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Account Assistant (Purchase Ledger) - Brighton Head Office - 20 Hours

Accounts Assistant – Purchase Ledger

Head Office - outskirts of Brighton (BN1 8AP)

Salary - £22,500 FTE (pro rata’d to 20 hours per week)

Monday to Friday: 10.00 am – 2.00 pm (Flexibility on start and finish times)

Hours: 20

Established over 70 years ago, at Capital (Hair & Beauty) Ltd we are a family business with 60 stores throughout the UK and Ireland; along with a very successful website this makes us the largest independent wholesale supplier to the professional hair & beauty industry in the UK.

Supplying cutting edge brands such as L’Oréal, Wella, Goldwell, Schwarzkopf, Olaplex and many more, makes us a one stop shop for the industry.

Role Profile

We’re seeking an enthusiastic Accounts Assistant to join our small friendly team at our Head Office, which is based just on the outskirts of Brighton. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll be working within our finance team on purchase ledger tasks such as reconciliations, cash matching and resolving queries. Other duties include:

  • Match invoices against goods received and forward any price queries to the relevant team
  • Carry our supplier reconciliations on a monthly basis and provide a statement to suppliers
  • Maintain filing of electronic statements
  • Review outstanding invoices on a regular basis and carry out work to resolve queries

This list isn’t exhaustive and we expect you to be a team player who will get involved in other elements of the business if required.

To be successful in the role you will have:

  • Great problem-solving skills
  • Strong excel and numeracy skills
  • Good communication skills

Benefits include:

  • Health/well-being and social activities
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Discount on all hair & beauty products

We thank you for your interest in working for Capital Hair & Beauty and for taking the time to apply today.

Due to the high interest our roles receive, we are unable to respond to everyone individually and therefore only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Capital processes Job Applicant’s data within the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

For the recruitment of this role the Company is not basing decisions on automated decision making.