Job Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Supporting our e‑fulfilment operation for a well-known recognised brand. The site will handle the movement of customer‑specific products, including beers, wines and spirits, within a fast‑paced warehouse environment.

Qualifications & Study

• Ideally studying AAT (Level 3 or 4)
• Solid foundational understanding of accounting principles, particularly accruals and prepayments.

Experience & knowledge

• Previous experience in a similar finance assistant or accounts assistant role.
• Exposure to management accounts preparation and weekly/monthly reporting.
• Raising and processing purchase orders, understanding importance of coding (rather than full end‑to‑end PL).
• Understanding of payroll terms & conditions, collating agency and how they impact finance processes.
• Experience within transport, logistics, or a fast‑paced operational environment is desirable

Key Skills

• Strong Excel skills, comfortable working with weekly financial data, reconciliations, and basic analysis.
• Able to support management accounts with journals, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• High attention to detail with the ability to meet weekly reporting deadlines.
• Organised and methodical, with the confidence to manage repeatable reporting cycles.
• Comfortable working closely with operations to understand cost drivers and financial movements.

Personal Attributes

• Eager to learn and develop within finance, with a clear interest in progressing toward a management accounting path.
• Proactive and collaborative, willing to ask questions and seek understanding rather than purely process tasks.
• Pragmatic and resilient, suited to the pace and commercial focus of the transport/logistics sector.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain numbers clearly to both finance and non‑finance colleagues.

Qualifications

To apply for the role of Finance Assistant, you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

• Have excellent problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
• Be able to make decisions under pressure, and to a tight timescale
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach to working in order to meet the requirements of the business, particularly at peak periods during the year
• Be able to communicate well at all levels within the business
• Have the ability to identify and suggest improvements to benefit both GBD and our customer
• Knowledge of SAP, and Road Runner would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given
• PC Literate in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Should demonstrate the drive and desire to progress
• Must be flexible in approach to work and shift patterns

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement.
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement, so we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance - x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!