Bookkeeper / Finance Assistant – Consumer Brands

Job Title: Bookkeeper / Finance Assistant – Consumer Brands
Location: Remote
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (Depending on experience)
About us
Growth Drivers is a fractional finance team supporting consumer brands across food & beverage and health & beauty. We provide strategic financial guidance through our Fractional FD offering and flexible, scalable finance support that covers day-to-day essentials for our clients operating across DTC, Amazon, wholesale and retail.
About the role
You’ll own day-to-day finance operations for a portfolio of consumer brands, many of them selling into major retailers. The focus is the retail side: making sure every remittance is matched, every deduction is backed up, and nothing sits overdue for long. Alongside that, you’ll process supplier invoices, reconcile banks, and prepare payment runs and VAT returns, with plenty of scope for the role to develop.
What you’ll be doing
Finance Operations
Maintaining timely and accurate financial records across our clients
Matching retailer remittances to invoices and bank receipts, and chasing support for deductions
Keeping aged receivables accurate and chasing overdue balances
Raising sales invoices for early-stage clients not yet on EDI
Maintaining invoice finance facilities
Reconciling multi-currency bank accounts, clearing accounts and payment gateways
Coding and posting supplier bills
Preparing supplier payment runs for review and approval
Processing staff expenses
Preparing VAT returns for review and approval by the Finance Manager
Managing client inboxes and handling customer/supplier communications and queries
Reporting
Supporting the month-end close process and balance sheet reconciliations
Weekly debtor and cash receipts reporting for each client
Working with clients
First point of contact for invoice, payment and supplier queries
Supporting client onboarding
Collaborating with external accountants, bookkeepers or in-house staff
Process Improvement
Identifying and implementing process improvements to automate and streamline our workflows
Helping roll out new automation tools across clients
What we’re looking for
Qualified bookkeeper (AAT Level 4 or equivalent) with over 3 years of hands-on finance and accounting experience
Experience using Xero (required)
Experience with retailer remittances and deductions/contras is a bonus
Confident in managing multiple stakeholders, priorities, and competing client needs
Highly organised with the ability to prioritise deadlines across multiple clients
Happy working remotely and managing your own week
What we offer
Private healthcare
23 days holiday plus bank holidays
Your birthday off

Work arrangement
Yes