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 seven years, 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 following the acquisition of Adamsons Drinks, a Scottish based soft drink wholesale business, and the opening of our fourth depot in England. The Finance team is one of the first departments to fully integrate with the Adamsons team, and you will be joining at a key time as the business begins to amalgamate processes and procedures and refine and introduce new business practices.
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.
Job Description: 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):
1. Maintenance of the sales and purchase ledger
2. Credit control
3. Bank reconciliation procedures
4. Raising invoices and credits as necessary
5. Set up customer trading accounts, applying discretion and judgement to the allocation of credit facilities
6. System management (Sage/Ladylodge)
7. Working cross departmentally to resolve both internal and external issues.
8. Communicate effectively and collaborate with others to solve problems creatively
9. Respond in a timely manner to customer and supplier queries, resolving issues and escalating where necessary
10. Provide support to the Assistant Finance Manager to allow the collation of accurate financial and performance information as required
Requirements:
1. Accounts qualification desirable
2. Accounts role and administrative experience essential
3. Previous experience of working in a busy office environment
4. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
5. Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to organise your workload effectively
6. Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks
7. Excellent IT skills including Excel
8. Analytical and numeracy skills
9. Ability to work in a cross functional way across the business in a fast-paced environment
10. Ability to work as part of a team
11. Experience with Sage, Ladylodge or similar packages would be advantageous
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.00-£14.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Schedule:
* Day shift
* No weekends
Work Location: In person
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