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Junior Accountant

Jigsaw

Greater London

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GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading company in the retail apparel and fashion industry is seeking a Junior Accountant to join their team in Richmond. This entry-level position involves supporting the finance manager with various financial tasks including reconciliations, expense management, and statutory reporting. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and good organizational skills. Benefits include substantial staff discounts and access to wellbeing support.

Benefits

Staff discount schemes – up to 50%

Access to Unum Help@Hand Support

Qualifications

Entry level position supporting senior finance manager.
Experience with bank reconciliations and expense management.

Responsibilities

Produce accurate cash reconciliations for Store, Web, and bank.
Assist in monitoring trade receivables and debtors.
Prepare VAT returns for UK, Irish, and GST.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Retail knowledge

MS Excel

Tools

Microsoft Navision

Dynamics

Jigsaw Richmond Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

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By adopting the values of Style & Truth across the whole business – from recruitment to product – we safeguard the long term health of the brand and we create more than just fashion.

DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1970, Jigsaw was the first premium fashion brand on the high street. Since then, the company has expanded worldwide to work with the finest mills, cutting edge photographers, up-and-coming models and renowned architects. But the search for the best in the industry never stops. As our journey continues, we're looking for passionate and talented people to learn about Style & Truth: a set of values that sets us apart from the rest of the high street, a belief that everyone should feel empowered to embrace their own style, be true to themselves, and not slavishly follow the fashion world. This means putting style before trends and truth before hype.

We are looking for a Junior Accountant to join our team in our Head Office in Richmond.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is a newly created position, required to support our senior finance manager, with statutory reporting, audit, expense management and internal controls.

This role will be ideally suited to a candidate who has excellent attention to detail, proactive in improving processes, with good organisational and communication skills.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce accurate and on time Store, Web and bank cash reconciliations.

• Reconciliation of payment providers

• Assist in the monitoring of trade receivables and debtors position in the business

• Review and process corporate card holder’s monthly expenditure

• Ownership of expense management solution and reconciliation

• Process employee expenses

• Capex and depreciation accounting and reporting, supporting the budget and forecasting process.

• Preparation of UK, Irish and GST (Jersey) VAT returns

• Support senior finance manage with statutory reporting and audit

• Support senior finance manager with implementing rigorous financial controls within the business

• Provide admin support within the finance team, when required.

• Be involved in stock procedures, including transfer monitoring, stock adjustments and stock discrepancy investigation (adhoc basis)

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Rigorous attention to detail

• Able to work to high degree of accuracy and to deadlines

• Retail knowledge and understanding of bank reconciliations

• Hardworking team player and look forward to new challenges & opportunities

• Good MS Excel skills (pivot tables, V-look ups)

• Microsoft Navision/Dynamics Experience would be highly desirable

BENEFITS

• Fantastic Staff discount schemes – up to 50% (and 70% on 5 items per season)

• Access to Unum Help@Hand Support – Jigsaw’s wellbeing and benefits provider, for a whole host of resources, support and discounts

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships or pregnancy and maternity.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Accounting/Auditing, Administrative, and Finance
Industries
Retail Apparel and Fashion

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