Accountant

Investigo; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Accountant for a 6-month fixed-term contract based in London. You will support a Luxury Retail Brand with month-end accounting and financial reporting. Candidates should have strong cash flow forecasting skills, attention to detail, and experience in statutory accounting, ideally in Retail. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, with up to £60k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in accounting, ideally in Retail or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts and working capital management.
• Experience in a stock-based business is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts.
• Assist with month-end checks and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support accounting processes, including fixed assets and taxes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cash flow forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Adaptive

Job description

Overview

Accountant
6 month FTC
up to £60k depending on experience
Hybrid working - 2 days in
London

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Accountant to join a Luxury Retail Brand supporting them with full month end and accounting support on a contractual basis. This role requires someone with excellent attention to detail, experience with cashflow forecasts and to help out with month end / balance sheet recs etc.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly cash flow forecast
• Assisting the HoF with month end checking and due diligence across posting such as Balance Sheet reconciliations prepared by other team members
• Month end support on accounting - including but not limited to fixed assets, taxes, intercompany
• Assist the HoF with the ledger accounts, ensure high accounting standards are maintained in the business (e.g.reading up on new accounting processes, ensure correct CAPEX postings etc)
• Maintain and build where applicable processes across finance including but not limited to overheads & labour reporting
• Review and produce reporting and forecast of Overhead costs
• Review/process monthly payroll reports
• Review and manage monthly Pension submission

Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare weekly Sales Flash reporting and send out to business each week
• Ensure NetSuite reports are correct and streamlined including chart of accounts
• Review of VAT submissions as well as ownership of HMRC portal, responsibility for owning relationship with HMRC
• Ad hoc Analysis for the business
• Overhead reporting
• Labour reporting
• Ad hoc reporting for C-suite/LT/HOD's

Audit and Yearly/Financial Submissions

• Ownership of People Related submissions: P11D, EMI scheme, shareholder dividends
• Ownership of yearly US taxes and accounting processes via US accountants - ensuring dates are in diary, are being communicated effectively and met in a timely manner.
• Support of legal entity structure, ensuring it is updated and maintained regularly.
• Support on all accounting process are maintained e.g. dividends, equity accounting, loan structure, recharges & other ad hoc processes
• Ownership/support and maintenance of Company House filing e.g. confirmation statements
• Support of UK Audit including relationship maintenance and adhering to deadlines
• Maintenance of yearly audit adjustments

Candidate Specification

• It will be key for this role to support the HoF and the rest of the team through a period of change. An all-rounder with knowledge across AR, AP, month end and statutory accounting who will be able to step in and offer support or process improvement where needed will be key.
• Ability to understand, interpret and make recommendations on complex information. Strong understanding of financial concepts, cash flow forecasting techniques, and working capital management.
• Ability to liaise with customers, suppliers and staff at all levels in a confident manner
• Ability to lead a situation/meeting with both internal and external parties
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast paced environment with ever changing priorities
• Ability to both build and analyse Balance Sheet and Cashflows with full understanding of the impacts of transactions on each
• Proficiency in data analysis, and Excel
• Ability to understand bottlenecks/conflicts and work to resolve them
• Ability to liaise with several different stakeholders to gain buy-in and a solution for all
• Ability to recommend and implement improvements
• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or equivalent 4+ year experience
• Ideally a background in Retail, FMCG or start-up business.
• Experience in a stock based business or using Net Suite or Adaptive would be a bonus.