Harper May is collaborating with a leading e-commerce and wholesale business committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences and driving innovation in the retail industry.

They are searching for a talented Management Accountant to join their team and play a pivotal role in shaping their financial performance and future growth

Reporting to the MD this is a great hands-on fully rounded role for a talented Finance professional to grow and learn.

It is a small company so this role will manage the finances in the business from end to end with input from the MD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing all month end reports
• Responsibility for accurate P&L reporting as well as Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Working with the MD to do margin checks and commentary on the monthly reports
• Day to day bookkeeping
• Invoicing and purchase invoicing as needed
• Preparing and posting month end journals
• Compiling accruals and prepayments
• Credit control, chasing and monitoring debtor accounts on an ongoing basis.
• Managing audits and resolving discrepancies.
• Validating new supplier setups / change requests.
• VAT return preparation and filing - UK and other jurisdictions as required
• Managing creditors and payments
• Filing CT returns and accounts at Companies House
• Helping MD with budgeting and forecasting and updating the model as required
• Ad hoc commercial finance tasks to analyze activity
• Filing and other ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications/Skills

• Experience with managing the financial accounting process in a small business
• E-commerce finance preferable.
• Ability to problem solve and work in a logical manner.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to be receptive of change and manage changes in working practices.
• Part qualified or started accounting studies; basic accounting knowledge (double entry) or a finance graduate.
• Good to excellent excel and general IT skills.
• Experience in using Microsoft Dynamics Business Central essential.