About us:
Were born and bred in Glasgow. Our business was founded on the Clyde back in 1864, and were still here today. We are proud to roast exceptional coffee for thousands of cafés and hospitality businesses across the UK & Ireland.
Our workforce has grown to over 200 to support our expanding customer base, product range and service offering. We count some of the industrys leading talents among our staff, from green coffee buyers and roasting technicians, to barista trainers and field engineers.
Do you want to join our team of top talent in an exciting and industry-leading organisation? Read on!
Position: Senior Finance Assistant
Location: Glasgow, Head Office, with the opportunity to work from home
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Salary: £30-35k per annum, depending on experience
Benefits: 28+4 days annual leave, attractive pension, flexible work location, and as much coffee as you can drink!
Purpose of Role:
As the Senior Finance Assistant, your main role is to assist the Finance Team with a wide variety of accountancy tasks including bank reconciliations; distribution cost analysis; processing staff expenses; month end close support, and VAT reconciliations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly reports.
- Ensure correct reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
- Work closely with head of departments to support in all financial matters.
- Support with and respond to frequent queries from our sister company Tchibo Coffee in Epsom Head Office & German departments e.g. queries over results, operations and analyse / drill down into data to provide explanation, discuss assumptions and break high level figures down into further detail for background.
- Act as full backup to Finance Manager / wider finance team if they need support or are unavailable.
- VAT Production, EC Sales and Intrastat Reporting.
- Prepare monthly Customer and Supplier Rebates, laisse with Third Parties as required.
- Forecasting.
About you:
- CIMA / ACA / ACCA part qualified.
- Competent in all Microsoft Office packages specifically Excel to a highly advanced level.
- Knowledge and experience of using Dynamics 365.
- Knowledge and experience of using an ERP system.
- Excellent communication skills for presentation of information both verbally and in written format.
- Attention to detail to evidence accuracy in all work produced and complete / follow through on all tasks.
- Excellent interpersonal ability to forge productive working relationships which will advance the work of the team and aid remote working.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed to the highest standards
- A strong work ethic
- Intuitive
Application
If this sounds like you, then you could be the right fit for us! Please click APPLY, upload your CV and well be in touch as soon as we can.
Thanks, from the Team @ Matthew Algie
Equal Opportunities:
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
Our selection for recruitment does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or gender reassignment status (protected characteristics).
Experience may include: assistant accountant, accountant assistant, accounts semi senior, junior accountant, p q accountant, part-qualified accountant, pq accountant, accounts assistant, finance assistant, commercial assistant