Bookkeeper and Credit Controller

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Bookkeeper and Credit controller.

About us

Retail Insights is Northern Europe’s leading retail forum. We are strengthening the retail ecosystem by building a platform for insights, inspiration, and networking, connecting more than 3,000 leaders yearly from more than 15 countries.

Retail Insights is part of United Media which focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

As our Bookkeeper and Credit controller you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• To work with a high growth international company with super brands.
• Great prospects of personal growth and development in the company.
• Best in class finance training.
• Ability to make a contribution and gain the recognition.
• Great company culture.

Your Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:

• Prepare a list of required information following the completion of the bookkeeping functions.
• Set up and monitor bank payments on various banking platforms.
• Credit control functions including preparing statements for clients.
• Prepare VAT returns and submit once approved.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare system driven management accounts.
• Prepare supplier reconciliations.
• Purchase ledger and sales ledger functions.
• Build & maintain adequate knowledge of Zero accounting package.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you:

• Have acquired a finance bachelor’s or master's degree with outstanding results (finance exams are a plus)
• 2+ years experience in finance
• Have an UK work permit
• Have an exceptional attention to detail
• Have excellent problem solving skills
• Are highly process oriented and systematic

Startdate

Flexible

The role is onsite, Monday to Friday, based in our offices at Buckingham Gate. It is essential we work at a fast pace and collaborate in person to create market-leading, unmatched events throughout the calendar year. It will be great to have you as part of our team.