JOB DESCRIPTION – ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR
Bridge Contract Interiors is a fun loving and rapidly expanding nationwide business supplying and installing soft furnishings, including curtains and blinds, to a wide range of commercial properties, from Hotels to Hospitals. Our vision is to be the recognised number one in the UK for providing contract curtains. We are a family business with all of us willing to go the extra mile and do our best for our clients. Our team is young and energetic and offers a warm welcoming environment to work.
We are looking for an accounts administrator to join our highly committed team based at our office in Chippenham.
Role/Responsibilities
- Daily Sales invoicing (understanding of VAT (including DRC), Retentions, CIS suffered, proforma, deposit & stage payment invoices).
- Processing new customer account applications + updating information onto our CRM
- Processing credit checks + following process to allocate credit limit, update CRM and liaise with sales team.
- Completing supplier account application forms
- Updating the cashflow
- Completing month end reporting pack for management accountants
- Loading weekly faster payments onto our banking system to be approved by GM.
- Creating end of month BACS runs on Xero and importing into banking system to be approved by MD.
- Loading all of the payments that you have set up onto Xero and sending remittances.
- Getting customer payment information daily from our banking platform & distributing to the team
- Updating metrics s/sheet to provide management with up to date KPI information.
- Assisting with the preparation of the monthly management account pack
- Annually assisting with preparation of company annual budget.
- Overseeing and managing of our customer/supplier contracts (rebates/notice period/expiry & renewal etc).
- Deal with customer/supplier finance related queries – 2nd line support.
- From time to time may assist with H&S/HR/Business improvement tasks as directed by the MD.
- Any other finance/administration duties as necessary to assist Managing Director
Person Specification
- You will be a detail and process driven person who understands the need for accounts/finance tasks to be exact and correct.
- A person of integrity who is honest and trustworthy.
- Not afraid to ask questions and find the information needed to ensure things are done right.
- Enjoy the challenge of joining a small but rapidly growing company and the buzz of being in the office.
- Have an accounts qualification and proven history in a similar role.
- You will bring previous experience to your role and share new ideas for improving what we do.
You will work closely with the Sales and purchasing team and report to the MD, and liaise with colleagues from all departments during your working week.
The role can be full time or part time, full time would have additional office based administration and compliance tasks, or greater liason with Sales and Purchasing as we grow.
Full time would be 37.5hours - The minimum requirement is based on 20-hour week, days/hours negotiable but must include a Monday. Standard office hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm with half an hour for lunch.
Wage: £14 - £16 per hour depending on experience.
Office based role in Allington, Chippenham
Pay: £14.00-£16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Chippenham SN14: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
