Finance Assistant

The role reports into the Financial Controller and is based in leafy Chiswick, London, right at the heart of where it all happens.

The successful candidate will be a key member of our supporting cast. The distillery team is tight-knit and so the role demands someone with a can-do attitude and ability to work cross-functionally. We need someone who is superbly organised, methodical, and who will always exhibit the highest level of honesty and integrity in handling sensitive information.

Experience of working with Sage and Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, are considered desirable.

Key responsibilities

• Accounts payable processing, Sage input and maintenance.
• Liaise with the Supply Chain team and oversee the PO process.
• Collate, post and reconcile duty invoices.
• Manage Accounts Receivable, from inbox through credit control and forecasting.
• Bank account input and maintenance.
• Manage the expense process, ensuring the timely and accurate upload of data to Concur.
• Assist on Treasury with cashflow management.
• Provide month-end, SKU-setup, and maintenance support to the wider finance and supply chain teams.
• Provide ad hoc, analytical support to commercial finance.
• Answer ad hoc queries.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Ability and confidence to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Excel.
• Knowledge of Sage and Concur would be advantageous.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills; able to juggle multiple tasks and prioritise workload.
• Solutions-focused mindset; able to identify potential efficiencies and suggest improvements for best practice.
• Adaptable – changes in systems and processes are coming to the business and you should be prepared to engage with and drive this forward.
• 1 year’s experience working in a finance team.