Accounts Analyst (2638-AA)

Our client in the retail sector is seeking to recruit an Accounts Analyst.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of budget for entity and break-down by shop; ability to review critically performance of individual shops and highlight issues to management
• Maintain accounting records to trial balance

• Reconciling receipt and sales for 23 stores and recording in the general ledger.

• Monitoring payroll expenses and associated social charges.
• Recording fixed assets in general ledger and maintaining separate register for fixed assets on Excel. Ensuring that these records are reconciled at all times.
• Recording invoices from local suppliers after checking to purchase order / ensuring service provided and completed. Checking proper classification for VAT purposes.
• Recording and reconciling TDS monthly; preparation of monthly and annual return.
• Recording invoices from foreign suppliers for purchases of goods for resale; checking 100 % consistency with detailed recording for stock costing purposes.
• Ensuring that freight and associated services for imports are recorded accurately and taken fully for costing purposes.
• Checking completeness and accuracy of VAT account prior to the preparation of the monthly VAT return.
• Accounting for stock and reconciling with sub system.
• Maintain accounting records to trial balance.
• Preparation of budget including stock forecast; monitoring month by month P&L.
• Control over recording of payroll and social charges.
• Monitoring payroll expense month by month.
• Recording invoices from foreign suppliers, checking completeness and accuracy of associated services. 
• Profile:
• Qualified by experience / studying / wishing to study for accounting qualification.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel experience.
• Knowledge of accounting packages desired.
• Knowledge of accounting practice up to trial balance.
• Demonstrate willingness to learn.
• Flexibility to adapt to small company environment / ability to take over from colleagues’ responsibilities on demand and cover for absences.
• Liaise efficiently with service providers and banks.