Junior Management Accountant

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNANT

The description

We’re looking for an ambitious and detail driven Junior Management Accountant to join us at an exciting time in our journey, within both the Finance Team and the business. You will have the opportunity to put your own stamp on this role, and help us to improve our current processes.

We’re a talented, dynamic team who do a lot to forge a sense of togetherness with regular social events that have ranged from paintball to karaoke! There’s a friendship that runs through our group that makes working together pleasurable and our office a fun place to be.

We offer a competitive salary, plus excellent opportunities for professional development and a generous benefits package.

What the job involves

● 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 Team with the preparation of reporting to communicate performance to the management team

● Business partnering

● Identify drivers of overspend, prepare ad hoc analysis and develop recommendations to reduce finance risk

● Development and mature stakeholder relationships across the Retail team and with central department Heads

● Support the budgeting and forecast process, liaising closely with the Commercial Finance team

● Continuous evolution of month end reporting and analysis to better communicate financial performance to key stakeholders to support decision making

● Significant involvement in the year-end process, preparation of deliverables for the audit and key contact for the auditors during the audit process

● Support the preparation of statutory statistical filings in the UK and overseas

● Support the development of a robust control environment by continuously identifying opportunities to improve financial systems and processes and by implementing these changes

● Ongoing non-business as usual project work within the finance team as and when required

Desired skills and experience

● 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

Key attributes for success at Fetch! Retail Limited

● Customer-focused

● Thrive in a fast-paced environment

● Enjoy working as part of a team

● Positive attitude, roll up your sleeves and get things done

● Curious by nature, enjoy learning and developing

● Listen to others and challenge others respectfully

● Fact-based, data-driven approach

● Humility, admit, learn and move on from mistakes

● Upbeat with a can-do attitude, see challenges as opportunities

● Passion for pets and pet wellbeing

Role details & Benefits

● Employment Type: Full-time

● Work days: Monday to Friday (40 hrs)

● Schedule: 8-hour work day, 8.30am – 5pm

● Salary: £28,000-£32,000 per year

● Work Location: Office-based (Rotherham, S63 9BL, UK)

The right candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to join a successful e-commerce company during an exciting stage of growth.

Vital Pet Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rotherham, S63 9BL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Junior Management Accountant