Internal Accountant

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who combines strong bookkeeping discipline with the ability to investigate discrepancies, improve processes and work closely with colleagues across finance, purchasing, sales and operations. Duties:
Maintain accurate and up-to-date bookkeeping records across the nominal, purchase and sales ledgers. Post and review supplier invoices, credit notes, customer receipts, bank transactions, journals, accruals and prepayments. Complete regular bank, cash, card, supplier and customer account reconciliations and resolve differences promptly. Manage accounts payable activities, including statement reconciliations, payment-run preparation and supplier query resolution. Support accounts receivable and credit control by monitoring aged debt, allocating receipts and following up overdue balances.

Assist with daily and weekly cash-flow visibility, including expected receipts, committed payments and emerging risks. Support month-end close by preparing reconciliations, schedules, journals and variance explanations to agreed deadlines. Help prepare management accounts and internal reports, including profit and loss, balance-sheet and working-capital information. Prepare information for VAT returns and other routine finance submissions, ensuring records are complete and appropriately supported.

Maintain accurate records for stock, cost of sales and inventory-related transactions, working with warehouse and purchasing colleagues to investigate discrepancies. Assist with payroll inputs and reconciliations, expenses and other employee-related finance administration as required. Support year-end preparation and provide schedules and evidence requested by external accountants, auditors or advisers. Maintain orderly digital records and a clear audit trail in line with company policies, legal requirements and internal controls.

Identify opportunities to strengthen controls, streamline processes and improve the accuracy and timeliness of reporting, including during finance-system or ERP changes Experiences:
Proven experience in a bookkeeping, accounts assistant, assistant accountant or similar hands-on finance role. Strong working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations. Experience supporting month-end close and producing balance-sheet reconciliations and accounting schedules. Good understanding of VAT and the importance of complete, accurate supporting records. Confident user of accounting or ERP software and Microsoft Excel;

experience of system implementation or process change would be advantageous. AAT qualification, relevant accounting studies or equivalent experience is desirable. Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA candidates may also be considered. Experience in wholesale, food distribution, retail, logistics or another high-volume trading environment would be beneficial. Additional language skill such at Turkish would be an advantage This is a permanent role, office based Mon-Fri.