Ann Summers
Finance Assistant
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Finance Assistant
Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months Maternity Cover)
Based at our Head Office in Whyteleafe, Surrey (CR3 0GG), just outside of Croydon.
Hybrid working pattern, with Tuesdays and Thursdays in the office, remaining hours from home.
Our benefits are worth getting excited about…
- 50% staff discount
- Colleague social events
- A paid day off for your Birthday
We have an exciting early careers opportunity to kick-start your finance career in our Cash & Reconciliations team!
If you love getting stuck into the detail, enjoy working with numbers, and want to learn how Finance keeps a business running behind the scenes, this could be the perfect role for you.
The role
You'll gain hands-on experience across cash management, reconciliations, reporting, and day-to-day finance activities, while working alongside a supportive team who will help you learn and grow along the way.
- Accounts Payable: Process and verify invoices, reconcile supplier statements, and ensure timely payments to maintain good vendor relationships.
- Reconciliation: Assist with reconciling bank statements, accounts and other financial records to ensure accuracy.
- Data Management: Accurately input financial data into accounting software and maintain organized records.
- Reporting: Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Budgeting and forecasting: Support with creating budgets and quarterly forecasts.
- Analysis: Conduct financial analysis to identify trends and provide insights for decision-making.
- Support: Provide support to the finance team and assist with ad-hoc tasks as needed.
- Champion the Ann Summers values: acting as a role model in everything you do.
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You'll be great if you:
- Are excited to develop a career within Finance, and preferably within the Retail industry.
- Are highly numerical and enjoy working with numbers.
- Take pride in what you deliver, producing high-quality accurate work consistently.
- Are eager to learn and develop to be the best they can be.
- Show a proactive approach and a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Collaborate well and build great working relationships.
- Have a keen interest in our brand and are aligned to our people values
At Ann Summers, we are proud to continue embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality in our everyday practices, supporting our people to be themselves. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views.
What do we bring to the party?
Being part of the AS team offers some fab benefits, not only is it a great business to be part of, but you will also enjoy:
- A salary of £26,500 per annum
- 50% staff discount (a colleague favourite!)
- 29 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) bagging an extra day for each year you’re part of the AS team (up to a maximum limit)
- A paid day off for your birthday
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Workplace pension
- Reward Gateway, our brilliant perks scheme
- Sample sales
- Colleague social events and engagement initiatives
- Access to our amazing learning platform, THRIVE
- Employee Support programme, through the fantastic Retail Trust
- Eye care vouchers
- Free on-site car park at HO
- Season ticket loan
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A bit about Ann Summers
You might know us as the destination for must-have lingerie, or even the inventors of the Rampant Rabbit, and you’re right, but we’re SO much more than that…
We’re a unique brand that strives to EMPOWER, lives to PUSH BOUNDARIES, gets kicks off MAKING IT HAPPEN and is ALWAYS INCLUSIVE!
Our approach to AI in our recruitment process
Real people. Real connections. That’s how we hire. Tapping into the expertise of our Talent team and Hiring Managers to select, interview and hire exceptional talent.
During the application process we want to get to know you, your authentic self. We welcome the use of AI as a support tool for any preparation, from sparking ideas to supporting your research, but it's essential that the final content is developed by YOU, and is a true reflection of your own thoughts, experience and voice.
After all you don’t want to match the crowd, you want to stand out!
Your candidate journey
If your application is successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted for an initial telephone chat to discuss the role and your experience. You would then be invited to an in-person interview which is activity based.
We regret that due to high volumes, we are unable to acknowledge every application.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Ann Summers complies with all GDPR policies and by responding to this ad your details will be kept on record for a total of 12 months unless expressed otherwise.
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