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This is a newly created role to support the growth of the finance function within the Aman Retail Brand. The role’s primary responsibilities will be to oversee the general processing for a number of legal entities in a fast paced, start-up environment, as well as supporting the Finance Manager in the setup of the finance function and implementing efficiencies across existing processes.
Responsibilities
- Accounts Receivable – responsible for raising sales invoices across entities, maintaining clear records, and communicating with customers to ensure accurate billing.
- Credit control – reconciling, collecting and clearing aged debtors on a timely basis; helping the operations teams with raising invoices.
- Accounts Payable – responsible for posting invoices, settling payments, dealing with supplier queries, clear record keeping for payments in advance, and maintaining the aged creditors reconciliation.
- Banking – Maintaining clear banking records and reconciling the bank accounts on a regular basis.
- Assist with month end closing (book-keeping for multiple legal entities, prepare journals, monthly financial reports, intercompany reconciliations, cashflow).
- Assist with preparation of VAT returns.
- Assisting in the year end audit process with external auditors.
- Assist in office administrative tasks.
- Maintain the Chart of Accounts in the accounting system.
- Involvement in the eventual budgeting and forecasting process within the Retail organization.
- Involvement in the roll out of implementing new systems and driving efficiencies across the organization.
- Maintaining and updating policies and procedures to provide support to the business and creating an internal control framework.
Qualifications
- Relevant experience in general ledger, month end reporting, VAT & book-keeping.
- Accounting qualifications would be desirable e.g. AAT
- Strong verbal, written communication & interpersonal skills .
- Effective team player, self-motivated, well-organized, with an eye for detail.
- Ability to multitask workload successfully and able to adhere to deadlines.
- Experience of using Xero or SAP is preferred.
- Knowledge of the retail industry is a plus.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft office suite of products essential, especially MS excel.
