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Form of workInterim Financial Controller
6 Months Maternity cover (potential for an extension)
Tonbridge, United Kingdom
£20.00 - £25.00 per hour / £40,000 pro rata pa
Part-Time 21 hours per week (flexible on days, start and finish times)
Hybrid - up to 2 days in our Tonbridge office, the rest from home
About The Company and Role
Founded in 1989, This business is family-owned and the UK's largest distributor of fine writing, stationery and gift brands. They distribute to a strong network of retailers including; Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, WHSmith, Hobbycraft, John Lewis, Waterstones, and many more. As an exclusive UK distributor with over 30 years' experience, they guide their customers through the product selection process and support retailers with merchandising materials and content for their own marketing campaigns.
This 6 month maternity leave contract involves managing day-to-day financial transactions, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Day to day duties include:
- Reconciling all bank accounts (Euro, US Dollar and Sterling)
- Responsible for ensuring all suppliers are paid on time
- Reconciling multi-currency accounts
- Processing and calculating quarterly VAT returns
- Posting all payments to sage accounting software
- Posting monthly stock figures onto Sage
- Checking and paying credit card receipts
- Processing year end accounts
- Working closely with auditors, being their first point of contact
Requirements
- Meticulous and detail-oriented individual
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Ability to maintain accurate financial records
- Experience in Sage would be a benefit.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
