Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 19 June 2025
Requisition ID: 400001645
This role can be based out of our Holborn, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.
The Financial Reporting team is responsible for all externally reported numbers, including the Annual Report and Interim Statement. The team writes and owns the Group accounting policies, ensuring compliance with all external reporting requirements, as well as being the key contact for the technical accounting on Group strategic projects.
Working within the Financial Reporting team, the role provides key support to the Head of Group Financial Reporting acting as a technical accounting specialist for the business. This includes staying up to date on accounting standards, advising the commercial teams on the accounting for new projects, preparing relevant accounting policy notes / papers for review by Head of Group Financial Reporting and other ad-hoc financial reporting projects as and when they arise. You'll also assist the Head of Group Financial Reporting in overseeing the production of the Group’s annual report, interim statement and statutory financial statements for all subsidiaries, as well as working with the Group’s auditor to deliver an efficient audit timetable.
More about the role
* Assist the Head of Group Financial Reporting in the coordination of the Annual Report and Financial Statements and the Interim Report, including:
o Planning and preparation work to ensure the smooth running of the process
o Day to day management of the year end process and liaison with the external auditors to ensure all issues are brought to the attention of the Head of Group Financial Reporting on a timely basis and resolved to satisfactory conclusion
o Draft sections of key papers for the Audit Committee, including accounting and tax updates and going concern / viability assessments
o Support the co-ordination of the full accounts, including liaising with Corporate Affairs for the Strategic Review; Company Secretarial for Corporate Governance and Remuneration Committee Reports; and Investor Relations for presentation slides and analyst statements
o The Financial Statements including all notes to the accounts, ensuring they are up to date, compliant with IFRS and in line with best practice
* Help ensure the business is up to date and prepared for all new IFRS standards, interpretations and exposure drafts on a timely basis, and that they are implemented properly
* Provide accounting support to the wider business on ad hoc technical queries, such as providing practical examples and proposing recommended accounting treatment
* Preparation of technical accounting position papers to support the Group’s treatment of large or usual contracts
* Facilitate internal discussions on key areas of financial judgements, propose recommended accounting treatment and support Head of Group Financial Reporting and Financial Controller to conclude appropriately
* Help improve the Group's documentation of policies and procedures to enhance the quality of financial reporting
* Provide support and training on emerging accounting standards, including developing training materials, to finance and non-finance colleagues across the business
More about you
* Professionally qualified accountant with at least 3 years’ PQE
* Experience either at Manager level in a Big 4 firm, or within retail or an equivalent fast moving organisation (within a Group Finance team)
* FTSE 100 experience is desirable
* Excellent Financial Reporting and accounting skills
* Detailed experience of technical accounting standards and statutory reporting
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills for managing senior level relationships
* Able to demonstrate previous experience of applying strong organisational and analytical skills
* Ability to work under pressure – providing accurate high quality work under tight deadlines
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