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Finance Accountant
£48,000.00
yearly

Job description

The Role

This pivotal role sits within our dedicated Retail Cost team, offering a unique opportunity to gain exposure across a crucial area of financial operations. You will take full responsibility for managing the fixed asset register and project accounting, driving precision and support across the business.

 

What You Will Take On

You will manage essential financial processes to help the business grow, taking ownership of your workload and making key decisions every day:

Fixed Asset Register Management: Take full responsibility for the register, collaborating closely with our external system provider to ensure the system is utilised effectively.

Financial Reporting & Analysis: Manage period-end transactions, including additions, disposals, depreciation, revaluations, and impairment charges. You will provide clear balance sheet reconciliations, monthly actual figures, and forecasts for the entire Group to support strategic decision-making.

Risk & Opportunity Tracking: Highlight potential financial risks and opportunities within your scope, managing any discrepancies to ensure issues are fully understood and resolved.

Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance control environments within the Retail Cost team.

Year End Audit: Play a critical role in the year-end close process, preparing supporting data for annual statutory accounts and liaising directly with external auditors.

 

What You Will Bring

We want to hear from people who are clear communicators, highly organised, and ready to challenge themselves:

Qualifications: CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualified.

Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills and strong IT literacy are essential.

Analytical Thinking: The ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights with total clarity.

Organisation: Outstanding attention to detail along with the planning skills needed to prioritise your workload and meet critical timescales.

 

Benefits

25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)

Company performance based bonus

Sharesave scheme

On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas

10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty

Early VIP access to sale stock

Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops

Restaurants with great food at amazing prices

Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services

Free on-site parking

Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing

Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification

Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store

Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other

Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

 

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

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