Cash Reconciliation Assistant

Sea Salt Cornwall

Job Description

Reference: REQ004303

The Cash Reconciliation team are responsible for the posting and reconciliation of bank, payment channels, wholesale and partner transactions. As the Cash Reconciliations Assistant, you'll assist in the operation of the Finance functions, ensuring all transactions are recorded, reconciled and reported accurately to meet business requirements.

The is a full-time, permanent position. In our blended approach to hybrid working, we expect our people to work a minimum of 40% of their week from a Seasalt Office in Cornwall, the remaining 60% of the time will be from home (or your chosen location - however, you must be based in the UK).

You'll help us by:

Reconciling store and online transactions. Reconciliation of cash, gift-cards, loyalty cards, petty cash and all payment transactions, resolving any issues that may arise.

Recording and reconciling sales to e-commerce partner accounts. Reconciliation of partner accounts on AX.

Reconciling bank and control accounts including external payment bodies where relevant.

Posting of accounting entries and preparation of audit working papers. Posting of income received from Partners and Wholesale customers ensuring their correct allocation to relevant customer account on AX. Creating import journals and post journal entries. Updating audit working papers as requested.

Assisting the Credit Controller ensuring timely payment of Wholesale debt by sending copy invoices and credit notes on request. Sending statement of accounts to customers, chasing up remittances and dealing with customer wholesale queries. You'll maintain the database at all times.

Planning, managing, and improving Seasalt's financial accounting systems and control processes. Co-ordinating and supporting Finance system testing and development. Supporting Seasalt's internal and external project teams and suggest improvements for efficiency.

The skills you'll be sharing with the team:

  • IT literate with good working knowledge of IT packages including MS Word, Excel, Outlook as a minimum
  • Numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail
  • Rigorous, methodical and logical approach to problems
  • Organised with excellent time management. Able to prioritise and work autonomously
  • Good team player
  • Excellent communications skills (IT, verbal, telephone and written)

Why we hope you'll love working with us:

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us. From the moment your Seasalt journey begins, it's our pledge to support you by providing dedicated learning and development opportunities that will enhance your day-to-day working life and help you build your skills and knowledge.

As well as doing everything we can to boost your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

  • Salary: £24,500 (Band 1)
  • 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
  • Attractive 50% employee discount
  • Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
  • Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
  • Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
  • Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
  • Life assurance programme
  • Enhanced family leave policies
  • Flexible working opportunities with our 'blended' working approach
  • Learning and Development opportunities including specialist training, coaching opportunities, and professional qualification support
  • Paid volunteering opportunities
  • Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion Network and Culture Crew
  • 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub

At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people - they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seasalt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives -diversity of thought helps us to grow - so please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come to work every day. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at careers@seasaltcornwall.co.uk

Good luck with your application