Cash Controller

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer in London seeks a Cash Controller to manage and reconcile bank accounts, ensuring financial accuracy and minimizing risk. Key responsibilities include investigating discrepancies and monitoring cash collections. The ideal candidate will possess significant Excel experience and a background in finance or retail. This role offers hybrid working with 37.5 hours per week and competitive benefits including holiday and discounts.

Benefits

33 days holiday rising to 38

30% discount on Superdrug products

Hybrid working patterns

Company pension matching

Access to Wagestream

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Excel with a methodical approach.
• Experience in finance and retail is valuable.
• Knowledge of bank reconciliations and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and reconcile bank accounts to minimize financial risk.
• Investigate discrepancies in bank accounts.
• Prepare and publish security reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork

Customer orientation

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Job description

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.
We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here's the exciting bit…a day includes

RolePurpose:

•The Cash Controller plays a critical role in the business by managing andreconciling bank accounts, monitoring cash collections, and ensuring theaccuracy of bank related transactions to minimise financial risk to thebusiness.

A typical day in this role includes:

•Perform reconciliation of all Company bank accounts.
•Investigate and resolve all bank account discrepancies in a timely manner tokeep bank ageing days in line with Company policy.
•Collaborate with relevant teams to develop strategies to mitigate identifiedrisks in bank accounts.
•Monitor and report on missed cash collections to ensure timely follow up onoutstanding cash deposits.
• Liaise with the Store Managers, Area Managers, Security Managers, auditorsand the bank regarding cash discrepancies and till & safe differences
• Deal with stores incoming calls & emails to resolve cash managementissues identified by reports and reconciliations
• Reviewing daily till & safe differences and liaising with storesregarding corrections
•Prepare and publish weekly detailed security reports highlighting risk to thebusiness.
•Preparing journals on Oracle General Ledger
•Assist in the preparation of month end closing processes, ensuring allcash-related entries are accurate and recorded in a timely manner.
•New store opening & closing

This job is a good fit for you if:

•You enjoy working as part of a team & are customer orientated.
•You know you add value through a methodical & logical approach.
•You have developed an acute attention to detail & high level of accuracy.
•You are good at problem solving & a self starter.
•You have developed the ability to work under pressure & against deadlines.

What you’ll need:

•You need to have significant experience in Excel, PC literate & numerate.
•Previous experience in finance and retail would be valuable.
•Previous experience in Oracle & creating general ledger journals isdesirable.
•You will have working knowledge of in bank reconciliations, reporting &balance sheet recs

Here's what's in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoptionleave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special.

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

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