Finance Assistant

HERMES; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Hermès offers an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join their dynamic team in London. The role entails managing accounts payable processes, ensuring timely invoicing, and fostering collaboration with internal stakeholders. Ideal candidates are team-oriented individuals with strong attention to detail and a passion for excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and high work standards.
• Ideally studying towards ACCA or CIMA.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Accounts Payable email inbox and respond to queries.
• Ensure timely and accurate invoice processing.
• Onboard new suppliers and perform necessary checks.

Skills

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Communication

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Education

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Coupa

SAP

Job description

Hermès, a creator, artisan, and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, is an independent, family-owned French house with nearly 23,200 employees worldwide. Driven by entrepreneurial spirit and high standards, Hermès fosters individual autonomy through responsible management and transmits exceptional know-how via strong territorial roots. Sixteen artisanal métiers inspire its collections, showcased in nearly 300 stores globally.

Hermès GB Limited is a subsidiary of Hermès International, based in Paris, with over 250 employees across London and ten stores in cities like London, Dublin, Glasgow, and Manchester. The company promotes close relationships, humility, and a team-oriented management style, emphasizing excellence, goodwill, personal achievement, and collective progress.

The company values continuous learning, curiosity, innovation, and the passing down of knowledge, built around its core principles of People, Passion, Personality, and Product. Hermès offers an exciting opportunity for professionals eager to join a close-knit, dynamic organization.

We are hiring a Finance Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract within the Hermès GB team. The role requires presence in our new Mayfair office five days a week, with flexible working arrangements and up to 20 days WFH per year, subject to approval.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage the Accounts Payable email inbox.
2. Respond promptly to internal and external stakeholder queries.
3. Ensure timely and accurate invoice processing, including cost centre and budget allocations.
4. Take ownership of the new supplier process and Code of Conduct.
5. Onboard new suppliers and perform all necessary checks.
6. Support the Senior Financial Accounting Manager and Accounts Payable Accountants with administrative and project tasks.

Additional Notes

Applicants must have a valid visa to work full-time, as Hermès does not offer visa sponsorship. Employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of professionalism in all functions of their role.

Key Competencies

• Strong team player with excellent collaboration skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Consistently high work standards.
• Accurate and well-organized.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with systems like Coupa or SAP is desirable but not essential.
• Previous similar role experience is advantageous.
• Ideally studying towards ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification.