Assistant Financial Accountant - Discovery Graduates - Chiswick

Job description

Join Pernod-Ricard UK and you’ll be joining a global leader in the wines and spirits market and working with a portfolio of luxury premium brands (including Absolut Vodka, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Martell Cognac, Havana Club Rum, Malibu and Perrier-Jouet Champagne).

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant who will join our Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team and assists the Business Analysis team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven individual to build on their experience and develop with a successful global company. You’ll benefit from on-going training and support, an employee share incentive plan, a defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare for (individual & family / dependants) and a staff shop allowance.

The role involves:

Rebates & Commissions

Process and manage R&C invoices
Liaising with the Sales team and customers on any issues
Maintain and update the R&C database for pricing
Reconcile R&C balance sheet account ahead of the monthly reporting deadline
Prepare quarterly commission statements for some of our key customers

A&P

Trade A&P Expenditure
Ensure all invoices are fully checked and authorised
Process invoices for payment according to the payment terms
Update promotional calendars
Track last year accruals and provide summaries on the outstanding amounts
Cash allocation – the daily matching of all cash receipts to the Accounts Receivable ledger accounts
Raising of sundry invoices & credit notes
Credit limit reviews and checks
Preparing reports for presentation to key stakeholders
Preparing returns for VAT, Intrastat and ECSL and ensuring all declarations are submitted
Monitoring debtor balances and notifying stakeholders of any overdue accounts
Preparing monthly bank reconciliations

What do we require?

You will:

Have a minimum of 1 year's experience working in a FP&A environment
Have a degree in Accounting (or equivalent knowledge)
Have started or are looking to begin your CIMA qualification
Have a drive to achieve; demonstrated by strong academics and personal achievements (a minimum of a 2.1 grade and 300 UCAS points over three subjects
Have strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Have a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Have strong numerical and problem solving skills
Be positive and team focused
Be organised and professional

If you are successful we will be required to ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK. Please check your eligibility before applying.

Discovery Graduates are the retained managing consultants. All applications will be processed through Discovery. We regret due to the high volume of applications we receive; only those successful on application will be contacted for interviews. In the event that you are unsuccessful for this opportunity, we may still be able to help you and we will retain your application and consider you for other opportunities.