MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT: RETAIL
Reports to: Senior Finance Manager- Retail
Position Summary
As part of a sub-team of four, you will have ownership of retail costs (payroll, property, controllable costs and capex) and central costs.
- Prepare and post period end journal entries ensuring accurate recording of store costs in a timely manner.
- Complete robust balance sheet reconciliations to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly.
- Investigate and prepare narrative explaining variances to budget and prior year for key expense categories.
- Supporting the Senior Finance Manager with the preparation of reporting to communicate performance to the management team.
- Identify drivers of overspend, prepare ad hoc analysis and develop recommendations to reduce finance risk.
- Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required.
Qualifications:
- Recently qualified accountant.
- Retail experience strongly preferred.
- Excellent numeracy and IT skills including advanced Excel with a strong attention to detail.
- Resilient and able to thrive in a faced-paced environment, juggling competing priorities.
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a desire to drive improvements in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial business.