Finance Assistant

Since 1964, we have been passionately championing exceptional wines from fiercely independent and progressive producers around the globe. As the UK’s largest family-owned wine importer, our reputation is built on excellence, integrity, and long-term partnerships both with our wineries and our customers.

The Role

Our Finance Assistant role is an exciting opportunity to join our Accounts team, developing your accounting, analytical and problem-solving skills in a friendly team environment. You will also be asked to help implement change in the organisation. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong pro-active skills, thrive in a fast-paced setting and feel confident communicating with colleagues across the organisation. You will be highly numerate and hold the time-management skills necessary to effectively prioritise and manage your workload.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Administer the company’s expenses and corporate credit card system within Navision, ensuring expense claims are submitted and approved on time and are compliant with company travel and expenses policies.
• Assist with developing and delivering a training pack for expense users.
• Gain a strong understanding of Purchase Ledger functionality in our accounting system Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
• Analyse, code with accuracy and obtain appropriate sign off on purchase invoices, ensuring queries and approvals are dealt with promptly.
• Process purchase invoices and journals accurately with strong attention to detail, across multiple currencies.
• Continue to develop automatic invoice recognition within our Document Capture software.
• Raise and issue recharge invoices to our wine producers.
• Assist with month end adjustments and analysis.
• Be part of ad-hoc projects, such as system maintenance and process improvement.
• Help rest of Finance Team with nominal postings as required.
• Provide support for other departments in Finance if necessary.

About You

• AAT Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) with 2 years+ of relevant Finance work experience.
• A Levels grades A-C, ideally including Maths or Accountancy.
• Good verbal, written communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience working with an ERP system.
• Experience working with an employee expenses/corporate credit card system.
• Passion to work as part of a team and to help achieve its goals.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritise and balance your own workload.
• Pro-active attitude, a good problem solver and desire to grow and develop your accounting and system knowledge.
• Desire to work in a fun, fast-paced environment.

Offer

• Salary up to £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 26 days after 5 years’ service & 27 days after 10 years’ service) plus bank holidays.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contribution to Dental Costs.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Company Pension.
• Generous staff discount from our wine portfolio.
• A bottle of wine on your birthday and Berkmann anniversary.
• £500 referral scheme.

Working Pattern

This role is 37.5 hours per week (9am – 5.30pm), Monday to Friday, but the individual must be flexible according to business needs.

Location

Head office in London. It is a requirement that the applicant will work from the office at least 3 days a week.

How to Apply

If this role excites you, we would love to receive your application. Please click the link to apply.

Please note: we are unable to provide feedback on your application should you not be invited for interview. Unfortunately we cannot consider your application if you do not satisfy the required knowledge and experience criteria detailed above.

Equal consideration will be given to all candidates, irrespective of their gender, race, disability, marital status, religion, age or sexuality.

No Agencies Please - We thank you for your interest in working with Berkmann Wine Cellars, however, we have our own internal HR and Recruitment team who support our recruiting needs. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV's supplied to Berkmann Wine Cellars unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our HR Team. Thank you for your understanding in advance.