Job Ref: 213388138

Date: 2021-03-18 13:02:01

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Welcome Break is one of the largest motorway service operators in the UK and has led the revolution in changing the motorway service sector.

We've been around for 60 years and are now in locations across the UK. Our 5,000+ strong team strive to proudly and passionately offer our customers' world class hospitality and retail brands such as Waitrose, Starbucks, Subway, KFC, Ramada, Days Inn and Burger King to name a few in a friendly and relaxing environment.

Our business is about people, the 80 million people who visit our sites each year and the teams who make the business the success it is. Every one deserves to get a warm welcome and enjoyable break with the very best service, facilities, food and drinks we can provide.

Providing customers with a welcome break is really important to us. Every day here is as challenging as it is enjoyable, as rewarding as it is fun. We believe that the same should be true once our working day is over, so we do everything we can to make sure our teams can get their work/life balance just right!

Everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed at Welcome Break. To make sure that those achievements are recognised, we have many recognition schemes, most of which are peer to peer recognition. What's more, we work hard to build a culture of openness, listening to customers and our own people so we can identify opportunities to improve service, innovation and engagement.

Assistant Accountant (Part qualified)
Welcome Break, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9EZ
Salary up to £32,500 depending on experience.
Fantastic benefits & discounts, subsidised meals, free parking & great career opportunities

Welcome Break currently have two positions available within our Finance Team at our Head Office in Newport Pagnell. We are ideally looking for a part qualified accountant who has experience working as an Assistant Finance Manager or Assistant Accountant previously, with some previous experience of working within or overseeing a credit control function.

We are in a period of finance transformation and this a fantastic opportunity to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities / Key Tasks for Assistant Accountant/ Assistant Finance Manager

* Managing the debtor ledgers
* Completion of supplier reconciliations, treasury management, etc
* Maintaining supplier details and sales and contract invoicing
* Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
* Schedule and manage month-end/year-end processes relevant to Accounts Receivable.
* Managing two part time Sales Ledger reconciliation clerks
* To look after assigned aged debtor reports and relevant reconciliations at each period end, recommending line of investigation / resolution to clear down debtor balances and solve reconciliation discrepancies.
* To provide monthly reports as required to senior management.
* Communication and enforcement of financial procedures relevant to the accounts receivable department, including VAT reporting.
* To liaise with sites / departments / third parties to resolve any problems.
* To maintain relationships with key customers and relevant teams within the organisation through regular meeting / conference calls.
* Investigation of discrepancies in payments received to eliminate potential bad debts / chargebacks.

Qualifications, knowledge and experience for Assistant Accountant/ Assistant Finance Manager

* ACCA / CIMA part-qualified accountant (minimum requirement)
* Previous experience managing a small team.
* Experience in monthly financial reporting
* Sales Ledger / Credit Control experience
* Good working knowledge of MS Excel
* Good communication skills at all levels

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