AddressRole: Assistant Accountant - French Speaker
Location: Blackburn, BB1 2FA – Office Based
Contract: Full-Time Hours / Permanent
Salary: £23,860 - £27,000 Dependent on experience & Bonus Scheme
Company: EG Group
About the Role…
Our Finance Team is expanding, and we have an exciting opportunity available for an Assistant Accountant! In this role, you play a key part in ensuring a smooth end-to-end sales process for the organisation. Your efforts will contribute towards our wider finance strategy and will be an essential part of how we operate our business.
This is a fast paced and forward-thinking position and the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a long-term finance career within a successful, expanding corporate enterprise. The successful candidate will be mentored and developed in their role and will need to use their initiative to solve problems and meet deadlines.
Duties & Responsibilities
Monitoring the end-to-end cash process & investigating any discrepancies in between
Daily importing of cash processing reports onto SAP
Communicating and documenting discrepancy + forgery reports
Posting of debtors invoices and credit notes and allocation of cash receipts to customer accounts
Monthly reconciliation of cash and card GL’s – Involves writing off within a certain threshold and investigating outside of that threshold
Posting ad hoc journals when appropriate
Missing sales monitoring, escalation, and resolution
Upload fuel sales, shop sales and investigating any variances
Escalating any issues in a timely and appropriate manner
Bank Reconciliations on a monthly basis
Sales Reconciliation
General administration and other ad-hoc duties as required
This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.
Candidate Requirements
Fluent in French
Excellent client and customer service skills
Working knowledge of MS Office products
Must have strong academic record and some experience in Finance
You will need to be a good communicator with the ability to present and explain financial information to all levels of management with a high standard of written skills.
Good interpersonal skills
Good analytical skills
Ability to meet demanding deadlines
Able to adapt style of communication depending on the audience and the nature of the information being communicated
Benefits & Rewards
Performance Based Bonus Scheme
Employee Life Assurance
EG Group Discounts - up to 15% off at our stores and food to go restaurants
ASDA Discount Card – 10% off all ASDA stores
EG Cares Benefits - exclusive discounts across 900 retailers
Smart Health – 24/7 online GP access, health checks and health and wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme – access to our Wellbeing Centre which offers emotional & practical support including free financial advice
Learning & Development – access to our Learning Hub, the most extensive online course library in the world to support you with every step of your career at EG Group
Waterside Café - freshly prepared meals at affordable prices
Free Secure Car Parking
Dress Down Fridays
Flexi-Time
Prayer and Ablution Facilities
Shower Facilities
Sit / Stand Desk Facilities
Work Anniversary Rewards
Free Eye Test
Who are EG Group?
EG Group is one of the world’s leading independent convenience retailers with an extensive network of sites across international markets in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia and the United States of America.
Founded in 2001 by the Issa family with the acquisition of a single site in the UK, today the company is at the forefront of delivering an innovative approach to forecourt convenience retail.
At EG Group, we pride ourselves on being recognised for our investment model, trading performance and more importantly, providing a best-in-class customer experience in Grocery & Merchandise, Foodservice and Fuel.
Our transformational convenience retail business model has been built upon excellent relationships with an extensive portfolio of leading retail brands, and through strategic network acquisitions supported by a program of new-to-industry developments.
Every day, our committed workforce tirelessly delivers our products and services to millions of customers alongside supporting the local communities in which we operate.
Please note - the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check which will be funded by EG Group.
