Assistant Accountant
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Position Overview & Specifications
Berry Chiswick is looking for an Assitant Accountant.
Your role
As an Assitant Accointant, you will support the maintenance of the Finance Function, reporting to the Dealership Accountant. However, to facilitate the achievement of department dealership goals, you will work closely with Purchase Ledger Clerks, Credit controllers and Cashiers.
Within this role, you will cover multiple aspects of the department, such as:
- Assisting with credit control duties
- Debt chasing
- Daily banking
- Ensuring all sales ledger deadlines are met
- Ensuring the Internal Accounts reconcile each month and contra allocate
- Assisting with Purchase Ledger duties
- Processing invoices
- Raising and processing manual payments for vehicles and customer refunds
- Weekly accruals versus estimates cleardowns surrounding new and used BMW and MINI
- Assisting with collating the weekly BACS run for submission
- Quarterly GIS review and clear down
- Ensure there are no payments on the account
- Ensure all accounts deadlines are met
- Reconciliations, including bank
Your Profile
The ideal candidate will be organised, attentive to detail, and have excellent interpersonal skills. The role will require you to work to targets and deadlines, work without close supervision and speak over the phone; therefore, you must be self-motivated, committed and professional. You will also have office 365 knowledge, specifically Excel, and a background in Accounts.
Experience using Keyloop DRIVE software is an advantage, but not essential.
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Retailer
Berry ChiswickLocation
Berry ChiswickSalary
CompetitiveStarts
13 Jun 2023Closes
21 Jul 2023Brand
BMWContract Type
PermanentHours
Full-timeBusiness Area
OtherCandidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Assistant Accountant roles across BMW Group Retail's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Transportation Equipment Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £45,191 - £49,485 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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