Cleveden BS21 - (FT) Part Qualfied Accountant

JenGill

Company Background - JAMMY LIZARD
A fulltime Accountant is required to provide the Key Finance resource to this £5m turnover business, based in Clevedon, Bristol.
This young, high growth company has been trading for 6 years and has seen rapid growth in its online products. It is planning for significant growth in the next 3 years.
The company has around 20 employees and requires someone who can fit in and work as part of this dynamic team. We also require someone who is comfortable interfacing with our 3rd party service providers.
Person Specification
We require a reliable and trustworthy part qualified accountant to grow with the business and help to ensure all the financial processes are both scaleable and robust. Attention to detail and a thorough understanding of accounting entries is a must, as well as the ability to problem solve and grasp new systems and processes quickly.
The role requires the individual to be able to work to our month end deadlines and to be able to self-check and take responsibility for the accounting numbers up to TB level.
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, we are looking for someone to bring their own process improvement ideas to the business as well as maintain the books on a day to day basis.
In return we will offer an attractive, negotiable salary package dependant on experience and qualifications.
The applicant must be qualified to either AAT or part Qualified in a recognised accountancy qualification

Job Specification
This role is a standalone bookkeeping and accounting role which requires previous experience of Xero, production of accounts to TB as well as experience of the production of the accounts for a multicurrency online business. Some understanding of Pan European VAT is preferred, but not essential.
An understanding of Stock accounting is also required and a good understanding and previous use of Excel is essential.
1. Input of Sales and Cost of Sales figures from Amazon, EBay and Direct Website into Xero via manual journals.
2. Posting of all entries from the bank accounts.
3. Reconciliation of the 2 main bank accounts as well as Sage pay, World first and Euro Account.
4. Input of all Supplier invoices to the Payables ledger and payment of Suppliers on time.
5. Raising of Customer invoices on XERO and send out of monthly customer statements.
6. Credit control of customers where required
7. Creation of monthly journals including Payroll from payroll providers, accruals and prepayments, interest payments, depreciation and dividends paid to provide a consistent guide of Overhead costs to the business.
8. Input of the stock movement journal monthly, as well as any obsolete or specific provisions as required.
9. Reconciliation of key control balances in the balance sheet, including Sales ledger, Purchase ledger, bank accounts, NI/PAYE, Accrual, Prepayments and Fixed Assets. This is maintained via the lead schedules monthly.
10. Maintenance of the General ledger setup in XERO, e.g. changing of exchange rates, addition of new GL codes, new user’s setup etc. as and when require.
11. Adhoc reporting and drilldown analysis of Profit and Loss and Balance sheet as required by the FC or MD to support the Month end accounts preparation.
12. Liaison with our External Vat Agency to interface the Sale Vat figures into Xero and ensure that the Vat Control accounts are correct in the balance sheet.
13. Providing the main point of contact to the Banks, Vat Agency, Legal, Chartered Accountant, Inland Revenue etc. in the provision of information, as and when required.
Salary is competitive depending on experience.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Please direct all enquiries in the first instance to jen@jengill-virtualpa.co.uk