Group Finance Assistant

Role: Group Finance Assistant

📍 Location: Herne Hill, London.

💼 Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 (Depending on experience)

🧳 Travel: You will be required to travel to our Cheshunt offices at least once a week.

🕒 Type: Full-time, Permanent

About us:

At Rondanini, we are passionate about exceptional Italian cuisine. As the UK’s leading supplier, producer, and importer of high-quality Italian foods, we have been delivering authentic flavours to restaurants, retailers, and food service providers since 1989. Renowned for our innovative and practical approach, we take pride in creating exceptional food solutions tailored to our customers' needs.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Assistant, who will play a key role in supporting the finance team with the day-to-day running of core financial operations. You’ll be involved in a wide range of finance tasks including processing invoices, managing payments, handling reconciliations, and supporting month-end and year-end procedures.

Please note the successful candidate will be able to travel once a week to our Cheshunt offices. During their training period, travel to Cheshunt will be more frequent in order to aid the transition into the role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage day-to-day accounts payable and receivable processes across the group.
• Process purchase and sales invoices, credit notes, and payments, ensuring accuracy and correct documentation.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, petty cash, and intercompany accounts regularly.
• Handle supplier payments, customer refunds, and staff expense claims.
• Support VAT returns, Intrastat/EC Sales reporting, and audit preparation.
• Maintain and update customer and supplier accounts, including credit checks and pricing information.
• Raise journals, generate financial reports, and respond to general finance queries.
• Assist with month-end and year-end procedures.
• Provide credit control cover and resolve invoice issues, including EDI-related queries.
• Carry out general finance admin tasks and support the wider finance team as required.

What You’ll Bring

• Finance Experience: Previous experience working within a finance department is essential. Experience in a multi-site or multi-company environment is highly desirable, demonstrating the ability to manage complex and varied financial processes.

• Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics Navision is required, with the ability to navigate and utilise the system effectively for day-to-day finance tasks. Experience with EDI processes and accounting portals is a plus.

• IT Skills: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook, is essential. You should be comfortable working with spreadsheets, handling data, and producing basic reports.

• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail when processing financial transactions and reconciling accounts.

• Communication: Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with colleagues across departments to resolve queries.

• Organisation: Well-organised and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, showing initiative and reliability.

What We Offer:

• Career Development: We provide opportunities for growth and learning.
• Annual Leave Entitlement: 23 days per annum, rising to 25 after 4 years service
• Wellness day: Take 1 wellness day every year on us.
• Discounts: Get 15% off trade prices at our sister company, Salvo 1968, and access to exclusive offers on companyshopgroup.co.uk.
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Access to mental health, legal, and financial advice via our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Save on your commute with our green initiative.
• Product Tasting: Regular opportunities to sample our delicious products!
• Team Socials: Join us for annual Christmas and summer parties, plus quarterly team gatherings.
• Enhanced Family Leave: up to 6 months fully paid maternity / adoption leave and up to 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave, paid leave for fertility treatment for both partners. (based on length of service)
• Gym: Access to our brand-new onsite gym.