Management Accountant Full Time Qualified or Part-Qualified About us: Crew Clothing Company was founded in Salcombe in 1993. Today Crew is a great British brand, and our success lies in our authentic passion for producing great looking, well-made clothes. We now have more than 70 stores and a thriving website, and the business continues to grow. Our people are at the heart of our company. With a passion for exceptional service, and a love for our product, our team is dedicated to offering the best customer experience – nothing is too much trouble. Purpose of the Role: To 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. · 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; · Management of Fixed Asset Register including reporting on CAPEX vs budget and liaising with business stakeholders; · Assisting in Intercompany reconciliations · 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; · Commercial Analysis - Supporting ad hoc analysis across the channels: sales, costs and profitability · 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 Key Skills/Experience: 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. · Good analytical skills and problem solving skills. · Good time management and organisation. · Flexible in working hours (particularly at month-end). · View to improve procedures including shortening month-end, improve systems and processes where appropriate, to think “outside of the box”. · Self-motivated with a positive attitude to work. · Keen to learn and take on more responsibility. Desirable: · Experience working in the retail sector · Systems Knowledge: Microsoft AX Dynamics, Zap, Workday