Accounts Assistant

Based: At our office in Theale, Reading

Reports to: Head of Finance

THE COMPANY:

Roland Europe Group Ltd is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of electronic musical instruments including keyboards, synthesisers, guitar products, electronic percussion kits, digital recording equipment, amplifiers and audio processing devices. You will be part of a dynamic team, where we believe in kindness, support, acceptance, and hard work, and try to provide room for personal development for everyone. At Roland, you will find a friendly, down-to-earth atmosphere. You will work for a company with global activities, but it doesn’t feel corporate. We are always looking for colleagues who have an enthusiastic, positive and driven personality. People who are eager to further develop and challenge themselves. If you also have a passion for Roland, our products or music in general, you might just be our perfect match.

THE POSITION:

Assist the Finance team with the production of the management accounts and own the accounts payable processes and query management in line with the business demand and applicable accounting standards.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Timely and accurate uploading and coding of purchase invoices and credit memos in multi-currency using OCR system.
• Working from multiple mailboxes.
• Creating, amending and verifying new supplier accounts and bank detail changes.
• Accurate and efficient processing of company card statements, staff expenses and mileage claims.
• Maintaining the creditor listing and resolving high volume of AP queries.
• Managing ledger contras, journal postings and generally managing high volumes of transactions.
• Reconciling supplier statements.
• Cash Management:
• Recording and allocating multi-currency payments and receipts.
• Preparing, posting, and allocating weekly payment runs.
• Understanding foreign currency requirements and preparing the monthly FX trades.
• Recording direct sales channel transactions including receipts relating to store and website sales.
• Month-end:
• Processing intercompany recharge invoices.
• Reconciling some balance sheet accounts primarily relating to AP.
• Assist at month end – ensuring the process is closed off quickly and efficiently.
• Produce J-SOX packs for internal audit.
• Exporting and reviewing data downloads for statutory reporting purposes.
• Other:
• Maintain and ensure that the accounting policies & procedures are strictly adhered to, contributing to updating these as and when required.
• Contributing to new accounting system launch.
• Assist with the year-end process, internal and external audits.
• Carry out any other ad-hoc work as requested by line manager.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• A minimum of 5 GCSE's (grade A - C or 4 - 9) including Maths and English is essential.
• A good level of Excel skills.
• Previous experience with accounting systems is essential.
• Professional and confident manner.
• Proactive and committed.
• Ability to prioritise and work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent communicator.
• Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure and thrive in a busy environment.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• The ideal candidate will have previous Accounts Payable experience and a good understanding of general accounting transactions.

THE PACKAGE:

Competitive benefits package.