Fantastic company benefits include:
Competitive Salary:£35,000 – £37,000 per annum
Holiday: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Free Parking
Pension contribution
A multicultural and collaborative working environment.
About the role:
As Accounts Specialist, you will perform daily financial transactions, general ledger reconciliations, credit control, and financial reporting. Working closely with Group Headquarters (HQ), you will ensure full alignment between ERP systems and local statutory accounting standards, maintain timely receivables/payables cycles, and contribute to seamless month-end and year-end closing processes.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Recording and reconciling daily financial transactions across SAP Business One and local accounting systems.
Completing bank reconciliations, payroll journals and maintaining accurate audit trails.
Managing customer accounts, credit control, collections and invoice disputes to minimise DSO.
Processing supplier invoices, resolving discrepancies and managing vendor payments and onboarding.
Completing monthly intercompany reconciliations and supporting Group reporting requirements.
Preparing management reports including aging analysis, P&L overviews, KPIs and disbursement accounts.
Supporting month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes while resolving ledger variances.
Supporting tax reporting, statutory compliance and maintaining accurate financial records.
About you:
You’ll be an experienced accounting professional with a minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in full-cycle accounting, credit control, and financial reporting, preferably within a multinational or shipping/freight forwarding/logistics environment. You’ll have a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related subject.
You’ll be comfortable using accounting systems and Microsoft Excel, with experience of ERP systems such as SAP Business One, reconciliations, multi-currency transactions and intercompany accounting being beneficial. Most importantly, you’ll be organised, detail-focused and confident communicating with colleagues, customers, suppliers and Group HQ.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to broaden their accounting experience within an international business and take on a varied role covering accounts, credit control, reporting and financial operations.
About them:
A privately held global shipping company and a leader in maritime transportation and logistics with offices in 17 countries and around 500 employees. The company focuses on providing high-quality and competitive services tailored to meet the complex needs of supply chains and is committed to delivering reliable and innovative logistics solutions.
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Salary description
£35000.00 - £37000.00 per year