Accounts Assistant

Key Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading department store group in Greater London seeks a finance assistant for a temporary 4-month role in their Central Finance Department. Responsibilities include sales and purchase ledger management, bank reconciliations, cash processing, and generating financial reports. Candidates must have a strong attention to detail and experience with Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience with Excel required.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales and purchase ledgers, process payments, and reconcile bank statements.
• Issue rent invoices and assist with cash office procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Job description

Our client is an independent, privately-owned department store group operating 7 stores primarily in Greater London, along with an Ecommerce platform. Our stores are central to local communities and boast centuries of heritage, brand trust, and customer loyalty—values we embody both in-store and through our communications.

The role is based in the Central Finance Department at our Merton-based Head Office and is expected to last approximately 4 months.

Responsibilities include:

1. Sales Ledger
2. Daily bank reconciliation
3. Processing cash book receipts and payments
4. Petty cash control and reconciliation
5. Processing concessions self-billing invoices
6. Assisting with cash office and related banking procedures
7. Period end statistics review and reconciliation
8. Issuing rent invoices
9. Purchase Ledger
10. Direct payment processing and Cenpac reconciliation
11. Administering Head Office expense invoices using MIMS system
12. Maintaining Purchase Ledger integrity
13. Generating month-end and year-end reports
14. Supplier statement reconciliations
15. Dealing with supplier queries
16. Processing retrospective rebates and advertising contributions

Experience with Excel and strong attention to detail are required.