Accounts Assistant in London

Hush is an ambitious and distinctive fashion brand, with plans to double the business over the next few years.

Founded 21 years ago, we are now established as one of the UK’s leading online fashion retailers.

We employ around 140 employees across head office and retail, creating and selling a beautiful range of women’s clothing and accessories characterised by effortlessness, simplicity and a laidback sense of style.

Despite the challenges facing the retail industry, Hush has continued to grow, and our company culture still reflects our entrepreneurial roots and relaxed aesthetic.

We love hard-working and talented people with a can-do attitude and a passion for what they do.

• At Hush, we're looking for an
• Accounts Assistant to join our

Finance team and play a key role in keeping the business running smoothly behind the scenes.

Supporting everything from supplier payments and sales reconciliations to cashflow reporting and month-end activities, you'll help ensure our financial information is accurate, controlled and delivered on time.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build their finance career within a growing retail business.

You'll gain exposure across multiple areas of finance, work closely with stakeholders across the business and contribute to a range of projects and process improvements.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to our Lead Financial Accountant, you'll support a variety of finance processes across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, banking and month-end activities, helping to maintain accurate records and strong financial controls across the business.

You'll

• Manage the stock and non-stock Accounts Payable ledgers, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and on time.
• Complete three-way matching of purchase orders, invoices and goods received notes, investigating discrepancies where required.
• Process supplier payments in line with agreed payment terms and approval processes.
• Perform monthly supplier reconciliations and resolve outstanding queries promptly.
• Process employee expenses and company credit card transactions, ensuring accurate coding and VAT treatment.
• Manage the finance inbox, responding to supplier and internal queries in a timely manner.
• Maintain the Accounts Receivable ledger, ensuring sales are recorded accurately and completely.
• Complete weekly reconciliations between accounting records and third-party partner statements.
• Monitor outstanding debt and support the timely collection of overdue balances.
• Update weekly cashflow actuals to support forecasting and reporting.
• Perform multi-currency bank reconciliations and investigate any discrepancies.
• Support month-end close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and management accounts commentary.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting for designated areas of the business.
• Support ERP implementation projects, process improvements and system enhancements.
• Assist with audit requests and prepare ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as required.

About you

• A minimum of one year's experience within a finance or accounts role.
• Experience working within a retail, fashion or e-commerce business would be advantageous.
• Experience using finance systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience is highly desirable.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, SUMIF/SUMIFS and Pivot Tables.
• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• A proactive, positive approach with a willingness to learn.
• Confident communicating with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders across the business.
• A collaborative team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

About us

We're a business that’s growing with purpose, where collaboration, creativity and kindness are part of everyday life.

You'll join a supportive team where your ideas are welcomed, your development is encouraged and your work genuinely makes an impact.

Our values of Hunger, Unity, Spirit and Humour shape everything we do, and we’re proud to create an environment where people can do their best work while feeling like themselves.

If you're looking to develop your finance career in a growing retail brand and want to gain broad exposure across a busy finance function, we'd love to hear from you.

• Why you'll love it here
• A supportive, collaborative and friendly team.
• Plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Ongoing learning and development.
• Generous staff discount.
• Regular social events and team celebrations.
• Early finish Fridays and flexibility that supports work-life balance.
• Our commitment

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered to succeed.

We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and we’re proud to create an environment where individuality is celebrated.

If this sounds like your next move, we'd love to hear from you.

No agencies, please.

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