Finance Administrator

the ideal candidate:

• Prior experience in a finance role, ideally from a product-led or FMCG business
• Detail-oriented and collaborative
• Intermediate or advanced excel skills are preferred
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Confident communicator who can influence across all levels of the business
• Ability to work under pressure and within tight time frames
• Sage experience preferrable

about us:

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I statement:

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed.

Scope of the role:

• Assist with all aspects of the purchase ledger, with tasks including ensuring invoices and credit notes are processed on time, chasing outstanding invoices and credit notes and resolving supplier issues.
• Assist with all aspects of the sales ledger, with tasks including ensuring customers are billed in a timely manner and issues are resolved quickly.
• Managing credit cards - setting up new accounts with HSBC and in Sage (with TFM’s approval)
• Responsible for the processing of monthly expenses and reconciling credit card transactions
• Providing ad hoc support to the wider team

what we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (2 days wfh)
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development