Retail Accountant

Retail Accountant North Hertfordshire 6-8 Week Temporary Assignment £24.00 - £26.00 per hour Fully On-Site StormX Recruitment is supporting a well-established and independent business within the building supplies and merchanting sector with the appointment of an experienced Retail Accountant on a temporary basis. This is an immediate opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join a busy, transactional environment for an initial 6-8-week assignment. The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience within building supplies, builders'' merchants, timber, construction materials, wholesale, distribution or another stock-intensive trade environment. The Role Working closely with the wider finance and operational teams, you will take ownership of a range of commercial and transactional accounting activities, with a particular focus on stock, margins, sales and branch accounting. Key responsibilities will include: Reconciling daily POS and trade counter takings Reviewing sales, customer accounts and cash transactions Managing supplier rebates and customer discounts Stock and inventory reconciliations COGS and gross margin analysis Investigating stock variances, discrepancies and adjustments Supporting month-end accounts and branch PandLs Journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations Supporting VAT returns Overseeing AP matching and high-volume supplier invoices Supporting AR, credit control and aged debt Cash flow forecasting ..... full job details .....