Job Description

About The Role

Overall Job Purpose





Accounts



To work with the Management Accountant and finance team on posting entries to the accounting system, performing reconciliations, posting invoices and other data, opening post and liaising with relevant colleagues and external contacts and reporting as required.







Principal Responsibilities





To complete accounting tasks as requested by the Management Accountant and finance team including regular and ad hoc tasks including:






Preparing, posting and filing invoices

Dealing with payments to creditors

Opening and distributing post Dealing with cheques and posting to the accounting system Posting entries on to the accounting system

Performing reconciliations and correcting if necessary Accessing and preparing reports from the EPOS system and in excel





Key Performance Indicators





Compliance with policy and procedures. Achievement of projects/tasks to agreed criteria. Accuracy and timeliness of accounting entries and reconciliations. Accuracy and timeliness of accounting reports.





Experience Required





One year of finance/administration experience preferred.

About Us

Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Ltd was established in 1867, following a meeting of workers from a local ironworks, 23 years after the founding of the first Co-operative Society. We began trading in a small shop on Tindal Street, Chelmsford, and later merged with the Braintree and West Essex Co-operative in the late 1960s.



The Society provides goods and services throughout Mid Essex to both members and customers. Our family of businesses includes food, travel, funerals, and department stores.


We offer our colleagues the following benefits:


28 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) (pro-rata) Auto-enrollment pension scheme Colleague discounts across the Society trading divisions Flexible working hours Death in Service Benefit Free tea and coffee during rest breaks

Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Ltd is committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is as fair and inclusive as possible for everyone.