Transactional Finance Analyst - The Cheeky Panda Ltd : Job Details

About the Cheeky Panda

The Cheeky Panda is a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to providing sustainable and eco-friendly products. We are passionate about making a positive impact on the environment and are looking for like-minded individuals to join our team.

Job Summary:

As the Transactional Finance Analyst at The Cheeky Panda, you will be an integral part of the Finance team, responsible for managing the accounts payable function, providing support to accounts receivable function and working on the associated balance sheet reconciliations. You will work closely with the Finance Reporting Manager in order to achieve these objectives.

Responsibilities:

Managing Accounts Payable Function

Overall management of accounts payable function

Managing the purchase ledger inbox, including resolving queries

Post invoices, credit notes, and cash journals, ensuring correct coding in the system

Communicate with business areas regarding invoice approvals and queries

Communicate with suppliers to handle invoicing or payment queries

Investigate and resolve outstanding creditor items

Preparation and submission of weekly payment run and ad-hoc payments

Payment allocations to supplier accounts

Periodic supplier reconciliations during the year

Employee Expenses & Credit Card Expenses

Providing guidance and support to employees in submitting expense and credit card payments, with accompanying supportive documentation

Ensure all expenses and credit card expenses are submitted in line with company policy and to escalate any issues that cannot be resolved

Ensure timely reimbursement of approved expenses/credit card claims

Provide support to accounts receivable function

Electronically send sales invoices to customers

Allocate incoming payments to customer invoices and accounts

Pursuing collection of overdue payments

Monitor and report on aged debtors to ensure timely collections of payments

Reconciliations:

Assisting in monthly bank reconciliations including identifying and investigating any discrepancies or errors, and escalating where necessary

Preparation of monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable balance sheet reconciliations

Other ad hoc balance sheet reconciliations, such as prepayments

Wider Responsibilities:

To provide holiday and sickness cover for Finance and Operations team members

Assist with the preparation of financial reports and analysis as required

Other ad-hoc queries and tasks