Management Accountant

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Senior Management Accountant | Lifestyle Brand

Permanent

Up to £55,000 + Fantastic Benefits

Hybrid Working | 3 days HO

SW London

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate business that’s passionate about their people! Our client is a highly regarded retailer and has over 300 stores across the UK, along with concessions. Wholesale and ecommerce!

As a business they have hit record growth figures and with this opening up new stores right now!

The Finance team need an experienced Senior Management Accountant to support and will report into the Commercial Finance Manager and Senior stakeholders. You will also in time have two direct reports which is exciting and will slowly happen as they grow the teams.

So what will you be doing?

Oversee the month end cost accrual process including preparation of month end postings, analysis of performance against budget and last year, balance sheet recs and balance sheet review. The role is also very much focused on cash flow and then need for accurate cash flow analysis and reporting.

Month End

• Taking ownership and responsibility for key account lines within the P&L, ensuring understanding of balances and accuracy of reporting
• Ensure all month end cost journals are calculated and processed accurately and on a timely basis for key account lines within the P&L
• Explanation of variances compared to budget and last year
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis, investigate and resolve any variances on a timely basis
• Monitor, report and forecast on the companies cash flow position. This will include looking at cash flow movements compared to forecast and explaining any variances.
• Assist in year-end audit
• Daily and Weekly Sales Reporting - Working alongside other finance team members to ensure the accuracy and delivery of our sales reporting
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Key finance contact for new store openings
• Completion of National Statistics forms
• To take on any additional month end responsibilities as required by the Head of Finance / Commercial Finance manager.

Commercial Analysis

Supporting ad hoc analysis across the channels: sales, costs and profitability as required

Business Partnering

Building relationships and business partnering across the business to enable a mutual understanding of financial impacts and projections

Ad hoc reporting and analysis

* Review and redesign of reporting, when appropriate, to ensure value-add outputs

* Preparation of other ad hoc analysis as and when required

* Support of wider finance team where appropriate

Key Skills and Experience needed

Essential:

• Qualified / Part-qualified and studying towards an accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
• Advanced excel skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy in all outputs
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work well both within finance and across the business at all levels
• Pro-active
• Team player but ability to work independently
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well under pressure and to varying deadlines.

Desirable:

• Experience working in the retail sector
• Systems Knowledge: Microsoft AX Dynamics, Zap