Assistant Financial Accountant

at  CMS Distribution

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join our fast paced Finance team. This role will work across a number of areas, notably: general ledger transaction management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, banking and treasury, VAT compliance and others.

SKILLS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Relevant Bachelors degree, Accounting Technician qualification or experience in lui of degree
• Intercompany & Consolidation experience
• SAP Accounting Software experience would be desirable
• Experience of managing a significant workload
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Accounts Receivable

• Involvement in development and control of new marketplace selling platforms and management of accruals for fees and account management in relation to these platforms.
• Tasks include Setup or Documentation, including payment process and dealing with queries.

Accounts Payable

• Assist with the approval of payments on the banks, which includes reviewing payments and possible related risks to CMS.
• Weekly Non-Stock Payment reviews and approvals

Banking and Treasury

• Gather data for cashflow forecasting Weekly / Midmonth / Month End
• Assist in preparation for Bank Audits and Bank Month End Reporting
• Reporting Reserves & Retro Rebates for Banking
• Assist in FX Hedging for the group, including execution of and mark to market of FX deals
• Assist in reporting on Realised and Unrealised FX Gains/Losses
• Systems Update
• GL Setup / Cost Centre Setup / Cost Element Setup for GL’s
• Various Systems updates and process improvements

Management Accounts Preparation

• Monthly Prepayments and Accruals
• Reconciliation of Debtor/Creditors/Stock Reconciliation Accounts
• Assist in analysis of key PL cost items
• Assist Senior Finance managers as required

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly Reporting

• Participate in Monthly Review Meeting of Balance sheet reconciliations of relevant accounts
• Assisting with the year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation
• Assisting in special projects as assigned