Financial Accountant

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; Sidmouth; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED is seeking a Financial Accountant in Tipton, UK. The role oversees day-to-day finance for B2B and online marketplaces, managing multi-currency ledgers, VAT compliance, and landed costs.

You will drive channel profitability, perform reconciliations across Shopify, Amazon, and other platforms, and support budgeting with MD/FD. Hybrid role with HQ travel.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in general accounting, with 1–2 years in UK e-commerce/B2B/multi-channel marketplaces.
• Proven UK VAT, MTD compliance, PVA, and cross-border tax experience.
• Experience with Xero, QuickBooks Online, Brightpearl or NetSuite; Shopify Admin & marketplaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic financial operations across B2B and online marketplaces.
• Perform daily revenue, gateway, refunds and chargeback reconciliations across multi-currency accounts.
• Prepare UK VAT returns under MTD; manage PVA, duty deferment, and cross-border reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel (XLOOKUP & Pivot)

Financial analysis

Multi-channel e-commerce accounting

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks Online

Brightpearl

NetSuite

Shopify Admin

Amazon Seller Central

A2X

Job description

Financial Accountant

Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm UK Time

About Our Client

Established in 2008, our client is a rapidly expanding specialist wholesaler and distributor of premium bathroom products. Operating dynamically across the omnichannel space, they supply high-quality goods to e-commerce platforms, plumbers' merchants, bathroom showrooms, and retail networks.

Our client is a fast-moving, high-growth company filled with motivated, ambitious, and supportive individuals who possess a true "can-do" attitude. They believe in creating clear pathways to success for their team members and providing a great work environment. If you are driven, passionate about efficiency, and want to make a lasting impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Role Purpose

The successful candidate will provide strategic financial leadership and manage day-to-day finance operations across the Business-to-Business (B2B) channels and online marketplaces of our client. This role oversees high-volume transactional data, multi-currency accounting, inventory landed costs, and HMRC tax compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Revenue and Gateway Reconciliation: Perform daily reconciliations of payouts, platform fees, refunds, and chargebacks across Shopify, Amazon (UK/EU), eBay, Stripe, PayPal etc. against multi-currency bank accounts.
• Tax Compliance and Reporting: Prepare and submit UK VAT returns under Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules. Manage Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA), duty deferment accounts, customs charges, and reporting for cross-border transactions.
• Inventory and COGS Accounting: Calculate accurate landed costs (factoring in freight, customs duty, and port fees) across multi-location 3PL warehouses. Track inventory movements, write-downs, and monthly COGS calculations.
• Channel Profitability Analysis: Produce monthly channel-by-channel P&L statements (UK vs. EU vs. Rest of World). Analyse gross margins, return rates, marketplace commission structures, and ad spend efficiency.
• Systems and Integration Management: Audit and maintain automated data syncs between sales channels, middleware (e.g., A2X, Link My Books), and core accounting platforms (Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite).
• Financial Controls and Operational Governance: Enforce internal control policies, establish robust refund approval procedures, and manage granular cash flow reporting.
• Logistics and Supplier Accounts: Oversee supplier invoice settlements, audit price discrepancies, and manage claims filings with logistics partners for lost or damaged goods.
• Executive Support: Assist the Managing Director and Finance Director with budgeting, forecasting, end-of-year accounts, and management report packs.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Professional Certification: ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualified/part-qualified (or AAT Level 4 with extensive relevant e-commerce experience).
• Sector Experience: 4+ years in general accounting, with a minimum of 1 – 2 years focused on UK e-commerce, B2B, or multi-channel marketplaces.
• Tax and Customs Knowledge: Proven expertise in UK VAT regulations, MTD compliance, PVA import rules, and cross-border tax frameworks.
• Software Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Xero, QuickBooks Online, Brightpearl, or NetSuite, alongside Shopify Admin, Amazon Seller Central, and e-commerce connectors (A2X).
• Data Analysis: Advanced Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets skills (XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, foreign exchange gain / loss accounting, and manipulation of large CSV transactional data sets).
• Soft Skills: Strong commercial awareness, high attention to detail, time management, and the flexibility to champion finance functions within a collaborative small team.

Location: Tipton, UK.

The role is a hybrid role with expectations of travel to the HQ. The hybrid role will be discussed in the interview.