Group Financial Accountant

What will you be doing as a Group Financial Accountant?

• Present and agree the monthly Group balance sheet pack with the Group Financial Reporting Manager (GFRM), with further presentation to the Head of Commercial Finance, FD and CFO covering the Group Balance Sheet, P&L and Cashflow and other important information.
• Timely finalisation of high-quality statutory financial statements for the Group, the UK subsidiaries, the Monsoon Trust and other entities outside the Group.
• Support the GFRM in the year-end audit process, managing the audit requests to ensure the audit timetable is achieved.
• Support and provide accurate and timely information and analysis to the GFRM, FD and CFO.
• Ensure financial control frameworks exist and are complied with.
• Continuously look at improving existing processes, to ensure best practice is followed pragmatically to improve efficiency and quality of outputs.
• Develop and maintain a practical but robust process for monitoring balance sheet reconciliations performed by the wider Finance team.
• Manage month end tasks performed by own team including accounting entries for East Heritage, settlement of intercompany balances, turnover certificates.
• Coordinate timely and accurate monthly pack submissions for international subsidiaries from outsourced providers including posting of the TBs into CODA in multiple currencies.
• Partner with International Commercial Finance Manager to review of monthly submissions for overseas subsidiaries to ensure they are prepared in line with Group accounting policies.
• Support the Group Financial Reporting Manager in ensuring that all accounting processes and procedures are completed efficiently and accurately.
• Represent Group Finance on ad hoc projects, including the opening new overseas stores, setting up new entities, new business channels, etc.

What will you need to succeed as our Group Financial Accountant?

• Qualified ACA/ACCA
• Experience of multi-currency group consolidation
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Can work independently as well as be a team player and flexible in approach to work.
• Experience of producing statutory accounts
• Strong Excel skills
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management experience
• Good knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102)

Desirable:

• Experience of producing statutory accounts
• Strong financial Control and / or Practice experience
• Experience of Retail industry
• Knowledge of CODA would be an advantage
• Knowledge of Caseware would be an advantage

What will we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will be automatically enrolled in after 3 months
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• Private healthcare (Vitality)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount

If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today.

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