Hays Specialist Recruitment

Accounts Assistant *LUXURY RETAIL*

City of London EC1Y 6WH

Key information

Pay
£30,000 - £32,000
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Posted date
17 Jul 2026
Closing date
16 Aug 2026

About this role

Your new company

This established luxury fashion brand is known throughout the world and has been recognised for its iconic collections over the years. The Finance team are a sociable, engaging team supporting a customer-centric and cutting-edge multi-entity Business Function. The team are looking for an Accounts Assistant to support their Finance Director in a broad and busy role.

Your new role

As the Accounts Assistant, you will play an integral role in the day-to-day running of the finance function, supporting the Ecomm and Stores.

Your responsibilities will include

  • Daily e-commerce and retail payment reconciliations.
  • Tracking store cash balances, organising cash collections, maintaining floats and probing differences.
  • Ownership of selected balance sheet accounts and the associated reconciliations.
  • Support the Finance Director with cash analysis, auditor requests and ad hoc tasks.

What you'll need to succeed

The ideal candidate will have a background in retail accounting, preferably working towards or AAT qualified with a focus on detail, and be highly motivated. You should be comfortable working across multiple systems and have extensive experience of the MS Excel package.

What you need to do now

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