Job Description

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We're seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented finance professional to provide vital support during a particularly busy period. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this interim role will be instrumental in clearing a backlog of reconciliations, assisting with audit queries, and generally reducing the operational load on the finance function.


You'll be joining a passionate and friendly team at a time of real momentum. This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference by bringing calm, clarity, and accuracy to the numbers--helping free up leadership capacity for strategic priorities.

Complete and maintain robust

balance sheet reconciliations

across key control accounts (e.g., prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, gift vouchers, payroll liabilities) Support the audit process by

preparing schedules and documentation

in response to outstanding queries Assist with

month-end close activities

, including journal preparation and ledger review Review and streamline

accounts payable processes

, ensuring aged creditors are well managed Reconcile

Xero

,

Unleashed

,

Moss

,

Shopify

,

Stripe

, and other systems as needed Help implement or document

simple processes and SOPs

for future continuity Provide general finance admin support to relieve pressure from the core team
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Qualifications

Fully qualified accountant (AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA) Experience processing journals and reconciliations Intermediate Excel and confident with

Xero

(Unleashed, A2X, or Shopify a bonus) Proven ability to pick things up quickly and work independently with minimal direction A methodical, accurate, and calm approach--especially under pressure The confidence to ask questions, flag issues, and roll your sleeves up to sort them
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Why us?

Flexible hours and hybrid working where possible A supportive, values-driven environment The chance to contribute meaningfully at a busy and exciting moment in the business
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About us

Nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Cotswolds countryside, the Cotswolds Distillery was born from a dream to produce delicious spirits in one of the most beautiful regions in the world.



It all started back in 2014, when our founder Dan, a native New Yorker and whisky connoisseur, had moved to the Cotswolds after working in finance in London for many years. Seeking to leave behind that world and spend more time in the picturesque countryside of the Cotswolds with his family, it eventually dawned on him that he could combine his love of whisky with his desire to start a new business. A dedicated whisky fan, Dan saw the fields of golden barley around his house in the Cotswolds and had a brainwave 'I suddenly thought, there's barley all over the Cotswolds and nobody's distilling it, let's be the first!'
Having found a derelict site near his house, he set about building a distillery and a team to run it, and the doors of the Cotswolds Distillery opened in July 2014.



Although Dan's dream was always to make whisky, he also wanted to create a full range of delicious spirits including gins and liqueurs. Our first project was the gin, on which we spent two months researching botanical recipes. We distilled 150 individual botanical spirits in a whole range of different flavours and set about experimenting with different combinations. Our distillers created over 60 individual gin recipes which we whittled down to one finalist, and that became our Cotswolds Dry Gin. It may have started as something of a side-project, but it's now at the heart of what we do and we're very proud of what we've created.



After three years of eager anticipation, in October 2017 we released our Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky, the first whisky ever to be distilled in the Cotswolds and the one which remains at the heart of our DNA. In the years since its launch, we have expanded our range of single malt whiskies to include our Cask Collection comprising four unique cask expressions, a yearly limited edition Hearts & Crafts series drawing inspiration from the Arts & Crafts movement, and hand-picked single cask releases.