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Accounts Assistant

Sarah Raven
Posted 5 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, England

Salary

£22,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Sarah Ravens Kitchen & Garden is seeking a candidate to join their Finance team, working closely with the Accountant and Finance Director.
  • The role involves various accounting responsibilities including bank reconciliations, budgeting, and assisting with management accounts preparation.
  • Candidates should have experience within a finance function, with a strong knowledge of Excel and confident communication skills being essential.
  • The position offers support for self-studying, enhanced holiday, and private medical insurance among other perks.
  • Salary details and specific requirements regarding years of experience were not provided in the job description.

An exciting opportunity to join a well-established and growing business.

Sarah Ravens Kitchen & Garden is an award-winning online gardening business, which offers carefully tried and tested plants, seeds, bulbs and gardening kit as well as lovely things for your home, all personally selected by Sarah Raven, the well-known author and broadcaster.

OVERVIEW

Working closely with the Accountant & Finance Director in a small Finance team the successful candidate will be given the opportunity to make the most of the position covering all aspects of accounting within an SME environment. Experience within a Finance function is desirable and support for self-studying is available.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Prime entry
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Quarterly VAT
  • Stock reconciliation
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Assisting with Management Accounts preparation
  • Assisting in year end audit work
  • Answering finance queries from staff
  • Ad hoc reporting and projects

KEY SKILLS

  • Good knowledge and experience with Excel
  • Confident with using computers in general
  • Confident communication skills
  • Experience within a similar role an advantage
  • Have a positive attitude
  • Self-motivated
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently
  • Experience with Microsoft Dynamics would be beneficial

KEY PERKS

  • Training support
  • Enhanced holiday
  • Birthday leave
  • Volunteer day
  • Private medical insurance
  • Staff discount on the Sarah Raven website
  • Discounted shopping

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We believe in hiring the best person for the job whoever they are, helping them thrive in it and celebrating their individuality.

We strive to be an environmentally conscious company.

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