About the job
Join our cardfactory Finance team as an Inventory Accountant and make a real impact from day one. Supporting our Finance Manager, you'll play an active role in inventory reporting, stock take planning, reconciliations, and valuation of £50m+ of inventory. This role offers hybrid working from our Junction 41 Wakefield office (2–3 days per week), plus free parking.
You’ll play a key part in meeting external audit requirements, providing accurate insights to internal teams, and driving improvements across our systems and inventory processes. We’re looking for a qualified accountant (or part qualified, close to completion) with strong relevant experience, excellent analytical skills, and the confidence to work independently while supporting others.
What you’ll be doing
1. Owning monthly inventory reconciliations and supporting both interim, seasonal and year‑end stocktakes
2. Complete monthly GRIR balance sheet reconciliations and liaise with purchase ledger to ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices for Stock, Freight and Duty
3. Closely monitor Moving Average Prices (MAP) and investigate any discrepancies outside of agreed tolerances
4. Calculating monthly inventory provisions and ensuring that Group policy is applied
5. Contributing to the reporting outputs of the team whilst identifying balance sheet risks and opportunities
6. Supporting the upskilling and development of Inventory Assistants
7. Ensure all external audit requirements are met
8. Delivering ad hoc support to the Finance Manager and wider finance leadership
What you’ll bring
9. A professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW) or part qualified, close to completion
10. A strong level of experience in a relevant role
11. Strong data and ERP experience with excellent Excel capability
12. Great stakeholder management skills and high attention to detail
13. Confidence to manage competing priorities with a proactive, hands‑on mindset