Financial Accountant and Compliance Manager

ZipRecruiter; Warwick; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK wine retailer is seeking a Financial Accountant & Compliance Manager to oversee statutory reporting and audit processes. The ideal candidate should be ACCA/ACA qualified, experienced in statutory accounts, and possess strong knowledge of accounting standards. The role offers a competitive salary, a performance-related bonus, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance related bonus

Staff Discount up to 20%

33 days holiday

Life Assurance

Company Pension Plan

Career development opportunities

Free parking

Access to Retail Trust benefits

Maternity and paternity leave

Company sick pay scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing all aspects of statutory accounts.
• Ability to review work and ensure it meets high standards.
• Experience liaising with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage statutory reporting processes for the company.
• Coordinate the annual audit with external advisors.
• Oversee the preparation of the Groups Statutory Consolidations.

Skills

ACCA/ACA Qualified

Advanced Excel skills

Strong knowledge of accounting standards

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Highly organized

Education

ACCA/ACA Qualification

Tools

Sage/SEI

Job description

Overview

Ready to take ownership of statutory reporting and lead financial compliance for a major UK wine retailer?

Join Majestic Wine Group as a Financial Accountant & Compliance Manager and play a key role in managing audits, technical accounting, and ensuring tax and reporting compliance across the business.

Who are we?

Majestic is the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, operating a network of over 200 stores nationwide. Founded in 1980, the company recently passed back into private ownership following the acquisition of Fortress Investment Group and has undergone an ambitious transformation and turnaround programme, including the recent acquisitions of Vagabond wine bars and Enotria&Coe. The results are now being seen, with record market share growth, a new and improved product range, a new website and new stores with a pipeline for future expansion over the next five years. With no minimum purchase, the Majestic range includes over 1,100 different wines, spirits and beers both online and in store. Majestic’s key strength is over 1,000 WSET trained colleagues offering knowledgeable, friendly service across all channels.

The Role

As a Financial Accountant & compliance manager you will be responsible for owning and managing the statutory reporting process for the Majestic Wine Group, coordinating the annual audit and ensuring the business is compliant with its Financial reporting obligations (Corporation Tax, VAT, PSA & other sundry taxes & statistical reporting).

The role will work alongside the management accounting team supporting them with technical know-how and taking responsibility for specific statutory accounting aspects such as IFRS16 and for coordinating the audit program with them. You will additionally work with the Groups external advisors in all areas of financial compliance, ensuring that the Group companies meet all the obligations in a timely basis.

Job Specifics

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Location: Watford*

*Minimum of 3 days a week in locations across the Majestic Wine Group. We offer hybrid working for the further 2 days.

Key Responsibilities

• Business expert on technical accounting questions and treatment of transactions in company records.
• Preparation of the annual financial statements both for the individual entities & Consolidated group financial statements, and supporting documentation for the Groups audit committee
• Oversight of the audit program, coordinating the testing phases between the Groups auditors and the management accounting teams. Supporting the auditors with financial audit and ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Ensuring audit adjustments are fully & accurately processed in company records.
• Preparation of the Groups Statutory Consolidations and year end specific requirements such as impairment reviews & going concern justifications.
• Management of group leases within Innervision software, ensuring compliance with IFRS 16. Responsible for ensuring system is accurately updated by relevant departments each quarter and reviewed for accuracy
• Balance sheet reconciliation preparation and review of wider teams reconciliations: Supporting the wider finance team with reconciliation process to meet business deadlines.
• Ownership of the Majestic Accounting Policies. Ensuring all policies are documented, complete and in line with accounting standards.
• Coordination with the Tax advisors and oversight ensuring full disclosure & information provision, review of the submissions and ensuring full tax compliance for group entities. Preparation, submission & oversight of the Groups VAT returns; annual PSA submissions and other tax filings
• Oversight and coordination of Office Statistics returns (some preparation, some with management accountants).
• Any other activities required to complete role.

Knowledge & Skills Required

• ACCA/ACA Qualified.
• Experience in preparing all aspects of statutory accounts including full disclosure notes and preparation of full audit file including balance sheet reconciliations - essential
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and an excellent understanding of IFRS.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Sage/SEI experience desirable.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to liaise confidently and effectively at all levels of the business and external stakeholders.
• Attention to detail must be second-to-none, ability to review work and ensure completed to a high standard.
• Highly organised and self-motivated individual with a proven ability to prioritise effectively.
• Ability to remain calm and function effectively under pressure.
• Embraces Majestic Ways of Working in all activities.

What’s in it for you

• A competitive salary & performance related bonus
• Up to 20% Staff Discount
• 33 days holiday, including public and bank holidays, 9 we also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance of 3 times your annual salary
• A contributory Company Pension Plan
• Career development opportunities we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in house training schemes!
• Free parking at our Watford Support Centre, with electric charging points
• Access to Retail Trust which includes: Retail Rewards including Instant savings with discounted e vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, Discounts of up to 30%, Access to free counselling and support phone line
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 26 weeks
• Company sick pay scheme
• Access to Cycle To Work and Car Lease salary sacrifice schemes

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview