Childrensalon is an award-winning independent internet retailer for children’s designer clothing and gifts. Established in 1952 and online since 1999, Childrensalon has grown to become one of the most respected international retailers in children’s luxury fashion and we pride ourselves on being specialists in childrenswear, customer experience and ecommerce. Please see our website at www.childrensalon.com for more information.

Due to our growth, we are now recruiting an Accounts Assistant (Purchase Ledger). We are looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual to support our Finance Department. The ideal candidate should have good oral and written communication as well as time management and organisation skills and will be able to work well in a fast-paced environment. Being computer literate and having experience in using MS Office applications, especially Excel is important.

Due to our growth, we are now recruiting a full time Accounts Assistant (Purchase Ledger). We are looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual to support our Finance Department. The ideal candidate should have good oral and written communication as well as time management and organisation skills and will be able to work well in a fast-paced environment. Being computer literate and having experience in using MS Office applications, especially Excel is important.

What is involved in your job?

- Liaising with Heads of departments to ensure that supplier invoices are properly authorised before posting and then filing them.
- Maintain supplier master data for SAP.
- Reconcile supplier statements.
- Assist in weekly payment runs and send out remittance advices.
- Run monthly Aged Creditors Report, investigate any outstanding balances and resolve prior to end of month.
- Open and sort mail.
- Reconcile staff expenses via FairFX, Concur and Barclaycard. Acting as a super-user and main point of contact for expense queries.
- Provide our external auditors with accurate information in a timely manner, supported by an audit trail including: service agreements,
invoicing, authorisations, processing and payments.
- Reconciliation of monthly shipping invoices, including sales tax charges. Liaising with suppliers to resolve any issues.
- Adhoc projects as required.

Skills Needed:

- Good Excel skills, including pivot tables and V-lookups
- Ability to work at speed and with accuracy.
- Good level of written and spoken English, able to work with senior managers and suppliers.
- Strong numeracy skills

Childrensalon offers a highly competitive salary, company pension plan, health plan, subsidised gym membership, in-house yoga classes, company shuttle, generous holiday allowance and company discount. We are ranked #34 on the 2019 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list and proud to be a member of the Living Wage Foundation.

Childrensalon is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or team member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.

If you are interested, please apply with your CV and covering letter about why you would like to work for us.