Cash Reconciliation Assistant

Seasalt; Redruth; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £25,700 (Band 1)

34 days annual leave

50% employee discount

Flexible benefits allowance

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension with 7% employer contributions

Life assurance

Flexible working (hybrid)

Learning and Development

Volunteering opportunities

Employee networks

Job summary

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance and grew into a multi-channel retailer. Seasalt is hiring a Cash Reconciliation Assistant to support posting, reconciliation and reporting of transactions across stores, web and wholesale channels.

The role offers flexible work across Cornwall head office locations and remote UK work. We seek numerate, detail-focused colleagues with strong IT skills and the ability to work autonomously within a team.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently with good time management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Reconciling store and online transactions, including: cash, gift-cards, loyalty cards, petty cash and payment transactions.
• Recording and reconciling sales to e-commerce partner accounts, such as Microsoft AX.
• Reconciling bank and control accounts including external payment bodies where relevant.
• Posting of accounting entries and preparation of audit working papers, updating as requested.
• Posting of income received from Partners and Wholesale customers ensuring their correct allocation to the relevant customer account on AX
• Creating import journals and posting journal entries.
• Identifying and resolving any issues where required.
• Assisting the Credit Controller to ensure timely payment of Wholesale debt by sending copy invoices and credit notes on request, sending statement of accounts to customers, chasing up remittances, dealing with customer wholesale queries and maintaining the database.
• Planning, managing, and improving Seasalt’s financial accounting systems and control processes by co-ordinating and supporting Finance system testing and development, supporting internal and external project teams and suggesting improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

IT literacy

Analytical thinking

Time management

Autonomous working

Team player

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Seasalt began in 1981 with a small shop in Penzance, selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists. Today, we’ve grown into a thriving omnichannel retailer with over 80 UK and Ireland stores, 400+ wholesale stockists, and a growing international and online footprint.As a B Corp and winner of both Drapers “Best Place to Work” and CIPD’s “Best Recognition Programme”, we care deeply about our people, our communities and our long-term impact. Our Head Office teams provide the foundations that empower our people to drive sustainable growth across the UK and international markets.

Our Cash Reconciliation team are responsible for the posting and reconciliation of bank, payment channels and wholesale and partner transactions. As a Cash Reconciliation Assistant, you’ll assisting in the operation of the Finance function by ensuring that all transactions are recorded, reconciled, and reported accurately in order to meet business requirements.This is a full-time, permanent role. As part of our Seasalt Connected approach to ways of working, this role will be based flexibly across our Cornwall head office locations (minimum 40% of working week but the nature of some roles may require more working time in our head offices) and remotely within the UK.

Key responsibilities

• Reconciling store and online transactions, including: cash, gift-cards, loyalty cards, petty cash and payment transactions.
• Recording and reconciling sales to e-commerce partner accounts, such as Microsoft AX.
• Reconciling bank and control accounts including external payment bodies where relevant.
• Posting of accounting entries and preparation of audit working papers, updating as requested.
• Posting of income received from Partners and Wholesale customers ensuring their correct allocation to the relevant customer account on AX
• Creating import journals and posting journal entries.
• Identifying and resolving any issues where required.
• Assisting the Credit Controller to ensure timely payment of Wholesale debt by sending copy invoices and credit notes on request, sending statement of accounts to customers, chasing up remittances, dealing with customer wholesale queries and maintaining the database.
• Planning, managing, and improving Seasalt’s financial accounting systems and control processes by co-ordinating and supporting Finance system testing and development, supporting internal and external project teams and suggesting improvements for efficiency.

Skills you’ll share with the team

• IT literate with good working knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook as a minimum.
• Numerate with excellent attention to detail.
• Analytical mind.
• Rigorous, methodical and logical approach to problems.
• Organised with excellent time management.
• Able to prioritise and work autonomously.
• Good team player.
• Excellent communications skills (IT, verbal, telephone and written).

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.As well as doing everything we can to support your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

Benefits

• Salary: £25,700(Band 1)
• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Attractive 50% employee discount
• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
• Life assurance programme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities
• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our