Junior Accountant

By adopting the values of Style & Truth across the whole business – from recruitment to product – we safeguard the long term health of the brand and we create more than just fashion.

DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1970, Jigsaw was the first premium fashion brand on the high street. Since then, the company has expanded worldwide to work with the finest mills, cutting edge photographers, up-and-coming models and renowned architects. But the search for the best in the industry never stops. As our journey continues, we're looking for passionate and talented people to learn about Style & Truth: a set of values that sets us apart from the rest of the high street, a belief that everyone should feel empowered to embrace their own style, be true to themselves, and not slavishly follow the fashion world. This means putting style before trends and truth before hype.

We are looking for a Junior Accountant to join our team in our Head Office in Richmond.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is a newly created position, required to support our senior finance manager, with statutory reporting, audit, expense management and internal controls.

This role will be ideally suited to a candidate who has excellent attention to detail, proactive in improving processes, with good organisational and communication skills.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce accurate and on time Store, Web and bank cash reconciliations.

• Reconciliation of payment providers

• Assist in the monitoring of trade receivables and debtors position in the business

• Review and process corporate card holder’s monthly expenditure

• Ownership of expense management solution and reconciliation

• Process employee expenses

• Capex and depreciation accounting and reporting, supporting the budget and forecasting process.

• Preparation of UK, Irish and GST (Jersey) VAT returns

• Support senior finance manage with statutory reporting and audit

• Support senior finance manager with implementing rigorous financial controls within the business

• Provide admin support within the finance team, when required.

• Be involved in stock procedures, including transfer monitoring, stock adjustments and stock discrepancy investigation (adhoc basis)

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Rigorous attention to detail

• Good communication skills

• Able to work to high degree of accuracy and to deadlines

Essential

• Retail knowledge and understanding of bank reconciliations

• Hardworking team player and look forward to new challenges & opportunities

• Good MS Excel skills (pivot tables, V-look ups)

Desirable

• Microsoft Navision/Dynamics Experience would be highly desirable

BENEFITS

• 25 days holidays + 1 day for birthday

• Fantastic Staff discount schemes – up to 50% (and 70% on 5 items per season)

• Life Assurance

• Pension

• Access to Unum Help@Hand Support – Jigsaw’s wellbeing and benefits provider, for a whole host of resources, support and discounts

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships or pregnancy and maternity.