Reports to:
Finance manager
Direct reports:
none
Accountabilities:
Preparation of GS1 UK’s monthly accounts, including agreement of the variances in accordance with agreed timetable. To support members by processing queries that are raised, including invoice corrections, re-allocation of payments and refunding payments.
Key responsibilities:
Management accounts
- To prepare accurate and timely management accounts for presentation and review with the finance manager and the CFO in accordance with agreed timetable
- This includes fully understanding all variances by discussing variances between actual, budget and forecast with budget holders, and reporting these to the finance manager and CFO
- To maintain the weekly bank reconciliation
- To ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly
- To prepare and submit the quarterly VAT return, including the reconciliation of income between the VAT return and the management accounts
Additional
- To become the main point of contact for the finance team for all finance system (Netsuite) improvements, as well as providing ongoing support to the Finance manager and IS team
- To process customer queries, including invoice corrections, re-allocation of payments, refunding payments etc.
- To check and record staff expense claims, ensuring all claims are correctly coded, and authorised for payment and are in accordance with GS1 UK expenses policy
- To undertake other ad-hoc duties as required to help contribute to the achievement of GS1 UK’s objectives, whilst supporting the finance team's goals
Person specification:
Background and experience
- Two years’ experience spent working in a similar role
- Working knowledge of accounting systems, at least one customer relationship management system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook
- Good understanding of basic book keeping
- Ability to manage team and personal priorities, with good time management and organisational skills
Desirable
- Working towards a professional accounting qualification
Personal strengths and style
- Analytically minded with a high attention to detail, able to engage and communicate effectively with a broad range of internal stakeholders
- Ability to manage priorities both team and personal, with good time management and organisational skills
- Determined and task-orientated, ensuring results and objectives are achieved within agreed deadlines
- Good people skills: with the ability to work on own initiative, and able to work as a team player with other key stakeholders at all levels
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Is customer centric: sets high standards in meeting customer needs