Financial Accountant

Job Description

Financial Accountant£40-50,000PermanentLeicesterAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified financial accountant to join the Cash Accounting team supporting a FTSE-100 retail business. The role is based at the head office in Enderby, Leicestershire and initially it will be predominantly officebased but once you are trained up you will have the opportunity to work in a hybrid capacity.Role Duties

• Responsibility for the management and development of a team of 4 (2 UK and 2 Pune heads)

• Day to Day Management of UK Cash inflows (Online and Retail)
• Responsibility over the bank charges and commission p/l line c. £15m p.a.
• Ownership and review of 70+ balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparation of accurate and timely P&L and balance sheet budgets / forecasts.
• Management of daily and weekly cash flow reporting.
• Responsible for the investigation into both P&L and Balance Sheet variances

• Lead on the development of new reporting required to support the information provided to new TP partners.
• Manage the reporting of branch transactions and online models through the Branch and directory reconciliation tools.
• Management of relationships with third party payment providers e.g. Worldpay and Paypal.
• Ownership of the teams relationship with external auditors to ensure the audit process is streamlined and efficient.

• Identify changes in existing processes to streamline and improve the controls framework underpinning the UK cash accounting team..
• Provide post implementation analysis using complex excel models or SQL.
• A broad role which will encompass a wide range of financial, operational and management duties
• Ensure all Debtor and Cash movements are correctly accounted for
• Maintain control over VAT records and routinely review in light of new projects
• Identification and evaluation of FX charges
• Budgeting and forecasting both P&L and Balance Sheet impacts
• Responsible for the investigation into both P&L and Balance Sheet variances
• Liaison with external auditors to ensure a smooth and efficient audit process
• Provide Ad Hoc analysis as required to support business initiatives or payment incident resolution
• Mentor and support a part qualified accountant and also our extended team in India
• Support project delivery and post implementation analysis

What they are looking for:

• A pro-active and hands on qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with proven experience in a large company, working cross functionally with proven ability to deliver to strict deadlines.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• The ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively, maintaining attention to detail and quality
• Demonstrates self motivation and an ability to work on own initiative and is confident making decisions
• Excellent written and verbal skills, coupled with the ability to comfortably present to all levels
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional working knowledge of MS Office (esp. MS Excel) suite of products, Google Gsuite is desirable
• SQL & Microsoft SSMS is experience is desirable

Additional Benefits

• Company performance based bonus
• private pension
• 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
• Subsidised restaurant, coffee shop and juice bar
• Access a 24/7 digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking