Accounts Assistant

About us

We are engaging, supportive, innovative and our goal at Gusbourne is to become an AIM listed producer of award-wining luxury English still and sparkling wines. Gusbourne employs a talented, committed and passionate team of over 80 people, who are developing their skills as the business grows. Gusbourne strives to create the finest wines in the world. Attention to detail, a commitment to quality and a sense of pride in all that we undertake are what we hope to see and to encourage in every employee..

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Work-from-home days
• Growth opportunities
• Casual work attire
• Regular social events
• Wellness programs
• On-the-job training
• Company perks

The Role

This role is within the finance team helping with the day to day processes of the purchase ledger and sales ledger and providing general support to the Finance team.

Purchase ledger duties:

• Matching and checking all relevant invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes to ensure that we have received what we have been invoiced for;
• Checking the price and quantity we have been charged against our original purchase order to ensure that we have been invoiced correctly;
• Emailing the supplier to inform them of any discrepancies so that a credit note can be requested;
• Inputting all relevant supplier invoices received onto the accounting system;
• Checking supplier statements to ensure that we have received all relevant invoices and that they have been correctly input onto the accounts system and scheduled for payment on the Cash Flow doc; and
• Emailing remittance advices to all relevant suppliers to advise them that a payment has been made and which invoices have been paid.

Sales ledger duties:

• Input all new customers onto the accounting system, checking that we have all the documentation and they have been authorised credit; establish on Creditserve so notifications received;
• Upload on a daily basis the sales from our sales system;
• Produce and input ad hoc invoices and credit notes onto the accounting system;
• Prepare and email monthly statements to all relevant debtors; telephone debtors to confirm payment date;
• Chase the overdue debtors in accordance with the credit control policy;
• Allocating payments received with the debtors’ ledger; and
• Liaise with the Admin team to resolve discrepancies with customer account balances.
• Manage the payments in the bank account:
• Input bank entries through the accounting system;
• Allocate payments received with the debtors’ ledger; and
• Reconciliation of bank account.

Other team duties:

• Month end duties as assigned.
• Any other ad-hoc duties as required.

Experience & Qualifications

• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Educated to degree &/or ‘A’ level standard, with GCSE Maths at grade 7/B or above;
• Familiar with Microsoft Excel;
• Experience of accountancy software packages;
• Drivers licence.

About you

• Quick learner
• Superlative attention to detail
• Strong integrity
• Questioning approach
• Able to adapt your language when talking to non-finance individuals
• Self -motivated, resilient & energetic
• Love technology and the way it can improve accuracy/efficiency

Place of work: Four sites over Kent and Sussex – main site Ashford in Kent, post probation potential for 1-2 days a week from home

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Values - We are here to create the finest wines in the world, therefore we display:

• Attention to detail
• Integrity
• Commitment to quality
• A sense of pride in all that we do!

If you are interested in a long-term role in accounting, post probation period we will support you with an accounting qualification AAT/CIMA/ACCA (training contract)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kingsnorth, TN23 6LN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/03/2023