transnational finance side. The head office is based in the West End (Oxford Circus).
Client Details
The client are a well-known fashion retail brand that are looking for a Finance Assistant (with prior experience working in the fashion industry) to join the team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will work in a team of 6 people and will be supervising one junior member of the team, whilst assisting the Senior Management Accountant with the month-end close and reporting cycle.
Description
The successful Finance Assistant will:
- Assist with the monthly preparation of the monthly management accounts (alongside the Senior Management Accountant)
- Accruals and prepayments
- VAT returns
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- End to end management of the Accounts Payable ledger
- Assisting with the budgeting and forecasting
- Variance analysis with commentary - Actual vs Budget analysis
- Ad hoc reporting
Profile
The successful candidate will:
- Have 1-2 years of prior experience in finance within a fashion retail business
- Be studying towards the ACCA or CIMA qualification
- Have strong Excel skills
- Prior working knowledge of the system SAP (desirable, not essential)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confident and eager to grow through the business
Job Offer
- £35,000 - £40,000
- Additional benefits
- Discounts
- Bonus (disc.)
- Study Support