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Assistant Accountant

Date: Sep 21, 2023

Location:

London, ENG, GB

Additional Location:

Function: Finance

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment type: Permanent

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Company: Glen Grant Ltd

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 22 countries, and employs approximately 4,000 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

Role Overview

Campari Group is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team based in London, United Kingdom.

The ideal candidate will play a vital role in supporting the financial operations of the organization. This position involves various accounting and financial tasks, assisting senior accountant and the Finance Director in maintaining accurate financial records in line with UK GAAP and Group guidelines and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

The Assistant Accountant\'s responsibilities include bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable management, balance sheet reconciliation, staff (T&E) expense processing. They are also responsible for assisting in tax compliance, financial reporting and providing support during audits. Professional accountancy qualification, Effective communication skills, proficiency in accounting software and Ms Excel are essential for success in this role.

The Campari Group employs a centralized outsourced shared services operational model, aimed at optimizing the handling of transactional processing and recording tasks for its subsidiary legal entities. therefore, this position requires adaptability and a readiness to embrace standardized procedures. It entails close collaboration with various teams, global business service unit (GBS), and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient processing of transactions, thereby aligning with the Group\'s established KPIs and meeting deadlines.

The successful candidate will report into the Senior Accountant.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

RTR-General ledger and statutory Compliance Reporting

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements and month-end closing activities.
• Participate in Reconciling selected B/S accounts including managing accruals and prepayment process.
• Assist in the preparation for internal and external audits.
• Provide necessary documentation and support to auditors.
• Support in preparation of compliance return reports, including ONS reports, tax returns and other regulatory filings.

OTC-Order to Cash (Customer Management)

• Work closely with the senior Accountant to implement and maintain credit policies and procedures, monitor customer accounts, and ensure timely payment collections.
• Evaluate the creditworthiness of new customers, including conducting credit checks and reviewing financial statements liasing with credit insurance.
• Supervise the setup of new customer account and establish appropriate credit limits based on risk assessment.
• Monitor customer accounts and credit limits to identify potential credit issues, late payments, or changes in customer financial stability
• Liase with Commercial team-account managers to proactively contact customers to secure payments and resolve outstanding invoices while maintaining positive customer relationships.
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies or disputes in collaboration with the sales and customer service teams.
• review and analyze the weekly aged debt report prepared by outsourced team .
• send out regular reports on credit and collections performance for management and sales team review.
• Initiate external collections efforts when necessary to recover outstanding debts, in accordance with company policies.
• Oversee the work and support external outsourced functions team on incoming payments allocation to the appropriate customer accounts and invoices.
• Monitor and enforce sales orders on-hold for customers with overdue accounts in accordance with company policies

• Supervise the processing of customer rebate claim invoices and ensure alignment with accruals.

PTP- Purchase to Pay (supplier Management)

• Generate purchase orders as needed and ensure invoices are aligned with purchase orders.
• Provide supervision and support to other business units in processing purchase orders within the Coupa platform.

• manage the weekly payment execution procedure in coordination with the outsourced team.
• Monitor and support where necessary external outsourced functions team responsible for processing purchase invoices.
• Facilitate and assist in resolving discrepancies related to matching invoices with purchase orders and receipts.
• Interact with vendors to resolve payment discrepancies and inquiries promptly, maintaining positive vendor relationships.
• Conduct regular analysis and reporting of outstanding creditor balances.
• Manage employee expenses reimbursements claims within the Concur system.
• Handle travel and corporate credit card accounts reconciliations, ensuring accurate and timely processing
• Request and oversee the setup of new vendor accounts.
• Monitor the account setup process to ensure it aligns with company police

Other

• Provide cover for other team members when necessary
• Stay updated on changes in accounting regulations and practices.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and relevant accounting standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional local and global teams to implement best practices, process improvement and efficiency enhancements

Key Relationships

Reporting Lines:

• Reports to Senior Accountant

Other Internal Relationships:

• Local: wider Senior Management team, Finance team members, Sales and Marketing teams, Supply Chain & Customer service team, IT teams
• Group: Shared Service teams (GBS-Global business service) and accenture-outsourced function teams

Group Consolidation Team, Tax department, Treasury

External Relationships:

• HMRC, Office for National Statistics, external Auditors and Consultants

Experience and Skills

Education & Experience

• Part Qualified (CIMA or ACCA) or AAT fully qualified
• Minimum of 4 years\' proven experience in all rounded accounting functions within a similar UK FMCG position;
• Good commercial awareness

• Proficiency in accounting software -SAP

• Intermidate to advance skilled in Microsoft Excel
• Experience working in the UK drinks/ spirits industry desirable

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and meet deadlines.

• Knowledge of relevant accounting standards and tax regulations
• Prior experience with the Coupa procurement management tool is desirable
• Having familiarity with an automated workflow tool like "ServiceNow" or a similar tool is regarded as a desirable .

Personal competences

• Pragmatic and problem solving approach
• Strong organisational and administration skills
• Team player, able to work accurately and meet tight deadlines
• Flexible with a desire for personal development within the wider accounting and finance functions
• Demonstrates a sense of passion, enjoyment and pride about their work

What\'s on Offer

• Be part of an inclusive, talented, fun, dynamic, passionate and welcoming team!
• Competitive salary and generous bonus scheme
• Hybrid working week with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home
• Private Medical and Dental healthcare available to you and your family at no extra cost
• 25 days holidays, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme where employees contribute 2% and the company contributes 8%
• Enhanced parental leave & pay and access to coaching for new parents
• Fitness allowance to support your mental and physical wellbeing
• Access to a wide range of learning resources including LinkedIn Learning
• Life assurance cover of four times your annual salary
• Income protection
• Support for your charitable fundraising efforts
• Enjoy our portfolio of brands with our product allowance

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual\'s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency

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