Job Description

About Us.

The Cress Co is a leading distributor of ambient and chilled fine foods. Voted the best distributor by fine food digest readers for the last eight years and recently awarded the Specialist Wholesaler of the Year, at the Grocer Gold Awards 2025, we work with some of the finest artisan food producers and independent retailers. Our customers include many award-winning food halls, farm shops and delicatessens in the UK.

We are now looking to recruit additional members of staff for our Finance Team in Dunfermline. You will be joining the business at an exciting time. Having recently acquired Adamsons Drinks, a Scottish based soft drink wholesale business, we are currently amalgamating business processes and procedures and working towards aligning systems and software across the Group. Finance have been pivotal in the integration, with the full team now working across all companies.

Always a growing and ambitious company we maintain many of the small company values that have allowed us to grow and succeed. The business provides huge scope and a great opportunity for the career progression of individuals who display the skills, ability and desire.

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The position is a full-time role, subject to completion of a satisfactory 3-month probation period. This role will report directly to the Assistant Finance Manager and the successful candidate will join the Finance Teams based in our office in Dunfermline.

Job Role (across both businesses):

Maintenance of the sales and purchase ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliation procedures

Raising invoices and credits as necessary

Set up customer trading accounts, applying discretion and judgement to the allocation of credit facilities

System management (Sage/Ladylodge/Accord)

Working cross departmentally to resolve both internal and external issues.

Communicate effectively and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively

Respond in a timely manner to customer and supplier queries, resolving issues and escalating where necessary

Provide support to the Assistant Finance Manager to allow the collation of accurate financial and performance information as required

Requirements:

Accounts qualification desirable

Proven experience within the Accounts function, and administrative experience essential

Previous experience of working in a busy office environment

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and general accounting principles

Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to organise your workload effectively

Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks

Excellent IT skills including Excel

Analytical and numeracy skills

Ability to work in a cross functional way across the business in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Experience with Sage, Ladylodge, Accord or similar packages would be advantageous

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,500.00-31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Employee discount On-site parking
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: JPSF