Junior Accounts Assistant

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.Overview:Reporting into the Senior Accounting Manager, the [Junior Accounts Assistant] will be working in the accounting team to ensure the books of accounts are managed in a timely and accurate manner. The position will be supporting the group entities in the UK, France and Spain.Your Mission:

• Manage, record and report on all the company's revenue streams according to local and international accounting standards and regulatory requirements:
  • Ensuring retail revenue is accurately recorded on a daily basis
  • Reconcile retails sales transactions and receipts including credit card, cash, gift card, store credit and deposit payment methods
  • Work directly with customers and ensures that all payments by clients are duly received on time as agreed, without delay.
  • Managing customer master data, raising invoices and follow up on settlement
  • Perform and comment on debtor ageing analysis and execute action plan
  • Maintaining process notes and enhance process efficiency

• Supporting the preparation of VAT returns quarterly
• Managing accounts of holding company
• Validate employee expenses following the company policy
• Assisting the month end closing activities
• Participating in ad hoc projects

Your Talent:

• Working towards accounting qualifications (eg. ACCA)
• 2-3 years of experience in accounting, preferably in fashion retail industry
• Strong communication skills with a proactive attitude.
• Willingness to learn and develop
• Good at building relationships
• Accuracy, transparency and attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve and manage data

Systems and Essentials

• SAP knowledge is must
• Strong Excel skills (such as Pivot table, vLookup) and general IT skills essential.
• Italian/French/Spanish language skills beneficial.

RewardOur philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Exclusive staff sales and sample sales - Including other LVMH brands
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Fitness membership (Classpass credits)
• Volunteer and Birthday leave
• Health cash plan
• Financial wellbeing program
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid BenefitsSeason ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.