Finance Assistant

Berkmann Wine Cellars LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Company Pension

Job summary

Berkmann Wine Cellars LTD seeks a Finance Assistant to join their Accounts team, developing key accounting and analytical skills. You will handle financial operations such as expense claims, purchase invoices, and assist with month-end analyses.

To succeed, you should have an AAT Level 4 qualification and over 2 years of relevant experience. The role offers a salary up to £30,000, 25 days annual leave, and benefits including a company pension and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant Finance work experience.
• Pro-active attitude and problem-solving skills.
• Desire to work in a team and contribute to goals.

Responsibilities

• Administer expenses and corporate credit card systems.
• Assist with month end adjustments and analysis.
• Raise and issue recharge invoices.

Skills

Time-management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Numeracy

Communication

Education

AAT Level 4 qualification

A Levels grades A-C

Tools

Navision

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Job description

Since 1964, we have been passionately championing exceptional wines from fiercely independent and progressive producers around the globe. As the UK’s largest family-owned wine importer, our reputation is built on excellence, integrity, and long-term partnerships both with our wineries and our customers.

The Role

Our Finance Assistant role is an exciting opportunity to join our Accounts team, developing your accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills in a friendly team environment. You will also be asked to help implement change in the organisation.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong pro-active skills, thrive in a fast-paced setting and feel confident communicating with colleagues across the organisation. You will be highly numerate and hold the time-management skills necessary to effectively prioritise and manage your workload.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Administer the company’s expenses and corporate credit card system within Navision, ensuring expense claims are submitted and approved on time and are compliant with company travel and expenses policies.
• Assist with developing and delivering a training pack for expense users
• Gain a strong understanding of Purchase Ledger functionality in our accounting system Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Analyse, code with accuracy and obtain appropriate sign off on purchase invoices, ensuring queries and approvals are dealt with promptly
• Process purchase invoices and journals accurately with strong attention to detail, across multiple currencies
• Continue to develop automatic invoice recognition within our Document Capture software
• Raise and issue recharge invoices to our wine producers
• Assist with month end adjustments and analysis
• Be part of ad-hoc projects, such as system maintenance and process improvement
• Help rest of Finance Team with nominal postings as required
• Provide support for other departments in Finance if necessary

About You

• AAT Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) with 2 years+ of relevant Finance work experience
• A Levels grades A-C, ideally including Maths or Accountancy
• Good verbal, written communication and organisational skills
• Experience working with an ERP system
• Experience working with an employee expenses/corporate credit card system
• Passion to work as part of a team and to help achieve its goals
• Ability to evaluate, prioritise and balance your own workload
• Pro-active attitude, a good problem solver and desire to grow and develop your accounting and system knowledge
• Desire to work in a fun, fast-paced environment

Offer

• Salary up to £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service & 27 days after 10 years’ service) plus bank holidays
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Contribution to Dental Costs
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Company Pension
• Generous staff discount from our wine portfolio
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary

Working Pattern

This role is 37.5 hours per week (9am – 5.30pm), Monday to Friday, but the individual must be flexible according to business needs.

Location

Head office in London. It is a requirement that the applicant will work from the office at least 3 days a week.

No Agencies Please - We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV's supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.