Company
Bright & Shade Group (formerly TCMM Shutter Group) specialises in the supply of made-to-measure and DIY window shutters and blinds in both B2C and B2B markets. The business was formed in 2002 with flagship retail brand Shutterly Fabulous, soon expanding to include a portfolio of ecommerce brands operating in the UK and North America. In 2021 the group was acquired by Mzuri Group, a pioneering force in the window coverings market. More recently the business has taken on a number of well-known blinds businesses, Swift and Make My Blinds from within the group, and spearheads partnerships with John Lewis and B&Q.
Main Function
We are seeking an experienced, reliable Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team, reporting to the Financial Controller and working day-to-day with our AP Lead across the group's blinds and shutters brands. This is the transactional engine room of a twelve-brand, multi-currency e-commerce group. Alongside the core of the role - purchase ledger, supplier statement reconciliations, credit control and payment support - you will own the reconciliation of the payment providers behind our online sales: Braintree, PayPal, Amex and Revolut across UK, Irish and US entities, matching settlements, fees, refunds and chargebacks through to the bank. We are looking for someone who takes genuine pride in a clean, accurate ledger, enjoys getting a reconciliation to balance, and works at pace without dropping the detail.
Two things make this more interesting than a standard ledger role. First, we are expanding our purchase order system across the company, and this role is hands-on in that rollout - supplier onboarding, matching exceptions, making the process work in practice. Second, our automation programme (invoice capture, bank feeds, payment-provider reconciliation templates, AI tools) is steadily removing the drudge work, which means the role evolves toward broader ownership of reconciliations and credit control rather than more of the same.
Role Responsibilities
- Process supplier invoices through our automated AP platform (Adest/Readsoft) across multiple entities, resolving queries and coding accurately.
- Reconcile supplier statements and maintain a clean, current purchase ledger across the group's brands.
- Own payment-provider reconciliations (Braintree, PayPal, Amex, Revolut) across UK, Irish and US entities - settlements, fees, refunds and chargebacks matched through to the bank - alongside bank reconciliations (Danske and others).
- Support weekly payment runs, new supplier setup and banking administration.
- Own day-to-day credit control for trade partners and perform customer account reconciliations.
- Play a hands-on role in expanding our purchase order system across the group: supplier onboarding, PO matching, resolving exceptions and helping the process bed in.
- Support month-end with supplier accruals, aged creditor reviews and ledger housekeeping.
- Document processes as you learn them and flag anything manual that could be automated - we act on these suggestions.
- Work flexibly across the group's brands and entities as priorities require.
- Any other reasonable duties which may be required by management.
Qualifications & Experience
Solid hands-on experience of purchase ledger and reconciliations in a busy finance team.
Experience of credit control or customer account reconciliation.
Accurate, hardworking and dependable - takes ownership of a ledger and keeps it clean.
Good Excel skills and comfortable using everyday digital tools, including AI assistants, with sound judgement on checking outputs.
Highly organised across multiple entities, suppliers and deadlines.
Comfortable switching between brands and systems in a fast-moving week.
Pay: £27,000.00-£31,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brighton and Hove BN41
