• An established chemical distributor is seeking a Junior Accountant to manage and record transactions related to stock, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a diploma or bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum 3 years’ working experience is essential
• SAGE Evolution knowledge is advantageous
• Must be computer literate in MS Excel and Word
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and with effective presentation abilities are important

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Performing weekly stock planning.
• Managing month-end stock counts – controlling procedures with close liaison with our outsourced warehousing partners.
• Reporting, maintaining, and controlling stock damages.
• Managing stock costings (average costing) and quantities – updating and keeping weekly reports for quantities / costs and updating more often if required.
• Ensuring FIFO adherence and actively resolving stock pressure points.
• Reviewing and actioning quarterly stock movement reports.
• Ensuring the integrity of stock costs.
• Reviewing all creditor invoices for validity/accuracy.
• Processing invoices on SAGE Evolution.
• Preparing month-end supplier reconciliations and payment remittances.
• Reviewing and signing recons by FM.
• Processing Credit notes / Customer adjustments etc. (after sign-off by FM).
• Following up on overdue accounts, escalating to FM/MD where applicable.
• Matching customer receipts on SAGE Evolution.
• Sending out monthly statements.
• Managing customer account updates on SAGE Evolution.
• Requesting trade references – approved by FM.
• Processing trade references for new customer applications.
• Processing journals (when applicable).
• Reconciliation of monthly balance sheets and bank statements.
• Updating and maintaining the register of contracts / agreements.
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register.
• Processing, maintaining, updating, and closing out Customer Direct Indent orders.
• Supporting the Supply Chain Controller with oversight on logistics and distribution across the warehouses and to customers.