Finance Assistant (Sales Ledger)

Overview

The Vacancy: We have an opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join our Head Office Finance/Accounts Team at Pavers, based at Northminster Business Park, York. This is a full-time position in a growing business where you are encouraged to develop your skills in a supportive environment. This is a key role within the finance team, supporting the team lead/supervisor, on the Store and Home Shopping accounts side.

Responsibilities

• Review daily till reports, recorded sales, cash received and payment methods and reconcile against imported reports on Sage and bank receipts.
• Identify and investigate discrepancies and make necessary adjustments.
• Post cash sheet batches upon completion of reconciliation.
• Deal with inquiries from stores and any customer payment disputes.
• Post occasional manual trading transactions.
• Manage Home Shopping transactions and reconcile with bank account and post relevant transactions onto Sage.
• Look after petty cash.
• Raise one-off sale ledger invoices occasions.

Qualifications and Requirements

• AAT part qualified / Beginner in finance / Someone aiming to resume their finance profession after time off / Recent Finance Graduate wanting their first professional role
• MS Excel Intermediate user (Essential)
• High attention to detail when maintaining accurate and detailed financial records (Essential)
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple tasks at once (Essential)
• Effective communication skills (Essential)
• Positive attitude with an inquisitive mindset (Essential)
• Keen to learn and develop (Essential)
• Experience within retail sector (Desirable)
• Sage 200 experience (Desirable)

Company

The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a £200 bank loan to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all. Starting small, she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981, when Catherine\\\’s three sons joined the business. One of her sons, Stuart, ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years, joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023, Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd, with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman, taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership. From these modest beginnings, Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in today\\\’s footwear industry, with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker, Herring Shoes, Padders & Van Dal. We remain acquisitive, highly profitable, and are an ever-growing, independent family-run business, employing over 1,900 people. We were delighted to receive recognition as a 3 Employer with \\\”World Class\\\” levels of workplace engagement and the \\\”2nd Best Retailer to Work For\\\” by Best Companies in November 2024. At Pavers, we attribute the talents, passion, and dedication of our colleagues as the reasons for our success.

Benefits

• Holidays that increase with service
• Company Pension Contribution
• Wellbeing Assistance through Retail Trust
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
• Gym
• Discounts – Multiple Retailer Discounts Pavers
• Salary circa £26,000 – dependent on experience.
• Enrolment into company\\\’s pension scheme.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus scheme.
• Generous colleague discount scheme, some of which can be shared with your family and friends!
• Free onsite parking at York Head Office.
• Death In Service Benefit.
• Holiday Entitlement (Increases with service).
• Access to RetailTRUST (Wellbeing & Financial Support).
• Access to the Pavers Foundation: employee-led grant application and charitable giving scheme.
• Access to wider training and development opportunities through Pavers Academy.