About us

Dune London is the leading affordable luxury footwear and accessories brand in the UK, with broad distribution across both the UK and internationally. It has 50 stores in the UK and over 100 in 25 countries around the world. The company is entering a period of sustained growth both through additional stores, expansion of sales on its online channels and through third party partners both in the UK and globally. Celebrating its 30th anniversary the group has over the years built an enviable position as the specialist in quality fashion footwear and accessories which has given it a unique position at the high end of the high street.

About the role

We are looking for a detail-oriented individual to take ownership of processing daily sales across our Retail estate, Website, and Concession & Marketplace partners. This role also involves performing system and account reconciliations, monthly as standard, with some requiring more frequent review to ensure data accuracy and financial integrity across all channels

Key Responsibilities

• Daily posting of sales for the whole Retail business

• Reconciliations of payments received to sales data across all tender types and sales channel
• Allocating receipts against partner debtor accounts
• Daily reconciliation of cash banked against store reports and details from cash collection company
• Supporting with daily receivables reporting to the bank
• Monthly reconciliation of all business bank accounts in multi currencies
• In-store Ipad sales reporting
• Monitoring of aged debt and resolving late payment issues, escalating as appropriate
• Updating the company cash flow monitor
• Daily posting of Website sales and reconciliation
• Month end reconciliation of sales and margin between finance and ERP systems
• Regular reporting and extraction of data from card companies and Concession and Marketplace partners
• Understanding any differences and working with all parties to resolve
• Building relationships with Concession and Marketplace partners
• Posting manual bank entries daily
• System management and maintenance if required for new and existing accounts
• Understand and communicate monthly debtor reports and bank reconciling differences in detail to senior finance team
• Liaise with internal teams and company charity regarding regular payments of fundraising activities
• Liaise with banks, card processing companies and external auditors in UK and Republic of Ireland
• Provider cover to the Franchise & Wholesale credit controller
• Support the Senior Finance Manager as required

Skills required

• Five years’ experience within either accounts receivable or cash management
• Analytical and methodical
• Proven track record of maintaining strong controls
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritise workload
• Advanced Excel user
• Confident to challenge existing processes and develop improvements
• Excellent reconciliation skills
• An understanding of working within a retail / fast-paced environment

About the perks

• Blended working – spreading your time across our office and remote working

• Brand new sustainable office in bustling West London (near Westfield)

• Friendly and open culture with flat structures allowing plenty of opportunity for development.

• Company growth and opportunity; Dune is opening new stores and channels and evolving all the time

• Open-minded company, welcoming thoughts and ideas to be shared

• Working with charitable organisations to help raise funds and give something back. Our current charity partner is Mental Health UK.

• 60% employee discount on Dune products – what’s not to love!

• 25 days holiday (plus the bank holidays)

• Cycle2work

• Company pension scheme

• Life assurance for all team members

• We look after our people

• 3.00 p.m. finish every pay day Friday!

• Team socials and drinks – we like to have fun!

• Access to our employee assistance programme, retailTRUST, who provide loads of resources to support with wellbeing and personal development offer free counselling legal advice and financial guidance.

• Our own Wellbeing Allies – there to talk when you need them.

What happens next?

We will take a good look at your application and if we don’t feel we are right for you, we’ll make sure we let you know but sadly we are not able to give tailored feedback.

If we are excited to find out more about you, we will give you a call and arrange to talk.

A few things that might help:

• Research the brand, the role, your interviewer on LinkedIn; browse our website; and visit a store if you can

• Make sure you have plenty of examples to show off all your amazing skills and experience relevant to this role