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Benchmark Drinks has established itself within 6 years as a major UK wine supplier and top 10 supplier of premium wines – we are the fastest growing wine business in the UK.

Working with personalities such as Kylie Minogue, Gary Barlow, Gordon Ramsay and Graham Norton, Benchmark Drinks has created an exciting premium portfolio of award-winning global brands sourced from around the world.

We are in an exciting stage of our growth and always looking to build the team to support the ambitions of the business and our brands. We offer a friendly, dynamic working environment as well as encouraging and investing in wine education and training opportunities across the team.

Our office is based in south west London by the River Thames and next to Wandsworth Park with great transport links.

If you are interested in joining us please send your CV and tell us a bit about yourself to info@benchmarkdrinks.com

Senior Finance Assistant

Overview:

Benchmark Drinks is now looking to hire a full time office based (Wandsworth, SW London) Senior Finance Assistant to join our dynamic Finance team. You will need to have fantastic attention to detail and be able to multi task. You will be reporting directly to the Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the finance inbox and being first point of contact in finance
• Preparation of the weekly supplier pay run
• Posting banking journals daily across multiple accounts and currencies
• Preparing monthly VAT return for approval and submission
• Reviewing purchase invoices on the ERP accounting system (PO matching, approvals, brand coding, cost allocation)
• Other month end duties:

– Reconciling and prepare monthly banking reports for submission

– Preparing bank and credit card reconciliations

– Preparing monthly supplier statement reconciliations

– Preparing monthly aged receivables report

– Reconciling and posting intercompany transactions

– Raising commission and recharge invoices

Key Skills and Experience:

• AAT (or equivalent experience)
• Experience working with Business Dynamics Central would be an advantage
• Alternatively experience working with accounting / ERP systems such as Sage
• FMCG experience
• Interest in the wine industry
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving problems
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

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ERP Operations Executive

Role overview:

This role will provide systems support to our newly implemented ERP system, Bevica, working with the ERP Business Reporting Manager and our Operations team to ensure the system is kept up-to-date and that add-on modules are tested and implemented as directed by the ERP Business Reporting Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Input and review data in the system, ensuring accuracy of all data held and querying anomalies with data originators within the business
• Working with the ERP Business Reporting Manager to devise and sense check processes and appropriate solutions to issues raised by system users
• Set up and manage a dedicated email box to collate all user queries, ensuring the that the ERP Business Reporting Manager is kept aware of any urgent/outstanding issues
• Help collate user requirements for new add-on modules to ensure the system provides the business with the solutions and functionality required
• Ensure all support tickets are logged and raised with the system provider and to chase progress on solutions/fixes
• Work with members of the Operations team, using various sources of information, to ensure the system reflects live data (eg shipping dates, new customer orders, stock movements)
• Work with members of the Operations team to generate regular reports from the system to support business activities (eg fully reconciled stock reports)

Key Skills and Experience:

 

• Experience of data entry and interrogating software systems
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively via email and in person
• Strong interpersonal/relationship building skills both internally and externally
• Ability to think creatively and identify solutions
• Good IT knowledge including Excel skills