Job Title:Trainee Financial Accountant
Location: Head Office, Leicestershire
Salary: Competitive plus bonus (Study support provided)
Ready to kick-start your career in finance with one of the UK’s most successful and innovative retailers? AtNext, we’re offering a fantastic opportunity to join ourGroup Financial Accounting Teamas aTrainee Financial Accountant.
This is more than just a training role—it’s a real opportunity to grow your knowledge, get hands-on with a wide variety of financial reporting tasks, and become a key part of a high-performing team at the heart of a FTSE 100 business.
About the Role
Our financial accounting team is responsible for the reporting of Next Retail Ltd—which covers our retail stores, online operations, and Total Platform business. You’ll be joining a team that plays a vital role in coordinating month-end reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and more.
As aTrainee Financial Accountant, you’ll:
* Manage inter company recharges and invoicing, ensuring balances are agreed and reconciled.
* Prepare balance sheet reconciliations across a range of accounts including inter company loans and charities.
* Liaise with teams across the business to resolve queries and ensure accuracy.
* Support the monthly management accounts process.
* Prepare and analyse inter-unit transactions, raise invoices, and work with the Treasury team to process settlements.
* Assist in reviewing and confirming trades executed with our banking partners.
* Play a key role in our year-end consolidation and the production of the Annual Report and Accounts.
* Over time, you’ll also gain exposure to budgeting, CSO reporting, and preparing statutory accounts.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic, proactive, and ready to learn. You don’t need to have all the answers—but you do need to be ready to ask the right questions.
* You're keen to build a career in finance and work towards a professional accountancy qualification (study support included!).
* A minimum of 12 months working in a Finance based role (we will happily consider candidates with ‘placement experience
* You’ve got solid Excel skills (think VLOOKUPs and pivot tables) and a sharp eye for detail.
* You’re organised and thrive when managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
* You're a confident communicator who enjoys building relationships across teams.
* You’re professional, discreet, and always treat sensitive information with care.
* Most importantly, you’re curious, motivated, and ready to make the most of the opportunities in front of you.
About us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
Benefits
* 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
* Company performance based bonus
* 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
* Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
* Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
* Free on-site parking
* Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
* Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
* Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
* Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
* Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
Apply Before07/06/2025, 07:48 PM
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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