JHE are working with a highly respected and established retail business in Skipton, who are looking for a finance assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity working in an established finance team, working across transactional finance and reconciliations.

Reporting to the finance manager and joining an existing team of 7, the chosen candidate will be responsible for carrying out an array of transactional duties so as to maintain an accurate record of assets, liabilities and profit and loss for the wider group.

Duties include:

• Purchase Ledger - Coding Invoices, updating Ledger for month end, ensuring correct authorisation across the Group.
• Carryout monthly supplier statement reconciliations and investigate and discrepancies
• Prepare regular Supplier Payment runs in accordance with the company's cash management process, as agreed with the Group Financial Controller, across the Group.
• Sales Ledger - reconciliation of daily takings and investigate any discrepancies
• Reconciliation of Bank Accounts, Store petty cash analysis and postings, cash analysis of stock related invoice across seasons, samples, wholesale or other activities.
• Assisting with monthly payroll, supporting the finance manager
• Any other ad-hoc duties as specified by the business

Person specification:

• Good, proven experience across purchase and sales ledger
• Previous reconciliations experience
• Previous payroll experience would be highly beneficial
• Good knowledge of Excel - ideally to pivot and SUMIF level
• Experience of foreign currency transactions / ledgers would be beneficial
• Local to the Skipton area

On offer is a salary up to £32,000 (doe), 25 days holiday + bank, 2 days working from home (on completion of probation) company discount, free parking.