Job Title
Controllership Assistant Accountant - Property & Tech
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category
Accounting
Closing Date
4 November 2025
Controllership Assistant Accountant - Property and Technology
Capital and Cost Team
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
“Everything you'll love.”
1. Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
2. Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
3. Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
4. Hybrid working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Hybrid working with 3 days based in Asda House (Leeds).
5. 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
6. Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
7. Colleague discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
8. Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.
Plus, much more!
“Find your role”
As Controllership Assistant Accountant – Property and Technology, you will combine your accounting knowledge with communication and prioritisation skills to ensure that we maintain a strong control environment and accurate reporting of the Property and Technology P&Ls and Fixed asset/Lease accounting. You will have responsibility for:
9. Monthly and annual reporting of key property and technology expense lines
10. Supporting the accounting for the key lease and capital areas, including management of a £10bn asset register and £3bn lease registers
11. Reconciliation of Balance Sheets on a monthly basis including resolving issues with stakeholders
12. Business partnering with multiple teams across finance and beyond
13. Driving process improvement and efficiencies through the use of digital tools and automation
“Let's find out about you.”
We are looking for a part qualified accountant with progress toward a professional accounting designation (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
You should also have the following:
14. Able to effectively work independently, manage and prioritising competing tasks and deliverables
15. Great analytical skills, problem solving and an eye for detail
16. Proficient in the use of Excel; experience in use of SAP and digital analytics tools is desirable
17. Confidence liaising with stakeholders outside of finance
18. Able to think laterally, challenge the status quo to drive efficiencies across processes
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices.Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
19. Discretionary company bonus
20. Company pension up to 7% matched
21. 15% colleague discount in store and online
22. Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
23. Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
24. Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves